PickerWheel can't be customized

Solar2D Widgets
#1

Hello,

I have some difficulties in customizing the picker wheel widget: By trying to apply an own image sheet, the images and the columns do not fit anymore.

As a base I took the code from the docs, http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newPickerWheel.html. Then I applied my own image sheet, but with smaller dimensions. 

Result: The columns doesn’t fit to the image sheet / mask anymore and the column separators are shown too wide. I tried other dimensions, all with the same effect (see screenshot).

It seems to me that the picker wheel can’t be resized by an image sheet and is built on a fixed size. Does anyone have made the same experience? Or am I wrong here? Thanks for help.

#2

Hi @orangecyan,

There are some known issues with PickerWheel when trying to custom-skin it. I’ve been pressuring the engineers to investigate/fix these, and will do so again. Your patience is appreciated in the meantime.

Best regards,

Brent

#3

Hi Brent,

thank you for a quick reply! I already startet to write my own picker, but as you are about to solve this, I’ll wait. 

Simon

#4

HI, are there any news about customizing the picker wheel?

my app size is bigger than the standard defined in config.lua

        width = 768,

        height = 1024,

        scale = “zoomStretch”,

        fps = 60

so all that widgets look very small and are unusable… that should really be fixed, that all widgets can be zoomed.

for now i have to use

https://code.google.com/p/xui-sdk/source/browse/#svn%2Fsrc%2FPickerUI

but I would prefer to use the original Widgets from Corona, but they really need to be customized and resizable.

anything in the pipeline??

thanks

chris

#5

Hi @orangecyan,

There are some known issues with PickerWheel when trying to custom-skin it. I’ve been pressuring the engineers to investigate/fix these, and will do so again. Your patience is appreciated in the meantime.

Best regards,

Brent

#6

Hi Brent,

thank you for a quick reply! I already startet to write my own picker, but as you are about to solve this, I’ll wait. 

Simon

#7

I would also like to request this get’s looked at. All the problems we are having with widgets in my opinion should be resolved ASAP. Corona Cards and other such features are great, and much more exciting to work on (for you guys), but please prioritise the widget updates over new features please! I enjoy working with Corona but if these things aren’t resolved soon I’m going to have to find another development solution.

#8

@timjonrichardson 

I couldn’t say it better !!!

#9

Hi guys,

Did you see the batch of widget fixes in the new public release? There are a considerable number… maybe not the exact ones that you refer to, but we’ll keep active on these as long as there are provable report cases to exhibit them.

https://developer.coronalabs.com/content/corona-sdk-release-notes-build-2014-2189

Best regards,

Brent

#10

Hi,

I just downloaded the latest daily build and my picker wheel issue remains. I am using the sample image sheet code for the picker wheel widget from the docs as well as the same Corona image sheet .png and for some reason, the image sheet is offset from the wheel and I cannot see a setting to adjust the wheel position within the image sheet. The wheel works fine but cannot be used in this state due to incorrect position.

I see all the settings for adjusting the image frames but not for the wheel position within the sheet. I would send sample code but it is exactly the same as from the Corona docs for the Custom Image Sheet + same .png.

See screen shot of the issue.

I would appreciate any insight into what I doing wrong? 

Thanks

#11

i have same issue !!

#12

Hi guys,

Yes, I’m aware of this issue and have been pushing the engineers for a fix. I will bump this again for a prompt fix in an upcoming daily build. Sorry for the inconvenience…

Brent

#13

thanks… would be really great.

I already started to use another pickerwheel… but it has his own bugs :slight_smile:

but thanks again, that even someone from corona looks into our questions and give a short answer !

#14

Many thanks to all for the prompt replies. I will use a temporary fix until this is resolved in a daily build.

#15

u have a temporary fix?? how does that looks like ? :slight_smile:
 

#16

HI, are there any news about customizing the picker wheel?

my app size is bigger than the standard defined in config.lua

        width = 768,

        height = 1024,

        scale = “zoomStretch”,

        fps = 60

so all that widgets look very small and are unusable… that should really be fixed, that all widgets can be zoomed.

for now i have to use

https://code.google.com/p/xui-sdk/source/browse/#svn%2Fsrc%2FPickerUI

but I would prefer to use the original Widgets from Corona, but they really need to be customized and resizable.

anything in the pipeline??

thanks

chris

#17

I would also like to request this get’s looked at. All the problems we are having with widgets in my opinion should be resolved ASAP. Corona Cards and other such features are great, and much more exciting to work on (for you guys), but please prioritise the widget updates over new features please! I enjoy working with Corona but if these things aren’t resolved soon I’m going to have to find another development solution.

#18

@timjonrichardson 

I couldn’t say it better !!!

#19

Hi guys,

Did you see the batch of widget fixes in the new public release? There are a considerable number… maybe not the exact ones that you refer to, but we’ll keep active on these as long as there are provable report cases to exhibit them.

https://developer.coronalabs.com/content/corona-sdk-release-notes-build-2014-2189

Best regards,

Brent

#20

Hi,

I just downloaded the latest daily build and my picker wheel issue remains. I am using the sample image sheet code for the picker wheel widget from the docs as well as the same Corona image sheet .png and for some reason, the image sheet is offset from the wheel and I cannot see a setting to adjust the wheel position within the image sheet. The wheel works fine but cannot be used in this state due to incorrect position.

I see all the settings for adjusting the image frames but not for the wheel position within the sheet. I would send sample code but it is exactly the same as from the Corona docs for the Custom Image Sheet + same .png.

See screen shot of the issue.

I would appreciate any insight into what I doing wrong? 

Thanks