Lightroom: SDK: LrDialogs.presentFloatingDialog and .showStringsDialog undocumented

The functions LrDialogs.presentFloatingDialog() and .showStringsDialog() are undocumented. Perhaps Adobe could provide a quick reply here with their signatures and what they do.



13/02/04 09:27:22com.johnrellis.logger	TRACE	Eval: LrDialogs


{--table: 1


    messageWithDoNotShow = function: 0000000016A46990, 


    promptForActionWithDoNotShow = function: 0000000016A469E0, 


    confirm = function: 0000000016A46800, 


    resetDoNotShowFlag = function: 0000000016A46A30, 


    attachErrorDialogToFunctionContext = function: 0000000016A46530, 


    runOpenPanel = function: 0000000016A46580, 


    message = function: 0000000016A465D0, 


    runSavePanel = function: 0000000016A467B0, 


    presentFloatingDialog = function: 0000000016A46670, 


    stopModalWithResult = function: 0000000016A46760, 


    presentModalDialog = function: 0000000016A46940, 


    showModalProgressDialog = function: 0000000016A466C0, 


    showStringsDialog = function: 0000000016A46490, 


    showError = function: 0000000016A46620}

John R. Ellis, Champion

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Posted 6 years ago

6 years ago

Rob Cole

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This works for displaying non-modal dialog box:



LrFunctionContext.postAsyncTaskWithContext( "test", function( context )


    local LrPhotoPictureView = import 'LrPhotoPictureView'


    local photo = catalog:getTargetPhoto()



    local pictureView = LrPhotoPictureView.makePhotoPictureView{


          width = 400, height = 400, photo = photo,


    }



    local result = LrDialogs.presentFloatingDialog {


        title = "Thumbnail test",


        background_color = LrColor ("white"), -- required for (uncolored) static_text display, else inside of box is black and so can't see black text.


        contents = vf:column {


            vf:static_text {


                title = photo:getFormattedMetadata ("fileName"),


            },


            pictureView,


            --vf:edit_field { - no sirve, presumably keystrokes are not trapped by box.


            --    bind_to_object = prefs,


            --    value = app:getGlobalPrefBinding( 'tempForTest' ),


            --},


            vf:push_button {


                title = "Click me",


                action = function( button )


                    app:show{ info="Pushed" } -- glorified call to LrDialogs.presentModalDialog - works.


                end,


            }


        },


    }



    -- LrDialogs( app:getGlobalPref( 'tempForTest' ), result ) -- no sirve.



end )

Acknowlegement: John Ellis should get most of the credit for reverse engineering this function.

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6 years ago

Jeffrey Tranberry, Sr. Product Manager, Digital Imaging

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Hi John, unfortunately, this function is purposely not documented or supported at this time.

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2013-02-08T02:56:22+00:00

Rob Cole

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Thanks Jeffrey, for confirming it wasn't an oopsidental doc omission.

Note: it can be a *very* useful function for some plugins - I hope it receives documentation and full support in SDK 5.

2013-02-08T17:43:26+00:00

John R. Ellis, Champion

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Ditto, thanks for the response. In general, I hope the SDK gets more love in LR 5.

2013-02-09T00:33:16+00:00

Jeffrey Tranberry, Sr. Product Manager, Digital Imaging

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I think there will be some love. :)

6 years ago

Rob Cole

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Some plugin authors are using presentFloatingDialog (dunno 'bout the other) despite lack of documentation & support.

Although I understand Adobe does not officially condone such use, if there are any specific things such authors should be aware of, please do tell...

Thanks,
Rob