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Re: [ECS] Problem using Type Touchscreen-K Kevin Trainor Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:00:31 -0600

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Nathan:

Are you willing to share some code examples?  I am interested in both
Leopard code and ECS code.  My biggest problem is my Leopard code.  When I
put a simple 3-line program into the Leopard, it prevented my ECS events
from changing screens on the Leopard.

Kevin
kevin@thetrainors.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Brown" <nbrown@thystonius.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 12:38 PM
Subject: RE: [ECS] Problem using Type Touchscreen-K


> Kevin,
> I am currently using the Leopard with ECS and have had success running
> things in a mixed more for a couple weeks now, but it was a headache
> getting there.  All my basic navigation control is in the Leopard with
> the major logic, text, and commands going to ECS.  I found it usefull to
> have several "generic" screens that ECS can use to write information.
> For example, screen 15 has nothing but a "Done" button in the lower
> right.  ECS uses this same screen for displaying Caller ID info as well
> as all General alert messages.  I made an event in ECS that builds this
> screen based on the values of several text items.  Then just call those
> events when a triggering event occurs, ie. telephone rings.
>
>
> Nathan
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore
> Sent: Tue 12/12/2000 7:44 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Problem using Type Touchscreen-K
>
>
>
> I don't know, but the LEOPARD should support
> both internal and external control concurrently.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://omnipotencesoftware.com
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
>
>
> Kevin Trainor wrote:
> >
> > Mark:
> >
> > 2.  My three lines of code in the Leopard were the only ones
> that I have
> > ever written.  So, I may easily have made a mistake.
> >
> > 3.  Do you think that most people are doing screen-to-screen
> navigation on
> > the Leopard using direct ECS control.  I would imagine that if
> you used
> > Ocelot/Leopard code to control navigation that it would be a
> bit quicker and
> > give the user a crisper response.  On the other hand, if you
> can't mix the
> > two modes of navigation, then, it is probably just another
> novel recipe for
> > disaster.  What do you think that most ECS Leopard users are
> doing on this
> > issue?
> >
> > Kevin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
> > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 8:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] Problem using Type Touchscreen-K
> >
> > > Kevin,
> > > Are we saying that the LEOPARD will not respond to
> > > an ECS command(s) if it has it's own programming ?
> > > Sounds like a problem for ADI.
> > > BTW, you did not state if ECS was reporting an error
> message.
> > > --
> > > Mark Gilmore
> > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > > http://omnipotencesoftware.com
> > > 423-745-0026
> > > Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> > >
> > >
> > > > Kevin Trainor wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am pleased to say that I solved that problem by deleting
> the minimal
> > > > amount of event code that I had put into the Leopard.
> Now, I seem to
> > > > have full control of the Leopard from ECS.
> > > >
> > > > The small amount of event code that I originally loaded
> into the
> > > > Leopard was to get the Leopard to bring up Screen 1
> whenever it
> > > > powered up.  Now, I am directing the Leopard to Screen1
> via ECS
> > > > command in my Startup event.  Has anyone had luck in using
> native
> > > > Leopard/Ocelot code to control the default screen on the
> Leopard while
> > > > doing the rest of the navigation with commands from ECS?
> > > >
> > > > Kevin
> > > >
> > > >      ----- Original Message -----
> > > >      From: Kevin Trainor
> > > >      To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > > >      Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 9:44 PM
> > > >      Subject: [ECS] Problem using Type Touchscreen-K
> > > >
> > > >      All:
> > > >
> > > >      I am using ECS Version 4.4.013.
> > > >
> > > >      I just got a Leopard and I'm trying to interact with
> it via
> > > >      the Touchscreen-K type.
> > > >
> > > >      I seem to be able to sense button presses on the
> Leopard
> > > >      quite well when I test the state of the relevant
> item.
> > > >
> > > >      However, I don't seem to be able to get the Leopard
> to
> > > >      switch to another screen by setting the item to the
> screen
> > > >      number.
> > > >
> > > >      Can anyone think of what I might be doing wrong?
> > > >
> > > >      Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >      Kevin
> > >
>
>
>

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