abc buttons in musicscreen

[Mr_T]

I want to add the alphabet buttons to my music page (not by using the overlay) is this possible? I have tried all i can think of.
Anyone else tried this?

[TheBlindMan]

If I understand you correctly, you want the letter buttons to appear ON your music page, right?

The easiest way (without an XML editor) I can think of to do this is to go to the alphabet page, pick a button, check the 'multiscreen' box, go to the 'advanced tab', and highlight your music page. You'll have to do it for each and every button though. Then, when you're done, go to your music page, pick each alphabet button and uncheck 'multiscreen' (that way you can move them around without messing up the original alphabet page).

OR with an XML editor (google search for cooktop, it's freeware) you could just copyclip the alphabet page into the music page.

[Colby]

This is interesting, I guess weve come full circle.
Originally xlobby had the alphabet buttons on the music screen.

They got moved to an overlay some time back. As far as I know it wont work directly on the music screen anymore. (thats what steve told me) You can try though.

[stevenhanna6]

not true, you can have an alphabet button right on a screen like the old way...you know on an overlay the id is set to "show>a" right well I just add the category onto that behind the scenes....so if you want a button on the screen to do that all you have to do is specify the category name after that...so your button id will be

show>a>music

voila

[Mr_T]

Thanks to all !
This was exactly what i wanted to do.
And it was easy to!

[vicom]

and how does one go about reseting the listing to default

[stevenhanna6]

there should be a button with a circle and a line going through it at an angle...this resets the list.

[phil]

and how does one go about reseting the listing to default

I am a bloody novice with Xlobby but one of the first things I tried was the alphabet buttons.

I have no clue of the inner workings, but if you set the button ID to
"show>b>music" and assign the button the event "music:reset" your button will work as expected.

Cheers,
Phil

[Twit]

Phil,

Make a button with ID "show>b>music" (with no event) , when clicked it will go to 'b' albums.

Make ANOTHER button with no ID but with the 'reset event' and when clicked it will go back to the beginning of the albums.

Later
Simon

[phil]

Phil,
Make a button with ID "show>b>music" (with no event) , when clicked it will go to 'b' albums.

Make ANOTHER button with no ID but with the 'reset event' and when clicked it will go back to the beginning of the albums.

I was looking for a way to have a single button jump to the albums starting with a certain letter. The problem was that you always had to push the reset button in between if you wanted to jump from say A to F.

My post contained a solution so that you can jump with one button press from one letter to another one and it works perfectly

[Twit]

Phil,

I must have eye strain because when i first read your post i read

'"show>b>music" and assign the button the event "music:reset" your button will NOT work as expected'

Have re-read it and your right it works!

Sorry.

Later
Simon.

[oneman]

That's pretty cool Phil... Thanks....

You should repost that in the Tips & Tricks area so it doesn't get forgotten...

[brothergoose]

I hope this thread is still alive...

So I've created a button with ID "show>b>music".
I've set the click event to "music:reset".

However, when the button is clicked, the filter only holds for a couple of milliseconds before automatically resetting the list to show all albums. It seems as if the "show>b>music" instruction fires prior to the "music:reset" event, wheras your example led me to believe that it would execute the other way round.

Where am I goofing?

[Colby]

when would show>b>music reset?
What are you trying to do?

[Mr_T]

Dont use the click event on the same button
the result is that it sorts rigth BUT resets in the same click.
Reset with another button.
I hope this helps.

/Otto