Dynamically change from toggle to momentary?

[Murf]

Hi All,
I think I am barking up the wrong tree here but I need to dynamically change the functionality of a button depending on another programmatic state.

Since the UI elements are static and cant change at runtime, I thought maybe I could have two overpaying buttons , one a toggle and one a momentary and switch the visibility of them programmaticly.

So far I have had no success, has anyone achieved this (or an alternative) before please?"

Thanks,
Murf.

[_andreypetr_]

Hello! I'm not an expert but cannot you send a value with programming state that dynamically changes the algorithm that is used to handle the value of the button? For example, button is always momentary but you have another something that lights up depending of an algorithm results.
By the way, Hamu's Newtrol have ability to change buttons from momentary to toggle so maybe it is possible yet.

[Murf]

Hello! I'm not an expert but cannot you send a value with programming state that dynamically changes the algorithm that is used to handle the value of the button? For example, button is always momentary but you have another something that lights up depending of an algorithm results.
By the way, Hamu's Newtrol have ability to change buttons from momentary to toggle so maybe it is possible yet.

Yes that could work but not really the UI experience I was going for.
I will check out Newtrol first thanks!

[pongasoft]

Since the UI elements are static and cant change at runtime, I thought maybe I could have two overpaying buttons , one a toggle and one a momentary and switch the visibility of them programmaticly.

So far I have had no success, has anyone achieved this (or an alternative) before please?"

I don't see why this approach would not work:

* it is perfectly valid to have 2 overlapping widgets as long as they are not visible at the same time
* it is perfectly valid to have the same property represented by 2 (or more) widgets, even if they are different (like a momentary button and a toggle button)
* it is perfectly valid for the visibility property to be a RT property, and changed by RT

So when you say "So far I have had no success", what do you mean exactly? Did you set everything up properly?

I'll try to build a little POC, but I really don't see why it would not work...

Yan

[buddard]

* it is perfectly valid for the visibility property to be a RT property, and changed by RT

Hmm, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that it must be a doc or gui scope property?

[pongasoft]

@buddard LOL I just tried...

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So I guess I was wrong and indeed that is not possible.

That being said, I am pretty sure you can implement your own button behavior by using a custom display since a custom display CAN have a RT property in its list of dependent properties...

I have implemented something that needed similar concepts in my A/B 12 switch (check the source)

[Murf]

@buddard LOL I just tried...



So I guess I was wrong and indeed that is not possible.

That being said, I am pretty sure you can implement your own button behavior by using a custom display since a custom display CAN have a RT property in its list of dependent properties...

I have implemented something that needed similar concepts in my A/B 12 switch (check the source)

Thanks Yan, yes thats the error I got, it is the same one you get if you try and change a UI element state programatically.
I have changed approach and getting the job done a different way now, but thanks for taking the time everyone.