File Dialogs for Mac/Windows - Yay!

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

A shout out to Star Crunch for the plugin for File Dialogs (and others)                      Tiny File Dialogs                 

I never saw this appear in the forums, I just happened to troll the new products on the marketplace.

(There is a minor error on the example code where you need to update the plugin in build settings, and you need a fairly new version of the daily build)

That said, in very few lines of code we have a full fledged File open/save option available for desktops. That’s been a stopping point for me on a number of app ideas for desktops. (Note: This is a desktop plugin, not mobile)

Even better, it’s a FREE plugin - so awesome job Star Crunch, thanks for sharing.

(Mac screenshot attached for those who wondered)

#2

I’m glad it’s useful! I shouldn’t have waited so (very) long to get all the details in order for submission.

What was the error in the build settings? I’ll try to address that.

There are a few minor quirks left to work out, like titles or default paths not taking hold in some dialogs. Also, the color chooser is dummied out on Mac for now until I can figure out why it hangs. :mellow:  (Strangely, compiled into a standalone program it works fine. In correspondence with the library author he’s said that all the issues I’ve brought up sound like recently-fixed problems, making these extra odd.)

#3

The build settings error is this file build.settings

It has

 plugins = { ["plugin.Bytemap"] = { publisherId = "com.xibalbastudios", } },

it should be

plugins = { ["plugin.tinyfiledialogs"] = { publisherId = "com.xibalbastudios" } },

Just being able to open/save is a very helpful too.

Thanks again.

#4

I’m glad it’s useful! I shouldn’t have waited so (very) long to get all the details in order for submission.

What was the error in the build settings? I’ll try to address that.

There are a few minor quirks left to work out, like titles or default paths not taking hold in some dialogs. Also, the color chooser is dummied out on Mac for now until I can figure out why it hangs. :mellow:  (Strangely, compiled into a standalone program it works fine. In correspondence with the library author he’s said that all the issues I’ve brought up sound like recently-fixed problems, making these extra odd.)

#5

The build settings error is this file build.settings

It has

 plugins = { ["plugin.Bytemap"] = { publisherId = "com.xibalbastudios", } },

it should be

plugins = { ["plugin.tinyfiledialogs"] = { publisherId = "com.xibalbastudios" } },

Just being able to open/save is a very helpful too.

Thanks again.