3 \page skin_Button_control Button control
4 \brief **A standard push button control.**
8 The button control is used for creating push buttons in Kodi. You can
9 choose the position, size, and look of the button, as well as choosing what
10 action(s) should be performed when pushed.
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13 \section skin_Button_control_sect1 Example
16 <control type="button" id="1">
17 <description>My first button control</description>
22 <visible>true</visible>
23 <colordiffuse>FFFFFFFF</colordiffuse>
24 <texturefocus colordiffuse="FFFFAAFF">myfocustexture.png</texturefocus>
25 <texturenofocus colordiffuse="FFFFAAFF">mynormaltexture.png</texturenofocus>
27 <wrapmultiline>true</wrapmultiline>
29 <textcolor>FFFFFFFF</textcolor>
30 <focusedcolor>FFFFFFFF</focusedcolor>
31 <disabledcolor>80FFFFFF</disabledcolor>
32 <invalidcolor>FFFFFFFF</invalidcolor>
35 <textoffsetx></textoffsetx>
36 <textoffsety></textoffsety>
37 <pulseonselect></pulseonselect>
38 <onclick>ActivateWindow(MyVideos)</onclick>
40 <onunfocus>-</onunfocus>
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49 \section skin_Button_control_sect2 Available tags
51 In addition to the [Default Control Tags](http://kodi.wiki/view/Default_Control_Tags)
52 the following tags are available. Note that each tag is lower case only. This is
53 important, as xml tags are case-sensitive.
56 |--------------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------|
57 | texturefocus | Specifies the image file which should be displayed when the button has focus. [See here for additional information about textures](http://kodi.wiki/view/Texture_Attributes).
58 | texturenofocus| Specifies the image file which should be displayed when the button does not have focus.
59 | label | The label used on the button. It can be a link into <b>`strings.po`</b>, or an actual text label.
60 | font | Font used for the button label. From fonts.xml.
61 | textcolor | Color used for displaying the button label. In **AARRGGBB** hex format, or a name from the [colour theme](http://kodi.wiki/view/Colour_Themes).
62 | focusedcolor | Color used for the button label when the button has in focus. In **AARRGGBB** hex format or a name from the [colour theme](http://kodi.wiki/view/Colour_Themes).
63 | disabledcolor | Color used for the button label if the button is disabled. In **AARRGGBB** hex format or a name from the [colour theme](http://kodi.wiki/view/Colour_Themes).
64 | invalidcolor | Color used for the button if the user entered some invalid value. In **AARRGGBB** hex format or a name from the [colour theme](http://kodi.wiki/view/Colour_Themes).
65 | shadowcolor | Specifies the color of the drop shadow on the text, in **AARRGGBB** format, or a name from the [colour theme](http://kodi.wiki/view/Colour_Themes).
66 | angle | The angle the text should be rendered at, in degrees. A value of 0 is horizontal.
67 | align | Label horizontal alignment on the button. Defaults to left, can also be center or right.
68 | aligny | Label vertical alignment on the button. Defaults to top, can also be center.
69 | textoffsetx | Amount to offset the label from the left (or right) edge of the button when using left or right alignment.
70 | textoffsety | Amount to offset the label from the top edge of the button when using top alignment.
71 | textwidth | Will truncate any text that's too long.
72 | onclick | Specifies the action to perform when the button is pressed. Should be a built in function. [See here for more information](http://kodi.wiki/view/Built-in_functions_available_to_FTP,_Webserver,_skins,_keymap_and_to_python). You may have more than one <b>`<onclick>`</b> tag, and they'll be executed in sequence.
73 | onfocus | Specifies the action to perform when the button is focused. Should be a built in function. The action is performed after any focus animations have completed. [See here for more information](http://kodi.wiki/view/Built-in_functions_available_to_FTP,_Webserver,_skins,_keymap_and_to_python).
74 | onunfocus | Specifies the action to perform when the button loses focus. Should be a built in function.
75 | wrapmultiline | Will wrap the label across multiple lines if the label exceeds the control width.
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79 \section skin_Button_control_sect3 See also
82 - [Add-on development](http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on_development)
83 - [Skinning](http://kodi.wiki/view/Skinning)