Icons not correct

[ldragon99]

I have looked for an answer to this but cannot seem to find anything.

I have ran the configuration and when I place the device and tell the script what image to use, It shows on the configuration correctly however when I try to use the .asp page I get red x for everthing but the lights. Do I need to define my images elsewhere? What about the off images. Where do I input those?

I know these are some basic questions but I have been poring over instructions and posts for this plug in for days and can't find the answers

[Rupp]

Kirk,
It's been a while but I believe they need to be in the HTML directory. Try placing one of the redX images in the HTML directory and see if that fixes it.

[ldragon99]

Folder did not matter

I changed them to the HTML folder and I still get the red x's

[Rupp]

Kirk,
Give me an example of what's not working.

[independentpete]

Icon filenames are generally held in the device string. UltraView strips out HTML code from device strings, so you end up with just the filename and no path. For example, a device string might be img src="/images/webviews.gif". UltraView strips this down to webviews.gif and so you get the red X.

As Rupp suggests, you can put all your icons in the html folder, but then you might actually need to keep two copies - one in html and one in images so that the other (non-UltraView) HS pages work too.

Another solution is to edit the include\ultra_view2_xml.inc file. Look at the GetDeviceData() function. There is a series of Select Case statements that can modify the icons based on type and name. For example, the following inserts images/DooMotion/ to the front of device strings of the type MS14A (Hawkeye II) and Occupancy so that UltraView can find the corresponding icons.

select case strDeviceType
	case "MS14A (Hawkeye II)", "Occupancy"
		if strDeviceString = "" then
			strDeviceString = "Unknown"
			strDeviceIcon = "unknown.gif"
		else
			strDeviceIcon = "images/DooMotion/" & BuildIcon(strDeviceString)
		end if
end select

[ldragon99]

This is what I did

Ok I did this:

<code>
case "DooNetwork Plugin Device"
if strDeviceString = "" then
strDeviceString = "Unknown"
strDeviceIcon = "unknown.gif"
else
strDeviceIcon = "images/" & BuildIcon(strDeviceString)
End If
</code>

However I still get the red x with all of the proper info about my computers. IP, uptime

My images are in both the html folder and HTML/images folder

[independentpete]

What path is given for the rex X icon when you right-click on it an select Properties?

[Rupp]

Kirk,
This only way its going to automatically pick them up is if the device string matches the icon name as Pete has iterated. So for example if your device string is on line you need a gif named online.gif if your device string is ChristmasTreeOn then you need a gif named ChristmasTreeOn.gif, etc.

[ldragon99]

ok, but

I thought by adding the doonetwork select case that I can change the icon it uses based on the plugin.

For example my computers in doonetwork use the pc-on.gif. is this not what the select case should also use then. Th path that the red x has is online.gif. where is that coming from?

[independentpete]

The online.gif is coming from the device string. I'm not sure how the device string is set in the case of the DooNetwork plugin. The easy solution is to rename your icon to online.gif instead of pc-on.gif. That should "doo" it.

[ldragon99]

that is what I thought.

Upon further inspection (because it did not work), I see that the path of the red x is actually something like this. http://192.168.1.111:93/images/online[192.168.1.110).gif

the IP address that is in this is that of the computer it is representing. not the HS machine. the HS machine is 111.

[independentpete]

Just saw this other thread that you have seen too - http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=85797. This is a really good solution. You still have to name your icons per the device string. The only drawback I've found so far is that it gets rid of the The xxx located in the yyy has been in the zzz state for over nnn minutes. tooltip. That's not too bad considering that this method doesn't require updating of the include\ultra_view2_xml.inc file everytime you add a new device type.

[Rupp]

Kirk,
Unfortunately you will need to name you icon online[192.168.1.110).gif to get it to work.

[ldragon99]

I see

So I take it that the doonetwork plugin does that naming then.

Funny, why when I ran the configurator for ultraview did I input all of the icons I wanted to use, if it does ot actually use them? I am not not complaining, I am just trying to understand this script.

[independentpete]

Unfortunately you will need to name you icon online[192.168.1.110).gif to get it to work.

Not so sure... I have a device where the device string is &lt;img src=""/images/guest.gif""&gt; Logged In: 192.168.1.1. I used the method mentioned above and the icon displays correctly with the text next to it. This in UltraView Status. I'm unclear... Are we talking about UltraView Status or UltraView (floorplan)???