Update sub labels of parent settings menu for watch face

Former Member over 4 years ago

I am using the new on-device settings feature for a watch face, and for some settings I am using submenus to select different options. I want to update the sub label of the parent menu after an option is selected, but I do not know the best way to do this. Per a previous discussion, I am directly opening the main Menu2 with a Menu2InputDelegate upon "Trigger App Settings" in the simulator, and I am populating the menu in the initialize() function. When I open a submenu and select an item, I do not know how to refer back to the parent menu item during the onSelect() function of the submenu delegate. I tried using the menu.getItem() function, but this did not work.

Is there an example code that shows how sub labels of parent menus can be updated? I assume this is something that lots of people do, but it's not obvious to me. Thanks

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0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

If you're not testing on a real device, you want to, as somethings are different in the sim with settings.

Do you stop the times in onHide()?

remember, timers can only be used in a watch face when it's in high power mode.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Thanks, I did not realize the timer runs only in high power mode. I am not stopping the timer in onHide() because I want to run it continuously. I wanted to use a timer for the weather reading so it is not updated every minute but rather every 15 min, for example, to save battery. But I assume it would go for 15 min worth of high power time? And it would pause during low power mode? If it is a lot of trouble to set up a timer for this purpose, or if running the timer uses battery and defeats the purpose of saving battery for the weather reading, then I might skip it and just get the weather reading every minute.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Also, for testing on a real device, I assume the only way to do this is to publish to Connect IQ where other users can download as well? I was trying to do as much as I can in the simulator before publishing.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

My use of a timer for the weather reading on a watch face came from this previous discussion per the example code provided:
forums.garmin.com/.../weather-getcurrentconditions-attribute-crashes-when-data-is-not-available-sdk-3-2-1

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

No need for a timer. Just get the data from Weather.currentConditions(), with the null check.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Ok thanks! Appreciate the advice.

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

You can do a sideload, and with on device settings, you can change things. Or you can put it in the store and mark it as beta so only you can see/download it.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Ok thanks, I had not tried the beta option yet, but I see the description now on the developer website. Nice option to have.