How do I setup Grid Screen? Instructions Where?

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I just bought my ROKU and have created my channel from the TED test files using videoplayer.

Is there a place i can get a step by step setup of a grid screen like Crackle.

When viewers select my channel i would like them to land on a grid layout like crackle .

I looked at the roGrid Sample Zips but they do not show instructions.
I have combed thru the PDF manual and it does not help much.
I am a newbie in the ROKU development environment.

Thanks in advance.

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Honestly, no one has bothered to answer this? Is it that difficult? Or is it just too easy?

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It’s like a puzzle it depends on how many pieces to complete it, with some people helping here and there every week or month. Good luck.
DA

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Basic setup of a grid screen looks like this. See the Component Reference for detailed documentation on the grid screen: http://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/RokuSDKv43/roGridScreen

port = CreateObject("roMessagePort")
screen = CreateObject("roGridScreen")
screen.SetMessagePort(port)
screen.SetupLists(2) ' 2 rows
screen.SetListNames(["Row 1", "Row 2"])
screen.SetContentList(0, [{title: "Row 1, Item 1"}]) ' an array of content-meta-data
screen.SetContentList(1, [{title: "Row 2, Item 1"}])
screen.Show()
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Thanks for that.
Now how do i link that image to a play screen?
Once I get this working I promise to post a working sample which one can replace with there own info.

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Am still trying to understand after the grid is created. then How to you code the selected item to call a particular video play screen.. and also what files does that code goes into?

Thanks

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“RokuChris” wrote:
Basic setup of a grid screen looks like this. See the Component Reference for detailed documentation on the grid screen: http://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/RokuSDKv43/roGridScreen

port = CreateObject("roMessagePort")
screen = CreateObject("roGridScreen")
screen.SetMessagePort(port)
screen.SetupLists(2) ' 2 rows
screen.SetListNames(["Row 1", "Row 2"])
screen.SetContentList(0, [{title: "Row 1, Item 1"}]) ' an array of content-meta-data
screen.SetContentList(1, [{title: "Row 2, Item 1"}])
screen.Show()

Where do you place this codes???