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event to see if any subpages are open?

rrdbstudiosrrdbstudios Posts: 160
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Does anyone know of a predefined command available to see if there are any subpages currently open or would my best bet be creating a custom event or tracking when subpages are opened and closed; I prefer to not reinvent the wheel when not needed.

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  • rrdbstudiosrrdbstudios Posts: 160
    ...any more thoughts on this?

    part of my problem is you can open a subpage, or bring it front and center with the same command.. so simply having a ++ or -- count for opening or closing a subpage will not work.
  • ericmedleyericmedley Posts: 4,177
    It is situations like this that continually reinforce my strong conviction that UI navigation is best done from code. The ability for the UI to report its status is a half-baked potato in my mind. You get some feedback from the TPs on things that happen but not all. You can ask for sstatus on certain things but not all.

    As you're implimenting a UI design you conintually run into scenarios where you can't get what you need to make it work reliably.

    So, while it is a true argument that you are using processor horse power to run something that can be offloaded to the UI you end up walking into blind corners.

    There are only a few exceptions I do on letting the UI do things, I run all UI navigation from code.

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  • rrdbstudiosrrdbstudios Posts: 160
    ericmedley wrote: »
    It is situations like this that continually reinforce my strong conviction that UI navigation is best done from code. The ability for the UI to report its status is a half-baked potato in my mind. You get some feedback from the TPs on things that happen but not all. You can ask for sstatus on certain things but not all.

    As you're implimenting a UI design you conintually run into scenarios where you can't get what you need to make it work reliably.

    So, while it is a true argument that you are using processor horse power to run something that can be offloaded to the UI you end up walking into blind corners.

    There are only a few exceptions I do on letting the UI do things, I run all UI navigation from code.

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    I agree completely, and in my case, all my ui changes are code driven; When a page is needed its pulled up as a subpage, where I am looking for a short cut is... I have a single video preview subpage, but the text changes, and if there is a page already open, the ^SSH, command will only bring the subpage front and center. This makes tracking how many subpages open or closes slightly more work; why reinvent the wheel if there maybe a command available.

    This would also be helpful, so if a panel goes offline and then comes back online, if there was any panel driven subpage events, to be able to account for them being their or not.

    I ended up tracking the windows manually, but I do try to use as many amx commands as possible if they fit.
    I appreciate the reply though
  • rrdbstudiosrrdbstudios Posts: 160
    close all subpages

    ...on a similar note, it would be great if there was a close all subpages. I know this could be handled by cycling through an array of the names of subpages and doing ^SHD, but again, a simple one line command would speed things up and simplify the process.
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