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Re: [ECS] Touchscreen-K-Text Mark Gilmore Sat, 16 Dec 2000 09:31:07 -0500

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://omnipotencesoftware.com
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


Kevin Trainor wrote:
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> Mark:
> 
> Thanks for your input.  Just how do I access the command portion and the
> text portion of the touchscreen-k-text item?  Are you saying that I should
> treat the touchscreen-k-text item as a multiline text item where the command
> is in the first line (T1) and the text is in the second line (T2)?
> 
> Kevin
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
> To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 7:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Touchscreen-K-Text
> 
> > Kevin,
> > To do this, you would need to have an Event create the desired
> > command as in a TEXT Item, then "load it" into a TOUCH-TEXT
> > Item via the T1<-T1 or T2<-T1 operators.
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > http://omnipotencesoftware.com
> > 423-745-0026
> > Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> >
> >
> > > Kevin Trainor wrote:
> > >
> > > All:
> > >
> > > I am trying to use the Touchscreen-K-Text item type to display text on
> > > my Leopard.  As usual, I am having difficulty figuring out the coding
> > > conventions.  Sometimes I think that I am absolutely ECS learning
> > > disabled.  But, back to my question:
> > >
> > > I can't see how to change the command string within an item of this
> > > type on the fly.  I had assumed that I could set up one item and then
> > > write text like this:
> > >
> > >     setup command 1
> > >     setup text string 1
> > >     display item
> > >     setup command 2
> > >     setup text string 2
> > >     display item
> > >     etc.
> > >     etc.
> > >     etc.
> > >
> > > But, I can't see how to do this.  The SET operator for this type seems
> > > to allow you to specify either DISPLAY or an item name.  I assume that
> > > this covers the "setup text string" and "display" functions above.
> > > But, I can't see how to assign a new value to the command string.  I
> > > guess that I could create an item for each command string.  And,
> > > perhaps this is the way that it is done.
> > >
> > > So, I'm a bit lost here.  I would appreciate guidance from anyone who
> > > has done this.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> >

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