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Ag-Chieve
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06/07/12 11:08 AM (13 years ago)

Select a screen (screen picker) tool in control panel not always working UPDATED WITH SOLUTION

Hi, I've noticed on a couple of occasions recently that the 'Select a Screen' tool does not always work for me. This is the screen that pops up in the control panel when you are trying to connect an app screen with a function (like connecting a screen to a right navigation bar button or adding a screen to a list menu). A few days ago, I was trying to connect a login screen to a simple list menu and it wouldn't let me select the login screen but it would let me select other screens. And now I'm trying to connect a custom HTML page screen to a right nav bar button but the Select a Screen tool won't let me choose the screen I want to connect to the button. It just sort of flashes and that's it. I did find a work around with the login screen because I just deleted the one I had created and then created a new one from scratch via the add a screen option within the list menu plugin. I can't do that workaround with the right nav bar button, though, because there is no way to create a new page when trying to link the button to a screen. I can only choose an existing screen. Just putting this up here as an FYI and also wondering if others have run into the 'Select a Screen' tool not working. I suppose it could be operator error but it seems like it should work the way I'm doing it. Thanks. UPDATE WITH SOLUTION: I think I figured out what the problem was. I had a simple list menu called 'Members' Area' and I was trying to connect a custom HTML page called 'Members' Area info' to a right nav bar button but it wouldn't connect. Prior to that, I was trying to place my 'Members' Area Login' login screen to that same simple list menu. I noticed that when I changed the name of my 'Members' Area Info' screen to something that did not contain the term 'Members' Area,' it connected no problem. So, it seems that when you want to connect two different screens via nav bar buttons or connect a screen to a list menu, they can't have anything similar in their names or they won't connect. (At least that's been my experience.) Not sure if this is a glitch worth fixing or if putting a heads up in some of the plugin info would do just as well. I have deducted 1,000 non-existent Ag-Chieve points from myself for not spotting a problem that seems obvious now and I've also given myself 1,000 non-existent Ag-Chieve points for figuring out the problem and how to work around it. (Don't laugh, some people take this whole points thing really seriously.)
 
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06/07/12 01:01 PM (13 years ago)
Quote: "More points = more cred. More cred = more help, more dev work (if you want it), and more free stuff from the BT gang." Too right! Points are serious! Why give more cred, more dev work and more free stuff to people who don't contribute?!?! Us users haven't attached value to points, BT have. Sorry, off topic.
 
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06/07/12 01:03 PM (13 years ago)
There is no such thing as off topic in my threads. Vent at will!
 
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06/07/12 01:04 PM (13 years ago)
Thanks man!
 
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06/07/12 05:16 PM (13 years ago)
I trust you understand there is a 10% transaction fee, so you now have 200 less points as a result of your two transactions. Thank you for shopping with BT points.
 
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06/07/12 05:37 PM (13 years ago)
Fred, you forgot your link. -10
 

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