Bob, You can use the MSC in v16 to flush out all the forms where bad pictures are located, as well as bad picture library items and their references.
Then use the picture conversion routine mentioned to convert the pictures to PNGs. We did this a couple months ago to prepare for our move to v16 and it worked well. After doing all this, I discovered that there will also be potential issues with logos and pictures that you allowed users to put into their data. When you display the picture fields on a form, if the it is in PICT format you'll get that pretty camera with an X through it. ;-) At any rate, start with the MSC in v16. It will quickly and easily point out what you need to fix in your structure. HTH, Randy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Randy Jaynes Senior Programmer and Customer Support http://printpoint.com <http://printpoint.com/> • 845.687.3741 • PrintPoint, Inc • 57 Ludlow Lane • Palisades, NY 10964 Please send all email contacts to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Jul 9, 2018, at 11:20 AM, Bob Miller via 4D_Tech <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I'm in the process of going through a database to convert all the > pictures, icons, and such in it so I can use the database with 64-bit 4D > v16 (and eventually v17). > > The documentation is pretty clear that even though any images pasted in > did not start life as PICTS - and I'm talking about things like arrows, > some icons, line drawings, navigation tools, etc., that are part of the > user interface, not actual photo type pictures - 4D would receive and > store them as PICTS, so you have to find each one and convert it. > > To do this, I'm using JPR's Picture Conversion utility that he provided on > the 2017 4D Road Tour. It does a fine job as it can scan all the forms, > find the offending pictures, list them, and then provides a utility where > you can either convert them and put them into the picture library or > convert them and put them into an external folder. > > One thing I'm finding is that the conversion doesn't support transparency, > so I end up with pictures that have white backgrounds, which doesn't look > nice. Here is part of a thread from me to JPR: > > Me: When I drag a Static Picture to the converter, then back to the form, > it seems to lose its transparency, even though the 'Transparent' property > is turned ON. How can this be fixed? > JPR> It cannot. The transparency done previously by 4D was just a trick > replacing the white pixels with the background color dynamically, because > the concept of transparency didn't exist at this time (like in PICT, JPEG, > etc.) > JPR> Now 4D uses the modern toolbox which relies on the picture > transparency information coming from the alpha channel. So if you want > transparent pictures, you must convert into a format supporting alpha > channel (like PNG) and use any software able to add the alpha layer to > your pictures. On Mac, the simplest one to add alpha channel is > PaintBrush (from Soggy Waffles). You add transparency with the paint Fill > tool > > > The problem is that I'm on Windows. Does anyone have a recommendation for > fast technique that they've used that supports this "alpha channel' so I > can convert my non-transparent images so that they are transparent again? > It looks so bad having an arrow on a form with a big white background. > > Thank you - > > > Bob Miller > Chomerics, a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation > > > llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll > "PLEASE NOTE: The preceding information may be confidential or privileged. It > only should be used or disseminated for the purpose of conducting business > with Parker. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender > by replying to this message and then delete the information from your system. > Thank you for your cooperation." > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html <http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html> > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > <http://lists.4d.com/archives.html> > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > <https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech> > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
