Programming Touchbuddy tabs

[Wild.Bill.Kelso]

You need to use macro_select/macro_deselect for macros in the tabs.

[zorlac]

WBK is correct. macros on tabs will send select macros when entering a tab and send the deselect macros when exiting a tab. having macros on both the entry and exit are optional.

[AndyHill]

Blah this must be a fault in the instructions. How exactly am I supposed to know that "use macro_select/macro_deselect only here" means that I should use macro_select/macro_deselect only here?

[Wild.Bill.Kelso]

I don't know. But I think you should look into it though...? You may be able to help all the other users asking this question.

Or maybe I could put an edit in there for it?

[AndyHill]

Ok, should this produce F9 when selected:

[new-tab]
name = Driver
bgimage = steelbeasts\driver_background.jpg
skinable = 0
visible = 1
macro_select = predef:F9
[end-tab]

[Wild.Bill.Kelso]

Yes, I think it should. I just tried it using the F1 key to open Help in Notepad and other apps and it didn't work. It might be a bug.

I notice that you have skinable=0. Are you sure you don't want the tab to be skinable? Here is the information about the skinable flag that I got from Zorlac. This is my comment in the new Help file I am working on about this option:

This option is selected by default and should always be used. According to the TouchBuddy documents, if this option is not selected, 'Old Clunky Buttons' will be drawn. If this option is selected, then normal graphical buttons will be drawn. Skinable tabs are drawn faster, react faster, change tab faster, are more flexible, support transparency in buttons, and support layers.

WARNING: If this option is NOT selected, then:
- All buttons MUST have an image file assigned.
- Layering will NOT work.
- Active Modules will NOT be displayed.

The test I just did, did have the skinable flag on (1), and it also didn't send the macro. But I was just wondering if you turned it off on purpose.

[AndyHill]

I like the old clunky buttons that give feedback when I push them. I tried giving a keyup command on deselect, didn't work either.

[zorlac]

uh oh! looks like a bug

[Wild.Bill.Kelso]

Z, what is your eta on your return. Also, what fun stuff did you do on your trip? Did you get to drive down PCH (aka Rt. 1) from San Fran??

[zorlac]

fly home on saturday, arrive home sunday. back to work monday (jetlagged), so dont expect anything to get looked at until later in the week.

the trip got reversed a bit, did Yosemite, Sequoia and Death Valley, staying in LA for a few days, then doing the route #1 back to SFO on Friday/Saturday for my flight home.