Allow plugin /variable values in most object attributes

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Allow plugin /variable values in most object attributes

Postby CouchPotatoe on Sat May 17, 2008 1:28 pm

How difficult would it be to allow plugin/variable values to be entered in object attributes, for example the X, Y, W, H, Layer, Color and font size aspects ? The object then updating itself on the screen when the plugin/variable value changes ?

This would allow an object to be moved or its emphasis changed which I would find most useful - for example when a displayed temp exceeded a threshold it could turn red. It would open up xLobby screen to a new level of feedback, hopefully without sacrificing speed.

Another nice aspect would be a plugin value being used to update the path information to a local image file (or an http url) and the image then being immediately updated onscreen.

K

PS Excuse me if some of these aspects are already achievable - I'm fairly inexperienced with xLobby but using it as a control interface to home automation.
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