[DONE - lv.overlays] Lua graphics question/help

[garry23]

I have a script that draws to the screen and all is well, until I switch to Canon menus, eg INFO or MENU.

I'm detecting these screens via a property change, ie:

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function property.GUI_STATE:handler(value)
    if value == 1 then
        fb_dirty = true
    else
        fb_dirty = false
    end
end
Both MENU and INFO return the value 1.

The issue I have is how to decouple me not (sic) drawing and the Canon side drawing MENU or INFO screens.

Has anyone worked out how to manage the Lua and Canon side graphics? That is cleanly doing one or the other.

[a1ex]

If I understood well, testing lv.overlays should do the trick.

[garry23]

@a1ex

Have now used lv.overlays and also exploited event.keypress to delay the Canon MENU or INFO key presses until I can clean up my Lua drawing stuff. This fully deconflicts Lua drawing from Canon drawing :-)

However, one thing I noticed was that lv.overlays returns false when the full MENU or INFO screens are showing.

When INFO is toggled through its options, then lv.overlays returns 1.

As expected lv.overlays returns 2 if ML overlays active.

Is the above what is expected, ie false for MENU and INFO full displays?

Cheers

Garry

[a1ex]

You mean, outside LiveView (lv.enabled == false) ?

What should be the return value in this case?

[garry23]

On an EOSM, with Canon MENU or INFO showing, lv.overlays returns false.

As you toggle through the INFO screens lv.overlays returns 1.

Do I infer that on the EOSM, which I thought was always in LV, disables LV when showing the Canon MENU or INFO screens?

[a1ex]

I don't know, you tell me the return value of lv.enabled in these modes.

Canon menu disables LiveView on all models; the INFO screen is usually outside LiveView, but I don't know what happens on M.

[garry23]

Just tested and lv.enabled = false when showing the full MENU and INFO screens.

All is well with the world and ML 

Cheers

Garry

[a1ex]

Alright, good to know.

Just out of curiosity - does pressing half-shutter go back to LiveView from the INFO screen?

[garry23]

Yes, but only from the full INFO screen.

If you have started toggling through the various INFO screens, and returned to LV, the half-shutter does nothing.