Show timeout in subshow

[AlainCx]

I'm working on a project consisting in a main radiobuttonshow and many other radiobuttonshows as subwhows. Several levels like russian dolls.
Is it possible to set up a global timer for each subshow to come back to the main subshow ?
I tried to use "show timeout" but each time it brings to the pevious show, not the main and first one.

Thanks !

[KenT2]

There is no way to get back to the top level show, however there are other possibilities.

Use a hyperlinkshow. You can use the Home command to move back to the Home track having traversed a number of layers of track. The pp-onend symbolic name allows you to do commands at the end of a track. As normal tracks can be shows but this has the same problems as a stack of radiobuttonshows. Hyperlinkshows were meant to be the way to Russian Doll type shows.

Use the Open-Exclusive Show Control command to close the current show and open the top level one. Close then Open might help as well.

[AlainCx]

Ok, understood. Hyperlinkshow did the job in one case. Thanks !

One more question : In a Radiobuttonshow, I'm trying to use "Show Control at end" commands. I want to go to a specific show after an other show ends (using show timeout duration). It works, but commands seem disabled even if "Controls in subshows" are enabled.
Do you know why ?
What are the best commands to use between "open", "openexclusive"... ?

Thanks again !

[KenT2]

Not sure what you mean. You say it works but also commands are disabled

Open Exclusive is useful if PP does not know which shows are currently running.

[AlainCx]

I tried "openexclusive"command but when the the desired show is opened, command are disabled for this show. Even if "Controls in subshows" is checked.
Any idea why ?

[KenT2]

The problem might be that Open or OpenExclusive opens the Show as a top level show, not as a subshow.

Hyperlinkshows have jump or goto commands which will work because they go to tracks in the same show.

[AlainCx]

Understood. I managed to get almost what I wanted. But next time I'll definively use Hyperlinkshow.