Undocumented SVG Objects (hand coded SVG)

[zcyclist]

Originally Posted by deficitism

Heres your today info. Read this carefully.

There is an issue adding the today objects with code. What happens is, when you add them with code and not with theme builder, theme builder will yell at you and say 'calendar1time' is already in use. You need that calendar1time object as its the time of your next appointment.

However, I found a workaround.

Add your permanent today item with theme builder. Put it where you want it on your screen. Out of box, this will result in your today area showing all the time.

In your custom SVG code, you will manipulate what the today will do. You can make it hide/show/slide/etc on events (hotkeys, buttons, etc)

Heres a snippit from a theme I'm working on. What this will do is hide your today objects at frame 0. Making it technically a 'hidden today'.

<set xlink:href="#hs0_line" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#hs0" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar1hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar2hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar3hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar4hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar5hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar6hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar7hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin="0"/>

The above code is assuming you have 7 calendar today items. You can add more or take some away. If you are using a 'messages' today item, change the words 'calendar' to 'messages'. If you have both a calendar and messages today on the same theme, you will need to change the top 2 object names incrementally, based on the order you added your today in theme builder. For example, if I added a 'calendar' today in theme builder, then I added a 'messages' today afterwards, the calendar today objects would use 'hs0line' and 'hs0'. The 'messages' today would use 'hs1line' and 'hs1'. If I added the today objects in the reverse order, messages would use 'hs0line' and 'hs0'. Calendar would use 'hs1line' and 'hs1'. I hope this makes sense to you.

Heres an example of using the hotkey 'x' to show my calendar today area. (based on the example above)

<set xlink:href="#hs0_line" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#hs0" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar1hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar2hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar3hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar4hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar5hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar6hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>
<set xlink:href="#calendar7hotspot" attributeName="display" to="inline"   begin"accesskey(x)"/>

Finally, here is an example of hiding said today area with hotkey 'z'.

<set zlink:href="#hs0_line" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#hs0" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar1hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar2hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar3hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar4hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar5hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar6hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>
<set zlink:href="#calendar7hotspot" attributeName="display" to="none"   begin"accesskey(z)"/>

I really hope I explained this well enough for you. Enjoy, and feel free to show the community what you came up with!

WOW! that's just AWESOME!!!

[StaticFX]

+100! Thanks deficitism!!!

another question.. since the time date etc objects can be called... is there any way to make them move?
Meaning, you put a layer in composer etc... then in the svg, you add the time to the layer? and then add the code to slide the layer? would it work? I have had NOT time to mess with any of this!! grrrr!!! lol


you do realize that when we get all these new tricks down and are comfortable with using them... 6.0 will release and we will be starting all over! lol

[bbthemelab]

Wow cool.

How do you assign a hotkey to make an object slide?

Example:

Press # to make hidden dock slide up/over/down (whatever you do in the svg)
Press * to make it slide in reserve.

Thanks.

[Padgoi]

Originally Posted by deficitism

Yes you can do this. I'll post this up, along with status text when I get a few minutes.

Please let me know.
Thanks.

[deficitism]

Originally Posted by StaticFX

+100! Thanks deficitism!!!

another question.. since the time date etc objects can be called... is there any way to make them move?

Yes, times a million! Anything, and I do mean anything that has an object listed in the OP can be manipulated in the way you descriped.

You cant put these objects IN composer though. It will crap out. Heres a tip on how I make things a bit easier.

I draw fake objects in composer that are the same size of the banner/today/status object that I want to animate. I export the SVG from composer, replace the 'fake' object with a real one. And voila.

[deficitism]

Originally Posted by b15ginz

Wow cool.

How do you assign a hotkey to make an object slide?

Example:

Press # to make hidden dock slide up/over/down (whatever you do in the svg)
Press * to make it slide in reserve.

Thanks.

You will need to code in your animation. Or follow the tip in my post above this one. Makes life a whole lot easier

[StaticFX]

Originally Posted by deficitism

Yes, times a million! Anything, and I do mean anything that has an object listed in the OP can be manipulated in the way you descriped.

You cant put these objects IN composer though. It will crap out. Heres a tip on how I make things a bit easier.

I draw fake objects in composer that are the same size of the banner/today/status object that I want to animate. I export the SVG from composer, replace the 'fake' object with a real one. And voila.

SWEET!

now - if only i could change the wifi image..... it doesnt "fit" in the theme i am making. maybe I could just make in invisible.

this: x-object:/WLANSignalLevel is for which... the signal? (which never shows anyway?) or the image (WIFI)

[deficitism]

Originally Posted by StaticFX

SWEET!

now - if only i could change the wifi image..... it doesnt "fit" in the theme i am making. maybe I could just make in invisible.

this: x-object:/WLANSignalLevel is for which... the signal? (which never shows anyway?) or the image (WIFI)

I believe its that funny signal indicator thats under the regular 'bar' signal indicator by default in theme builder.

You can hide the wifi image. What you do is create an image object in your SVG. Set its image source to 'wallpaper'. In theme builder, set homescreen over banner. Then just add the banner items you want with code. Problem solved!

[Padgoi]

deficit, did you figure out how to show the text under icons on portrait homescreen in custom svg yet? Please post if you do. Thanks!

[pulcinella]

Originally Posted by Padgoi

deficit, did you figure out how to show the text under icons on portrait homescreen in custom svg yet? Please post if you do. Thanks!

please deficit.

[hilliuse]

Originally Posted by StaticFX

SWEET!

now - if only i could change the wifi image..... it doesnt "fit" in the theme i am making. maybe I could just make in invisible.

this: x-object:/WLANSignalLevel is for which... the signal? (which never shows anyway?) or the image (WIFI)

Hey how did you get the date/time to move. I can't seem to figure it out.

[diggy15]

Quick question by adding a clock coding to a landscape svg on a storm theme and removing the original clock from it will that remove the clock bug.

[deficitism]

I'm not familiar enough with that particular bug. I mainly theme for the qwerty devices.

Can you explain the issue?

I know for a fact that you can add new completely different clocks. And I know you have events that you can access to change which clock is displayed based on rotation.

[pulcinella]

I was on this svg a couple of hours...but nothing done all bad my try.
My goal is to have the text under the icons because I want create an "hidden dock with the text under custom icons"
I enclose the full svg 9500 storm that I extracted using the method described.
If anyone has the solution to the text under the icons would be very grateful.
Pulcinella.
here is the 9500 svg

[hilliuse]

@deficitism for the default homescreen time and date, do I HAVE to remove them from theme builder and add them manually in SVG or can I just address them in the SVG file. All I wanna do is move them.

If I absolutely have to remove and add then does anyone have the code for the default time and date on a tour?