Hi, I create a special skin area 'plugin' where plugisn are allowed to draw. This area covers the whole screen and you can't activate or deactivate this area in the xml file.
A plugin with a draw() function (like idlebar) now gets this area as parameter in it's draw() function. I called it osd in the idlebar, but it's not osd.OSD, it's the area (so you must use the areas draw functions). By that the idlebar always redraws all the stuff (even the background) and the skin takes care if this object has to be redrawn or not. All the idlebar plugins are also updated. They are drawn based on the 'level' in plugin.activate. By changing the levels, you can rearrange the items in the bar (and you don't get a hole when you don't load a plugin). Exception: the clock always draws itself at the right side, you can't change that. Limitations: some stuff is still hardcoded, e.g. the sizes. If you have a small resolution, there is space for fewer items. Some items need fonts (clock, wheater). They take the font 'weather' and 'clock' from the skin. If they are not defined (like now), they take the deafult font. Dischi -- Bad spellers of the world Untie! ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps1 _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
