View File Preprocessor¶

Documentation for preprocessor directives in Movian view files.

Overview¶

The view file preprocessor provides: - File inclusion (#import) - Macro definitions (#define) - Conditional compilation - Text substitution

Import Directive¶

Basic Import¶

#import "skin://theme.view"
#import "default.view"
#import "skin://menu/sidebar_include.view"

Import Paths¶

skin:// - Skin-relative path
Relative paths - Relative to current file
Absolute paths - From skin root

Macro Definitions¶

Simple Macros¶

#define MY_COLOR "#4192ff"
#define SPACING 0.5em

widget(quad, {
    color: MY_COLOR;
    padding: [SPACING, SPACING];
});

Parameterized Macros¶

#define ListItemHighlight() { \
    alpha: 0.1 * isHovered() + 0.2 * isNavFocused(); \
}

#define PageHeader(TITLE) { \
    widget(label, { \
        caption: TITLE; \
        size: 2em; \
    }); \
}

#define BackButton(ENABLED=true, EVENT=event("back")) { \
    widget(container_x, { \
        focusable: ENABLED; \
        onEvent(activate, EVENT); \
    }); \
}

Macro Usage¶

widget(container_z, {
    ListItemHighlight();
});

PageHeader("My Page");

BackButton(true, navOpen("home:"));