10 Commentsto Hi all. New to this community, although I’ve used the awsome launcher that is LL for about half a year.

1. Prasad Kaladi says:

   January 2, 2018 at 4:18 pm

   You can do this from Tasker itself. Create a new task with a contrition that IF count >0, plugin» LLX» open a folder and set the folder to open. ENDIF. If count=0, nothing happens. Now, on the folder’s long tap event, point it to run this task.

   Hope this helps. I’m sure there’s a simple way using LLX script, but am a noob on that…

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2. Christos Anastassis says:

   January 2, 2018 at 4:25 pm

   Prasad Kaladi Thank you for your response. I’ve actually tried that, it does indeed work as intended, however opening the folder via the Tasker shortcut takes noticeably longer thank simply opening the folder through LL directly.

   Hence, why I was looking for help with a LL script that could be faster…

   Again, though, many thanks!

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3. Mirko Kohler says:

   January 2, 2018 at 7:02 pm

   You can use following script:

   var yourvar = LL.getVariables().getInteger(‘‘);

   var folder = LL.getCurrentDesktop().getItemByName(‘‘);

   if (yourvar > 0) {

   folder.launch();

   }

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4. Christos Anastassis says:

   January 2, 2018 at 10:04 pm

   Mirko Kohler Many thanks Mirko!

   So, to see if I got this right, if my variable is named $Inbox_count, and the folder name is (#c40001) should the script look like this?

   var $Inbox_count = LL.getVariables().getInteger(‘$Inbox_count’);

   var folder = LL.getCurrentDesktop().getItemByName(‘#c40001’);

   if ($Inbox_count > 0) {

   folder.launch();

   }

   I’m also not sure about the folder name: do I need the folder name in icon form or when open? (They’re different). Also, is #c40001 the Folder ID? If so, would I need a getItemByID syntax to get to the folder? Or should I assign a name for the folder and make it simpler?

   Again, many thanks for the support and sorry for the noob questions!!

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5. Christos Anastassis says:

   January 3, 2018 at 1:04 am

   Edit – update:

   var Inbox_count = LL.getVariables().getInteger(‘Inbox_count’);

   var folder = LL.getCurrentDesktop().getItemByName(‘Inbox_Notifications);

   if (Inbox_count > 0) {

   folder.launch();

   }

   works absolutely fine if I have the folder (which I’ve named, in this case, Inbox_Notifications) in the desktop.

   However, said folder, is in nested (hidden, really) in 2 layers of folders, which reside in a panel, so, it’s actually 3 layers from Current Desktop to targeted folder.

   All 2 folders and the Panel are assigned names. Is there a way to edit the above code and use some syntax incl. getContainer() to get through these 3 layers and access the desired folder?

   Thanks!

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6. Mirko Kohler says:

   January 3, 2018 at 9:31 am

   You can concat the functions:

   …getItemByName(‘folder1’).getItemByName(‘folder2’).getItemByName(‘Inbox_Notifications’);

   The function delivers an item which can be a folder or a shortcut. If it’s a folder, the folder has the function itself so you can concat the functions.

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7. Christos Anastassis says:

   January 3, 2018 at 1:53 pm

   Mirko Kohler Many thanks Mirko, I think I’m getting there.

   I’ve concatenated the functions and now my script looks like this:

   var Inbox_count = LL.getVariables().getInteger(‘Inbox_count’);

   var folder = LL.getContainerById(‘0x0000d0’).getItemByName(‘Folder_Other’).getItemByName(‘Notification_Dots’).getItemByName(‘Inbox_Notifications’);

   if (Inbox_count > 0) {

   folder.launch();

   }

   The Container with ID #0000d0 is the Panel in which the 3 nested folders reside in. The Panel is obviously an item / container in the Current Desktop.

   This script gives me the following error:

   At line 2: TypeError: Cannot call method “getItemByName” of null

   Using the script as follows:

   var Inbox_count = LL.getVariables().getInteger(‘Inbox_count’);

   var folder = LL.getCurrentDesktop().getContainerById(‘0x0000d0’).getItemByName(‘Folder_Other’).getItemByName(‘Notification_Dots’).getItemByName(‘Inbox_Notifications’);

   if (Inbox_count > 0) {

   folder.launch();

   }

   I get another error:

   At line 2: TypeError: Cannot find function GetContainerById in object Desktop 0

   So, I guess my issue is with the Panel (ID: #0000d0, which I’ve also named: Apps_Panel)

   Am I missing something in targeting the Panel properly before targeting the 3 consecutive folders? (Current Desktop>Panel>Folder1>Folder2>Folder3)?

   Again many many thanks for your support in this!

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8. Mirko Kohler says:

   January 3, 2018 at 5:14 pm

   Sorry my fault. Panel is also an item. But panel and folder need getContainer() for their items:

   LL.getCurrentDesktop().getItemByName(‘Apps_Panel’).getContainer().getItemByName(‘Folder_Other’).getContainer().getItemByName(‘Notification_Dots’).getContainer().getItemByName(‘Inbox_Notifications’);

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9. Christos Anastassis says:

   January 3, 2018 at 7:59 pm

   Mirko Kohler you, Sir, rock. It works like a charm now! Many thanks!

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10. Seppo Välimäki says:

    July 3, 2018 at 8:59 am

    Thank you Mirko Kohler for showing me how to read LL variables via script. I spent two hours finding that from api.reference, instead found a long script that reads LL variables from sdcard because, assumably, you cannot read them straight from LL. 😀

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