...And then, startLocalConnection() has the beginning connection code from the controller rolled into it, which is, I believe, not having controller in front of me now, all the code not already encapsulated in a function up to the end of the connection code.
OK... Having a little more success here, now. :) I'll post the entire set of code below for a combobox which has its label/data info given to it by your FPP XML. Below that I'll post the interesting bits of XML.
I'm still unable to have the dropdown menu load a panorama -- the "master slot" is always returned as "null", which makes me think a connection isn't really being made?
FLA:
//make sure your combobox is set to editable
/*begin PLUGIN block */
// Implements plugin interface.
// Two required public parameters:
// id:String, version:String
// Four required public functions:
// init(Object):void, newPano(Object):void, newParams(String):void, remove(void):void
var id:String="cl_dropdownmenu";
var version:String=".1";
var pano:Object=null;
var panorama:Object;
//
var panoController:Object=null;
var waitTimer;
//
function init (panoMain:Object) {
panoController = panoMain;
//from zleifr:
if (panoMain.addExternal(this)) {
waitTimer = new Timer(50);
waitTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, waitHotspots, false, 0, true);
waitTimer.start();
trace("----###############--------");
trace("WAIT TIMER ");
trace("----###############--------");
}
}
// wait for Hotspots plugin to load before starting tooltips
function waitHotspots (event:Event) {
if (panoController.externals.hotspots!=null) {
waitTimer.stop();
waitTimer = null
startLocalConnection();
trace("----###############--------");
trace("startLocalConnection ");
trace("----###############--------");
}
}
//
function newPano (link:Object) {
pano = link;
if (pano.loadersState!=null) {
}
}
/* IF getting info from a plugin xml element called "cl_dropdownmenu" */
function newParams (str:String) {
trace("----###############--------");
trace("NEWPARAMS from XML ELEMENT: "+str);
trace("----###############--------");
}
//function setAttribute (name:String, value:String, time:String=null, type:String=null, onDoneFunction:String=null, onInterruptFunction:String=null, relative:int=0) {
function setAttribute (name:String, theLabel:String, theData:String, theInfo:String, onDoneFunction:String=null, onInterruptFunction:String=null, relative:int=0) {
_cb.addItem({label:theLabel, data:theData});
trace("----###############--------");
trace("name : "+name+" theLabel : "+theLabel+" theData : "+theData+" theInfo : "+theInfo);
trace("----###############--------");
}
//
function remove () {
//
}
/* end new PLUGIN block*/
/* test moving this here */
var _lc:LocalConnection;
/* */
/* ORIGINAL CONNECTION CODE */
// Use the same name in spots.xml: <global controller="lc_test">
// Better use different controller names for different panorama applications
var controllerName:String = "cl_dropdown_connection";
// Master slot name:
var masterSlot:String;
// Slave slot name:
var slaveSlot:String;
function startLocalConnection () {
// Begin of connection code (better use it as is).
var dumpSlot = controllerName+"_dump_"+Math.random();
//var _lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection(); //original
_lc = new LocalConnection();
_lc.allowDomain("*");
_lc.connect(dumpSlot);
_lc.addEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS, onStatus);
_lc.client = this;
function onStatus(info) {
if (info.level == "error") {
trace("No master connection detected.");
_lc.close();
_lc = null;
}
};
function setSlot(slot) {
masterSlot = controllerName+"_master_"+slot;
slaveSlot = controllerName+"_slave_"+slot+"_"+Math.random();
_lc.close();
_lc.connect(slaveSlot);
startWatch();
trace("----###############--------");
trace("SET slaveSlot: "+slaveSlot);
trace("SET masterSlot: "+masterSlot);
trace("----###############--------");
};
_lc.send(controllerName+"_master_0", "getSlot", dumpSlot);
// end of connecion code
} //end startLocalConnection
var panoName:String; // current pano name
var panoBusy:Boolean; // true if panorama is loading or a transition effect is in process
var timer:Timer; // timer
// start watching parameters "panoName" and "panoBusy":
function startWatch () {
timer = new Timer(500);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, sendQuery);
timer.start();
}
// send query:
function sendQuery (event:Event) {
// 3rd argument is array of askable parameters, 4th and 5th are connection name to callback
_lc.send(masterSlot, "getParams", ["pano.panoName","pano2.panoName"], slaveSlot, "callback");
trace("----###############--------");
trace("FROM SEND QUERY!!");
trace("----###############--------");
}
// listener function:
function callback(values) {
// store panoName
panoName = values[1] != null ? values[1] : values[0];
// if the second panorama is not null, set busy flag:
panoBusy = values[1] != null;
//if (panoName != _cb.selectedItem.data) {
if (panoName != _cb.selectedItem.data) {
var n = _cb.length;
for (var i=0; i<n; i++) {
if (_cb.getItemAt(i).data==panoName) {
_cb.selectedIndex = i;
}
}
}
};
// register change handler for the combobox:
_cb.addEventListener("change", changed);
function changed(event:Event) {
// roll back changes if panorama loader is busy:
if (panoBusy) {
return;
}
panoBusy = true;
// load new swf file:
loadPano(_cb.selectedItem.data);
//
trace("----###############--------");
trace("I CHANGED, REALLY!");
trace("panoBusy : "+panoBusy);
trace("_cb.selectedItem.data : "+_cb.selectedItem.data);
trace("----###############--------");
}
// load new panorama:
function loadPano(name) {
if (masterSlot != null) {
//my panorama names come in as stg like: images/mypano/mypano,
//but i put my xml for this tour at root of tour, so need to
//parse the xml file name to just: mypano
var nameOnly:Array = name.split("/");
var theXMLFileName:String = nameOnly[2];
trace("----###############--------");
trace("XML: "+ theXMLFileName);
trace("----###############--------");
//
_lc.send(masterSlot, "execute", "loadPano(?panoName="+name+"&xml_file="+theXMLFileName+".xml&,1000,stripes);");
}
trace("----###############--------");
trace("masterSlot : "+masterSlot); //always returns as "null"
trace("----###############--------");
}
XML (formatted for readability):
<panorama>
<parameters>
layer_20 = files/hotspots.swf
layer_80 = files/MY_COMBOBOX.swf
</parameters>
<cl_dropdownmenu>
menuItem=My Cool Pano,images/myPano_1/myPano_1,blahblahbblah1
menuItem2=My Other Cool Pano,images/myPano_2/myPano_2,blahblahbblah2
</cl_dropdownmenu>
<hotspots>
<global
LocalConnectionID="
cl_dropdown_connection
"
onStart="
setDropdownMenuOnStart;
"
setDropdownMenuOnStart="
external.cl_dropdownmenu.menuItem=My Cool Pano,images/myPano_1/myPano_1,blahblahbblah1,,,;
external.cl_dropdownmenu.menuItem2=My Other Cool Pano,images/myPano_2/myPano_2,blahblahbblah2,,,;
"
>
<pano leash="free"></pano>
<!--// DROPDOWN MENU: unused for now
<spot static="1"
sAlign="RT"
align="RT"
staticX="-110"
staticY="46"
blockMouse="1"
url="files/MY_COMBOBOX.swf"
/>
//-->
</global>
</hotspots>
</panorama>