4orange.dll usage question...

[baer3328]

I managed to find about 10,000 threads and topics on homescreens that utilized the orange driver, where to get the driver, how to register the driver, and so on... I am yet to find a single post with the specific code/parameter or whatever to use the driver to allow multiple plugins per line. If anyone can help me figure this (what should be) simple hurdle out, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[RFI4U]

The Orange dll uses the <shortcut> tag each shortcut is a different plugin on the same line. Here is a sample code:

<!-- Orange -->
<plugin height="20" width="100%" handlekeys="FOCUS" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}">

<shortcut width="155">
<plugin clsid="{483A1A2F-CD85-4e0e-B3B4-2AD6141F37AC}" name="OctroTalk" height="20"/>
</shortcut>

<shortcut width="155">
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{95976968-45D5-40c9-9779-2B859B1C2FEC}" name="profile" height="20">
<label>
<text><profile/></text>
</label>
</plugin>
</shortcut>

</plugin>

This is only meant to show the correct formatting,
Your program plugins will differ from above.
Also you can add more on the same line by just adding another
<shortcut width="X">
<plugin clsid="{...>
</plugin>
</shortcut>

The total width you can use is about 310px of visible real estate per line.
Experimenting is the best way to see what it has to offer.

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by RFI4U

The Orange dll uses the <shortcut> tag each shortcut is a different plugin on the same line. Here is a sample code:

<!-- Orange -->
<plugin height="20" width="100%" handlekeys="FOCUS" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}">

<shortcut width="155">
<plugin clsid="{483A1A2F-CD85-4e0e-B3B4-2AD6141F37AC}" name="OctroTalk" height="20"/>
</shortcut>

<shortcut width="155">
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{95976968-45D5-40c9-9779-2B859B1C2FEC}" name="profile" height="20">
<label>
<text><profile/></text>
</label>
</plugin>
</shortcut>

</plugin>

This is only meant to show the correct formatting,
Your program plugins will differ from above.
Also you can add more on the same line by just adding another
<shortcut width="X">
<plugin clsid="{...>
</plugin>
</shortcut>

The total width you can use is about 310px of visible real estate per line.
Experimenting is the best way to see what it has to offer.

So is it the sysplugin.dll that does it or the A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077?

[RFI4U]

Originally Posted by baer3328

So is it the sysplugin.dll that does it or the A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077?

Yes, the <plugin height="20" width="100%" handlekeys="FOCUS" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}">
is the orange plugin and is always used to call it.

The sysplugin.dll in that code was the profile plugin which was sharing a
horizontal line with the Octrotalk plugin. But those will be what ever it is you
have on your home page and will differ from the example above.

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by RFI4U

Yes, the <plugin height="20" width="100%" handlekeys="FOCUS" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}">
is the orange plugin and is always used to call it.

The sysplugin.dll in that code was the profile plugin which was sharing a
horizontal line with the Octrotalk plugin. But those will be what ever it is you
have on your home page and will differ from the example above.

Thank you. I'm new to the whole XML thing but have been picking up on things rather quickly. I have a question that I pray you might be able to help me with.


What in god's name did I just do to my iconbar?

The code is as follows:

<!-- Orange -->
<plugin height="20" width="100%" handlekeys="FOCUS" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}">
<!--Iconbar-->
<shortcut width="155">
<plugin clsid="{837FC251-FE69-43ad-84E0-EBCEDEBA0884}" name="iconbar" height="27">
<iconbar fgcolor="COLOR_TRAYTEXT"/>
<background gradient="title" bgcolor="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" b-border-color="COLOR_WINDOWFRAME" b-border-width="1"/>
</plugin>
</shortcut>

<shortcut width="155">
<!--Carrier-->
<plugin clsid="{E09043DF-510E-4841-B652-388316977A7A}" name="carrier" height="20" padding-left="-3">
<allowselection/>
<background b-border-width="1">
</background>

<clock>
<time font-weight="bold" fgcolor="#FFFFFF" font-size="10" valign="top" halign="left" y="-1" x="-1" w="10" />
<date font-weight="bold" fgcolor="#FFFFFF" font-size="10" valign="top" halign="left" mode="short" y="-18" x="5" w="10" />
</clock>
</plugin>
</shortcut>
</plugin>

P.S. - I don't know jack about coordinates, the negative kinda threw me off.

[RFI4U]

I jsut got into it myself a month ago, i'm familiar with html and so this xml
while different in a lot of ways seems similar.

What you have done is insert the icon bar as the first plugin (left) on the horizontal line and next to it should be showing the carrier and time it looks like, but it isnt.

I think the problem is those x,y, & w coordinates, i would take those out and change the halign from "left" to "right"

I've have a home page I'm working on right now that I did kind of the same thing with trying to conserve that precious real estate. I opted to have the time and date on the left and my icons on the right.

here is my code:

<plugin height="30" width="99%" handlekeys="CHILD" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}" font-color="#32b6e6">
<shortcut width="80">
<plugin clsid="{44FA0F8C-082F-42b4-BE49-82559F23D5D4}" name="clock" height="30">
<time y="-2" halign="left" font-size="18" font-weight="bold"/>
<date y="12" halign="left"/>
</plugin>
</shortcut>
<shortcut width="235">
<plugin clsid="{837FC251-FE69-43ad-84E0-EBCEDEBA0884}" name="iconbar" height="30">
<iconbar fgcolor="#336ee7" halign="right"/>
<background bgcolor="transparent" b-border-color="COLOR_WINDOWFRAME"/>
</plugin>
</shortcut>
</plugin>

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by RFI4U

I jsut got into it myself a month ago, i'm familiar with html and so this xml
while different in a lot of ways seems similar.

What you have done is insert the icon bar as the first plugin (left) on the horizontal line and next to it should be showing the carrier and time it looks like, but it isnt.

I think the problem is those x,y, & w coordinates, i would take those out and change the halign from "left" to "right"

I've have a home page I'm working on right now that I did kind of the same thing with trying to conserve that precious real estate. I opted to have the time and date on the left and my icons on the right.

here is my code:

<plugin height="30" width="99%" handlekeys="CHILD" clsid="{A2536C57-6AC2-4c31-9542-B144B0E9D077}" font-color="#32b6e6">
<shortcut width="80">
<plugin clsid="{44FA0F8C-082F-42b4-BE49-82559F23D5D4}" name="clock" height="30">
<time y="-2" halign="left" font-size="18" font-weight="bold"/>
<date y="12" halign="left"/>
</plugin>
</shortcut>
<shortcut width="235">
<plugin clsid="{837FC251-FE69-43ad-84E0-EBCEDEBA0884}" name="iconbar" height="30">
<iconbar fgcolor="#336ee7" halign="right"/>
<background bgcolor="transparent" b-border-color="COLOR_WINDOWFRAME"/>
</plugin>
</shortcut>
</plugin>

The disruption of the border below the iconbar on the left side would suggest that it's showing up, just not on top.