Selectable id ?

You need to set the id attribute for the selectable. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a way to do this while using a selectable element in the xml. I'll take a peek at the resource compiler and talk to the team in the morning.

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to achieve, but are you sure that using a Ui.Selectable is what you want to do? Could you more easily get what you want by creating your own class derived from Ui.Selectable, or maybe by using Ui.Button?

Travis

Hi travis,

thanks for reply.
I know I have to set the attribute identifier but i guess it's not possible via xml. what I thought is to set something like this
<param name="identifier">

that should add an element to param list in constructor of selectable.
The point is that a selectable inherits from a drawable but has not id element in constructor list(why?): doing as above maybe will pass the list as it is int the base class. We should see how the compiler generates classes.
My goal is to have a selectable zone , more or less like a button. I'm pretty confident I can do without using resource compiler... but it is really useful and i would like to use it.
BTW if there is no solution i'll switch coding by my self.

MArco

not working the param trick...
if you have any tip :)

Marco

Since nobody replied I give u my solution , maybe could help anyone.

created a custom class and passed parameters .

using Toybox.WatchUi as Ui;
class CustomSelectable extends Ui.Selectable {
function initialize(params) {
Selectable.initialize(params);
}
}

<drawable id="NameIdentifier" class="CustomSelectable">
<param name="x">0</param>
<param name="y">0</param>
<param name="width">100</param>
<param name="height">100</param>
<param name="stateDefault">Gfx.COLOR_BLACK</param>
</drawable>


just my 2 cents

MArco

I know I have to set the attribute identifier but i guess it's not possible via xml. what I thought is to set something like this

Exactly. As I mentioned, I'm not seeing a way to specify the identifier attribute for selectables. I'm betting this is a bug, but I haven't had a chance to verify. AFAICT, the compiler should allow the identifier attribute (or a <param name="identifier" ...> element) and it should place it into the dict that is passed to the Selectable that the resource compiler instantiates.

My goal is to have a selectable zone , more or less like a button. I'm pretty confident I can do without using resource compiler... but it is really useful and i would like to use it.

Then it seems like you want a button.

Since nobody replied I give u my solution , maybe could help anyone. created a custom class and passed parameters.

Yes. This is the other option that I suggested. It really does seem that you want a button. If that is the case, then the actual solution should be to use a button. That said, this workaround should not be necessary. I'll file a ticket to get this looked at.

Travis

Hi travis,
My goal is to have a selectable zone , more or less like a button. I'm pretty confident I can do without using resource compiler... but it is really useful and i would like to use it.
MArco

I'm a bit old school on this (I did it before selectables), but on touch devices, I know the bounds of a "button" I draw and look for a tap inside that area and just act on that.

yes it is a button but with a drawable list element instead of bitmap , if it is possibile to handle like that I'll change it.