Need help to figure out xml code

[LuvrGirl]

I just started learning all this .xml and homescreen designing stuff but I can't seem to figure this one out. Maybe I'm just not "seeing" it but I can't find the code in my homescreen .xml file that will allow me to change the "Text Messages (0)" in my homescreen.

Here's a screen shot of my current homescreen. It shows "Text Messages (0)" right now all the time, however, I want to change it so that it will only display "Text Messages (x)" whenever I actually have a new text message (where x is the number of text messages).

Can anybode help me out on this?

Thanks in advance!

P.S.
I have the AT&T Moto Q9 Global

MaRiA

[lexicon]

Yeah, this isn't possible. The way the plugin is configured right now all we can do is reference it via the xml. If you look at the code you'll see that the plugin specifications are no different for the sms and the email...etc. But what's happening is that the sms plugin is just configured to always be shown. What you can do is to combine the plugins together so it'll say sms/email/mms (x). So that basically you're seeing a topline view of your messaging rather than individual accounts. The downside to that is you won't know actually which account the message is coming in from. Check out n99Hockey's posts about homescreens as well as the link in his signature to see this in action.

FYI this is the section that specifies your messages:

</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="24" autoheight="false">
<mail account="sms"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="24" autoheight="false">
<mail account="activesync"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="24" autoheight="true">
<mail account="others"/>
</plugin>

[Der Alta]

So, in other words, you don't want anything to show, until you have a text message, correct?
I know the VZW full homescreen utilizes a code that only shows up when you have a message. Unless someone hunts it down before I do, I'll post it later in the day.

[lexicon]

I've never seen this code - please post!! everyone I've spoken too is stumped over this. I know that on this forum there are at least 4 posts about this... I'm really looking forward to your post!! please & thank you...

[rudeboy]

all the default Verizon homescreens are here on my server.

[lexicon]

so can you tell me which one hides the txt messages?

[rudeboy]

Originally Posted by lexicon

so can you tell me which one hides the txt messages?

uhm... not sure, never used the default but when DA says the Verizon one i am guessing the full.home.xml (no guarantees :}

[Der Alta]

I didn't recall correctly, as it was the Missed Calls section that is or isn't visible. Here is the relevant section from the full.home.xml that Rudeboy was correct on.

<!--standard missed calls plugin-->
<plugin clsid="{0BA8ABB8-1F1D-417f-88C6-DA8530E2E7A6}" name="missedcalls" height="26">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<format state="nocall" visible="false"/>
<label h="22">
<text>Missed calls: <calls/> </text>
</label>
</plugin>

I've put the section in bold that makes it visible or not. Utilizing this you can probably set your text messages to hide or show.

Let us know how it works out.

[docmac129]

Originally Posted by Der Alta

I didn't recall correctly, as it was the Missed Calls section that is or isn't visible. Here is the relevant section from the full.home.xml that Rudeboy was correct on.



I've put the section in bold that makes it visible or not. Utilizing this you can probably set your text messages to hide or show.

Let us know how it works out.

I believe, if Im not mistaken, that I tried this before and, while it does hide it when u have no missed calls, it also moves all plugins below it up, which F@#ks up the screen until u get a text/message.

[lexicon]

Umm, it's not working for me. I'll be OK with the whole moving things up a line if I can just get it to work at all. I've posted the section of xml code that pertains to the messages - if someone could edit that entire portion correctly and post it I would be very grateful...

this is currently what I have:
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<format state="nocall" visible="false"/>
<mail account="sms"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="activesync"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="true">
<text padding-bottom="5"/>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="others"/>
</plugin>