On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:24:14 +0100 (CET)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> * getting an icon would require someting like:
> >> IDEImageToImageList(MyImageList , iiDocumentOpen);
> >
> > IDEImageToImageList sounds as if an IDE image is converted to an
> > Imagelist.
> > What does it do?
>
> It's now superseeded by this function:
>
> function GetIDEImage(ImageType: TIDEImageTypeSet): TBitmap;
>
> It's a more pragmatic approach of what you are suggesting (TImageList
> descendant), but it's a start. To be honest I was thinking of doing the
> same as you suggest, but I don't have the time nor the knowledge to
> properly implement this.
>
> I have a fully working "implementation" that I'm glad to share. If you
> want I can send a zip of it to you or the list or anyone else interest.
>
> How does it work?
>
> - add an entry to ideimage.xml "<Item1 Size="22x22"
> Path="\tango-icon-theme\22x22\apps" FileName="accessories-text-editor.xpm"
> Class="apps" Enum="iiAccessoriesTextEditor22x22"/>"
> - update the indexcount in ideimages.xml
> - create all resourcefiles by running ideres executable
> - start using the iiAccessoriesTextEditor22x22 in Lazarus
>
> > Create a new image list, but instead of an integer Index, using strings
> > as identifiers for the images.
> > The string image list can register themselves, so that you can access
> > globally with paths like 'IDE/DocumentOpen'.
> > Add a new published property 'ImagePath: string' to TSpeedButton,
> > TBitBtn, TMenuItem.
> > Add a property editor for this new property.
> > This way you can assign the icons in the designer.
> Only thing I would like to add to your suggestion is to use
> TIDEImageTypeSet instead of strings to identify an image. Think of it
> analogue to resourcestrings (think hard ;).
> The last suggestion youu make is to assign the icons at designtime right?
> But that would be for projects not for the IDE I suppose.
A global image pool is a useful feature for many LCL apps, not only the IDE.
That's why I don't see how a TIDEImageTypeSet would fit.
> One thing I'm
> not sure of is that if you change at designtime then you must be sure that
> changes are globally. That is why I use an XML file and create
> resourcefiles from it that are linked in the binary.
The xml file and the resource file(s) are needed anyway.
Mattias
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