startup event

[scottw]

I have seen on other skins where people have certain events run once XL is started. Do I just create a "Group" called startup and put my events in there.
So goto F2, click events and create a startup "Group" in the SKIN folder.

Is that right???
Does not seem to work for me or am I missing something.

Thanks

[jowaldo]

the name doesn't matter for the event.

Just create the event you want first (f2, then events..)

Then open up the skin editor on your startup screen (pause/break key)

On the skin editor window, go to the screen tab, edit tab, then under "enter event" assign the event you created to it.

Then whenever that screen loads, it will load that event. Although you may not want it to run every time you go to the main screen. So i'd recommend then you just have a blank startup screen that runs that event then another event to take you to your main menu...

hope that makes sense...

[Marbles_00]

So i'd recommend then you just have a blank startup screen that runs that event then another event to take you to your main menu...

That's a real cool idea. I've often tried to place events in the exit of the splash screen only to have xlobby crash, but your idea would work.

I may just have to try the X10 commands again.

Thanks for the tip.

[scottw]

Thanks jowaldo, that will work. I will try it out later. As Marbles said this may open some new possibilities.

Thanks,

[jowaldo]

So i'd recommend then you just have a blank startup screen that runs that event then another event to take you to your main menu...

That's a real cool idea. I've often tried to place events in the exit of the splash screen only to have xlobby crash, but your idea would work.

I may just have to try the X10 commands again.

Thanks for the tip.

no prob... thats what makes xlobby so cool... even if there isn't an option built into it that you want it to do, there's some way usually to get it to happen

[scottw]

Worked perfectly!!!!

Thanks,

[art]

... even if there isn't an option built into it that you want it to do, there's some way usually to get it to happen

I haven't used it, so I'm not sure if it works, but in the setup -> events -> triggers -> event there is an option to set event as a startup event

[m_ski]

I use the startup event trigger and it does work as expected - all events with this trigger run on startup - no need for a separate blank screen. Not sure if you can determine the order they will run in though if that is important to you.

[scottw]

Great....thanks for the help!!!!