[vdr] Re: Where are the Docs for using cINterface::Interface,OSdMenu etc.?

[Gunnar Roth <gunnar.roth@gmx.de>]

Klaus Schmidinger wrote:

> Gunnar Roth wrote:
>  
> > Hello list,
> > i am writing a plugin for vbox right now. ( and a modded mp3 plugin for
> > oss output, which nearly complete)
> > but i have no docs about how using the osdmenu functions correctly.
> > sometimes a method takes ownership of a string, sometime it copies it.
> > where is the correct handling described?
> >    
> Well, as it is so often: the source code is the documentation ;-)
well, its only  a suboptimal solution,a last resort ;-)
but a few more comments on the class methods, would be a strong 
improvement.

>  
> > can the cInterface::Interface be accessed by a  thread other than the
> > main thread? could not see any locking in the source.
> >    
> No, never use the Interface from a thread other than the main thread!
>  
Ok, thougt that already but was not sure about.
Is there an easy way to delegate a task from a thread to the main thread?
I am new to linux/unix programming (pthreads).  must admit i am doing 
only ms windows(ce)  programming in my job.

>  
> > how can i make a second fixed title in a menu ( as table header) ?
> >    
> You could derive your own class from cOsdMenu.
> I'll keep this in mind when increasing the abstraction level
> of the OSD menus in 1.3.x, to make an optional header line possible
> by default.
>  
Very nice.
I will do without for now and wait.

> > are there any docs? or will there be such docs someday?
> > if not, a vdr documentation project should be started ;-)
> >    
> Well, it might have a hard time keeping up with the code changes ;-)
>  
Well the principles of osd use will not change that much, i think. or am 
i wrong?

> Have you taken a look at the data generated by Doxygen? See the INSTALL file.
>
> Klaus
>  
Will do it right now.

regards,
gunnar





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