ControlP5 events on invisible elements

maleo

ControlP5 events on invisible elements

in Contributed Library Questions • 1 years ago

hey, I'm working with controlp5 0.6.4 in processing 2.01a.

I have multiple tabs with loads of controls in them, and i'm switching between them using the TAB key.

whenever the mouse is positioned over a control, say a button, when switching to another tab, and then clicking anywhere the button will still receive the event.

also cp5.isMouseOver() permanently returns true after that, regardless where i move the mouse. which is too bad, cause I lock mouse events for the underlying sketch using isMouseOver().

any workarounds would be much appreciated.

here's some sample code:

try placing the cursor over the button, then pressing TAB to switch to the other tab. now click anywhere.

import controlP5.*;
ControlP5 cp5;
public void setup() {
cp5 = new ControlP5(this);
cp5.addTab("second");
Button b = cp5.addButton("buttonA", 0, 0, 30, 100, 70);
}
public void draw() {
background(120);
}
public void keyPressed() {
if (key == TAB) {
if (cp5.window(this).currentTab().name().equals("default"))
cp5.window(this).activateTab("second");
else
cp5.window(this).activateTab("default");
}
}
public void mousePressed() {
println(cp5.window(this).isMouseOver());
}
public void buttonA() {
println("buttonA");
}

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andreas.s..

Re: ControlP5 events on invisible elements

1 years ago

hi, the 0.6.x versions work with processing 2.0 but are still test/debug/error-finding releases, so it kind of worked in your case, thanks for point out this hiccup. I made changes and updated to 0.6.11 which you can find listed in the download section of controlP5's google code page http://code.google.com/p/controlp5/downloads/list

Also, find below a sketch i use for testing the mouseover status of controllers, i added your tab option. The status of the mouseoverlist is constantly written into the console.

import controlP5.*;
// test sketch for manually testing mouseover and mousewheel handling.
ControlP5 cp5;
boolean hide = false;
void setup() {
size(240, 600);
cp5 = new ControlP5(this);
cp5.setAutoDraw(false);
cp5.addTab("second");
cp5.addBang("bang", 40, 100, 120, 40).setTriggerEvent(Bang.RELEASE);
cp5.addGroup("group", 40, 50, 120);
cp5.addGroup("groupo", 0, 10, 120).moveTo(cp5.getGroup("group"));
cp5.addBang("bango", 0, 0, 120, 20).setTriggerEvent(Bang.RELEASE).moveTo(cp5.getGroup("groupo"));
cp5.addSlider("slider", 0, 100, 40, 200, 120, 20);
ListBox lb = cp5.addListBox("list",40,300,120,200);
for(int i=0;i<1000;i++) {
lb.addItem("item"+i,i);
}
cp5.addButton("button", 2, 40, 520, 120, 40);
cp5.getTooltip().setDelay(500);
cp5.getTooltip().register("bang","A bang.");
cp5.getTooltip().register("bango","Another Bang.");
cp5.addCallback(
new CallbackListener() {
public void controlEvent(CallbackEvent theEvent) {
switch(theEvent.getAction()) {
case(ControlP5.ACTION_ENTER):
cursor(HAND);
break;
case(ControlP5.ACTION_LEAVE):
case(ControlP5.ACTION_RELEASEDOUTSIDE):
cursor(ARROW);
break;
}
}
}
);
}
void draw() {
background(0);
if (!hide) {
cp5.draw();
}
println(cp5.window(this).getMouseOverList());
}
public void bang() {
hide = true;
}
public void keyPressed() {
if (key=='1') {
hide = true;
}
if (key=='2') {
hide = false;
}
else if (key=='3') {
cp5.getController("bang").hide();
}
else if (key=='4') {
cp5.getController("bang").show();
}
else if (key=='5') {
cp5.getController("bang").moveTo(this);
}
else if (key=='6') {
cp5.getController("bang").moveTo("extra");
}
else if (key=='7') {
cp5.getGroup("group").moveTo(this);
}
else if (key=='8') {
cp5.getGroup("group").moveTo("extra");
}
else if (key=='9') {
cp5.remove("group");
}
else if (key=='0') {
cp5.getController("slider").moveTo("extra");
}
if (key == TAB) {
if (cp5.window(this).currentTab().name().equals("default")) {
cp5.window(this).activateTab("second");
} else {
cp5.window(this).activateTab("default");
}
}
}

maleo

Re: ControlP5 events on invisible elements

1 years ago

hey, many thanks for getting back so quickly.

tried 0.6.11 just now and it looks like an instant fix for my problem. fingers crossed nothing else is broken now :)

looking forward to the next stable controlP5!

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