[Solved] Create floating window with 2 switches & permutable area

Renoise Tool Development
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Hi, help please".

I want to build a simple template main.lua with the following characteristics:

  1. Simple GUI of floating window, 800 x 250 pixels.Equal to two tabs.
  3. Two switches [A Switch] & [B Switch] above to change the lower area in the same window.
  5. “Permutable Area” for especific functions ([A Switch]: “Area A”, [B Switch]: “Area B”. Area A and Area Boccupy the same place.
  7. Two buttons bellow [Insert Button ( I )] &[Cancel Button ( C )].

This basic main.luaserves as a template to create multiple separate tools.

SCHEME:

_______________________________________________________________________
| |
| [Top Title... ...] |
| |
| [A Switch] [B Switch] |
| _________________________________________________________________ |
| | | |
| | Permutable Area according Switches: A , B | |
| | _________________________________________________________ | |
| | | | | |
| | | SubArea (especific functions) | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | _________________________________________________________ | | |
| | | |
| | _________________________________________________________________ | |
| |
| [Insert Button (I)] [Cancel Button (C)] |
| _______________________________________________________________________ |

THE BASIC ASPECT IS THIS:

6819 floating-window-multiple-options-01.png

I have built part of the code in main.lua

MAIN.LUA:

--VARIALBLE AREA A & B

--Subareas A , B --
  --SubArea A
function subarea_a()

end
  --SubArea B
function subarea_b()

end

--Variable Area A & B
  --Area
function area_ab()

end
  --Functions Select
function select()
    -- if menu_x1.value == 1 then aaa() end
    -- if menu_x2.value == 2 then bbb() end
    -- if menu_x3.value == 3 then ccc() end
    -- if menu_x4.value == 4 then ddd() end
end

--========= GUI =========--

function main_gui()

  local vb = renoise.ViewBuilder()

  local area = {}
    area.one = vb:text { font = 'bold' , text = 'Area A' }
    area.two = vb:text { font = 'bold' , text = 'Area B' }

--subarea_a
  local subarea_a = vb:vertical_aligner {
          width = 200,
          height = 200,
          margin = 10,
          spacing = 0,
          vb:horizontal_aligner {
            mode = 'center',      
            area.one,
          }
        }

--subarea_b
  local subarea_b = vb:vertical_aligner {
          width = 200,
          height = 200,
          margin = 10,
          spacing = 0,
          vb:horizontal_aligner {
            mode = 'center',
            area.two,
          }
        }
--menu_x2
  local menu_x2 = vb:switch { width = 750 , height = 20 , items = { 'A' , 'B' } , value = 1 } -- [A Switch] [B Switch]
    -- if menu_x2.value == 1 then subarea_a() end
    -- if menu_x2.value == 2 then subarea_b() end

--main_view    
  local main_view = vb:vertical_aligner {
    width = 800,
    height = 250,
    margin = 10,
    spacing = 0,
    vb:horizontal_aligner {
      margin = 0,
      spacing = 0,
      mode = 'center',
      menu_x2, -- memu_x2
    },

    vb:horizontal_aligner {
      margin = 0,
      spacing = 0,
      mode = 'center',      
      subarea_a, -- subarea_a
      subarea_b, -- subarea_b
    }
  }

  local res = renoise.app():show_custom_prompt ( 'Floating Window Multiple Options' , main_view , { 'Insert (I)', 'Cancel (C)' } ); -- [Top Title... ...] & [Insert Button (I)] + [Cancel Button (C)]
    if res == 'Select (S)' then
      area_ab()
  end

end

--========= MENU =========--

function rebuild_menu()
  local song, menu_entry = renoise.song(), 'Pattern Editor:Floating Window Multiple Options...'

  if renoise.tool():has_menu_entry(menu_entry) then renoise.tool():remove_menu_entry(menu_entry) end

  if (song.selected_track.type == renoise.Track.TRACK_TYPE_SEQUENCER) or (song.selected_track.type == renoise.Track.TRACK_TYPE_GROUP) then renoise.tool():add_menu_entry {
    name = menu_entry,
    invoke = function() main_gui() end
  }
  end
end

function start()
  renoise.song().selected_track_observable:add_notifier(rebuild_menu)
  rebuild_menu()
end

renoise.tool().app_new_document_observable:add_notifier(start)

But I can not build the Permutable Area as according switches A and B.When the area A is activated, the Area B should be hidden and vice versa.The action is the samethat the switches of the XRNI-Merger or Noodletrap tools of Danoise (Input, Record, Phrase, Events, Settings) http://www.renoise.com/tools/noodletrap(according to the switch activated, the lower area changes).

The code should be as simple as possible… Can you help me finish?

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I have already obtained the solution. Solved!