How do I get a bigger PickWheel ?

Solar2D Widgets
#1

If I make the columns bigger in the example, that frame thing is not going any bigger. So my colums are sticking out the side.

Seems to be fixed around 290 for column data.

Do I have to make my own graphics for the box around ?

If so how ?

Where are the graphics for the default PickerWheel from ?

Do you have a sample of a sheet of graphics so we can copy from it ?

Why isn’t this all explained in the example or the blog post explaining the new widgets ?

We need a blog post for each widget, how to configure it for each device, how to implement sheets for different devices etc… etc…

Dave

#2

Hi Dave,

On this, I can mostly just admit “my fault” on those blog posts. Some things were tweaked in the usage and properties of widgets since those were blog tutorials were published. I’m talking with the engineers now about how we can provide better guides for widgets that will be updated and maintained better.

In the meantime, a better source of info on PickerWheel is the API documentation. Here you can see the properties and how to set various parameters. If you’re OK with the default platform style for this widget, you don’t need to make your own image sheet… but you still need to follow the core settings.

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newPickerWheel.html

Again, I apologize for not giving you enough material to work from. I see this is a bigger need than I thought, and hopefully I can find the time to work on better widget resources soon.

Brent

#3

All sorted now, it was my fault.

It was to do with my config.lua file and not having the correct width and height.

I can now have them full width on all devices, without any graphics.

EDIT: Now wish there was a way so they don’t have to be full width, lol.

Cheers,

Dave

#4

Hi Dave,

On this, I can mostly just admit “my fault” on those blog posts. Some things were tweaked in the usage and properties of widgets since those were blog tutorials were published. I’m talking with the engineers now about how we can provide better guides for widgets that will be updated and maintained better.

In the meantime, a better source of info on PickerWheel is the API documentation. Here you can see the properties and how to set various parameters. If you’re OK with the default platform style for this widget, you don’t need to make your own image sheet… but you still need to follow the core settings.

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newPickerWheel.html

Again, I apologize for not giving you enough material to work from. I see this is a bigger need than I thought, and hopefully I can find the time to work on better widget resources soon.

Brent

#5

All sorted now, it was my fault.

It was to do with my config.lua file and not having the correct width and height.

I can now have them full width on all devices, without any graphics.

EDIT: Now wish there was a way so they don’t have to be full width, lol.

Cheers,

Dave

#6

Hi 

Same problem as yours 

Could you explain when you say “It was to do with my config.lua file”

What did you change in your config.lua?

I don’t understand the link between widget and config.lua file?

Thanks  :) 

#7

Hi, I didn’t have any width and height set in my config.lua file. For example - width = 320, height = 480 Dave

#8

Hi 

Same problem as yours 

Could you explain when you say “It was to do with my config.lua file”

What did you change in your config.lua?

I don’t understand the link between widget and config.lua file?

Thanks  :) 

#9

Hi, I didn’t have any width and height set in my config.lua file. For example - width = 320, height = 480 Dave