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(If someone knows what is "string viewer" please edit the page to improve the info... i found references to it accidentally while looking at XMB stuff time ago, but i have no idea what is it, never seen or did read about it)
 
 
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=Description=
=Description=
Is a feature only available for non-retail PS3 models <!--exact models are unknown but for sure is non retail because the text string is named "msg_tool_string_viewer"-->
Is a feature available for non-retail PS3 models <!--exact models are unknown but for sure is non retail because the text string is named "msg_tool_string_viewer"-->


Accesible from an icon at [[XMB]] category {{Icon category settings}} [Settings] > [String Viewer]
Accesible from an icon at [[XMB]] category {{Icon category settings}} [Settings] > [String Viewer]


His position in settings category is defined by the '''settings_order''' 0x13 in [[category_setting_plugin]].sprx (In XMB is displayed as the last icon most at bottom of settings category)
Its position in settings category is defined by the '''settings_order''' 0x13 in [[category_setting_plugin]].sprx (In XMB is displayed as the last icon most at bottom of settings category)


The name of the icon is loaded from [[category_setting_plugin]].rco
The name of the icon is loaded from [[category_setting_plugin]].rco
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The icon launches [[strviewer_plugin]].sprx module
The icon launches [[strviewer_plugin]].sprx module


There are 4 "xml object pages" inside [[strviewer_plugin]].rco that can be called from the .sprx (this samples are a reduced version with only his '''name''' and wich action is triggered when '''onInit'''):
There are 4 "xml object pages" inside [[strviewer_plugin]].rco that can be loaded by the .sprx (the samples below are a reduced version with only its '''name''' and the action triggered when '''onInit'''):
  <Page name="page_strviewer_lang"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerLang"...
  <Page name="page_strviewer_lang"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerLang"...
  <Page name="page_strviewer_plugin"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerPlugIn"...
  <Page name="page_strviewer_plugin"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerPlugIn"...
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  <Page name="page_strviewer"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerDialog"...
  <Page name="page_strviewer"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerDialog"...


String Viewer supports multilanguage. The page '''page_strviewer_lang''' contains a list of languages asociated with letter codes, see: [[Talk:Languages]]
String Viewer supports multilanguage. The page '''page_strviewer_lang''' contains a list of languages associated with letter codes, see: [[Talk:Languages]]


=Speculation=
=Speculation=
Maybe is posible to make visible the icon in some PS3 models by using a [[Button Combos|Button Combo]]
Maybe is posible to make visible the icon in some PS3 models by using a [[Button Combos|Button Combo]]
=Pre-retail firmwares=
In old firmwares can be seen how string viewer was loaded
{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<View id="seg_string_viewer">
<Attributes>
<Table key="StrViewer">
<Pair key="icon_rsc"><String>item_tex_ms_icon</String></Pair>
<Pair key="title"><String>String Viewer</String></Pair>
<Pair key="module_name"><String>strviewer_plugin</String></Pair>
<Pair key="module_action"><String>0</String></Pair>
</Table>
</Attributes>
<Items>
<Item  class="type:x-xmb/module-action" key="StrViewer" attr="StrViewer" />
</Items>
</View>
</syntaxhighlight>}}
<div style="float:right">[[File:String viewer usb error.jpg|400px|thumb|left|String Viewer error]]</div>
When adding this entry in a modern firmware and clicking in the icon, appears an error message asking for '''strviewer_cnf''' in dev_usb000
<br style="clear: both;" />
The file in path '''usb000/strviewer/strviewer_cnf''' needs to follow this format:
{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">Title = "Strviwer Pwned" path = "/strviewer/" file = "working_example"</syntaxhighlight>}}
And the loaded xml seems to be using the format inherited from the '''dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/strings/[[Widgets#dev_flash.2Fvsh.2Fresource.2Fsilk.2Fxai.2Fwidgets.2Finformationboard.2Fstrings.2F|infob_<language>.xml]]''' where is required to follow this format:
{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<str id="msg_dtype_C">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="C"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_E">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="E"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_W">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="W"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_R">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="R"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_T">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="T"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_N">This is a notification</str><!--dtype="N"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_G">This is a botton notification </str><!--dtype="G"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_I">This simple text was automatically repeated several times and also added many asterisks of its own</str<!--dtype="I"-->
</syntaxhighlight>}}
The valid values for the <nowiki><!--dtype="C"--></nowiki> (C,E,W,R,T,N,G,I) are hardcoded inside strviewer_plugin.sprx
Test video:
{{#ev:youtube|vDxuIZ1EGFw}}
More info: http://www.psx-place.com/threads/string-viewer-and-decr-0-90fw-xmb-items-partially-working.17313
{{Reverse engineering}}<noinclude>[[Category:Main]]</noinclude>
{{Reverse engineering}}<noinclude>[[Category:Main]]</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 07:32, 26 November 2021


Description[edit | edit source]

Is a feature available for non-retail PS3 models

Accesible from an icon at XMB category Settings [Settings] > [String Viewer]

Its position in settings category is defined by the settings_order 0x13 in category_setting_plugin.sprx (In XMB is displayed as the last icon most at bottom of settings category)

The name of the icon is loaded from category_setting_plugin.rco 

<Text name="msg_tool_string_viewer">String Viewer</Text>

The icon launches strviewer_plugin.sprx module

There are 4 "xml object pages" inside strviewer_plugin.rco that can be loaded by the .sprx (the samples below are a reduced version with only its name and the action triggered when onInit): 

<Page name="page_strviewer_lang"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerLang"...
<Page name="page_strviewer_plugin"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerPlugIn"...
<Page name="page_strviewer_id"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerID"...
<Page name="page_strviewer"... onInit="event:native:/OnInitStrViewerDialog"...

String Viewer supports multilanguage. The page page_strviewer_lang contains a list of languages associated with letter codes, see: Talk:Languages

Speculation[edit | edit source]

Maybe is posible to make visible the icon in some PS3 models by using a Button Combo

Pre-retail firmwares[edit | edit source]

In old firmwares can be seen how string viewer was loaded 

<View id="seg_string_viewer">
	<Attributes>
		<Table key="StrViewer">
			<Pair key="icon_rsc"><String>item_tex_ms_icon</String></Pair>
			<Pair key="title"><String>String Viewer</String></Pair>
			<Pair key="module_name"><String>strviewer_plugin</String></Pair>
			<Pair key="module_action"><String>0</String></Pair>
		</Table>
	</Attributes>
	<Items>
		<Item  class="type:x-xmb/module-action" key="StrViewer" attr="StrViewer" />
	</Items>
</View>
String Viewer error

When adding this entry in a modern firmware and clicking in the icon, appears an error message asking for strviewer_cnf in dev_usb000

The file in path usb000/strviewer/strviewer_cnf needs to follow this format: 

Title = "Strviwer Pwned" path = "/strviewer/" file = "working_example"

And the loaded xml seems to be using the format inherited from the dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/strings/infob_<language>.xml where is required to follow this format: 

<str id="msg_dtype_C">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="C"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_E">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="E"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_W">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="W"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_R">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="R"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_T">Lorem ipsum...</str><!--dtype="T"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_N">This is a notification</str><!--dtype="N"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_G">This is a botton notification </str><!--dtype="G"-->
<str id="msg_dtype_I">This simple text was automatically repeated several times and also added many asterisks of its own</str<!--dtype="I"-->

The valid values for the <!--dtype="C"--> (C,E,W,R,T,N,G,I) are hardcoded inside strviewer_plugin.sprx

Test video:

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More info: http://www.psx-place.com/threads/string-viewer-and-decr-0-90fw-xmb-items-partially-working.17313

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