On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:37:10 +0200
Giuliano Colla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mattias Gaertner ha scritto:On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:59:51 +0200
> Giuliano Colla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have a number of custom components which I've installed on an "Extra"
> tab on the IDE toolbar.
> I've tried the method described in the /components/custom directory, and
> many variations on the theme, but the net result is always the same:
> only the default icon is shown, so that all my components look the same.
> Could someone point me on the right direction?
>
> The method described /components/custom/README is obsolete and not
> supported. Please create a package instead and add your components.
> The only thing, that is still valid is the text, how to add an icon.
> The IDE uses as icon the lazarus resource of the classname. For example it
> searches a resource named 'tbutton' for TButton. The resource can be a xpm
> or bmp. You create the resource with the lazres tool. The lazres tool
> creates an include files.
>
> 1. open a paint program and create an icon (up to 23x23), say
> tyourcomponent.xpm.
> 2. Use lazres tool: /path/to/lazatus/tools/lazres yourchoice.lrs
> tyourcomponent.xpm.
> 3. include yourchoice.lrs in an initialization section: {$I
> yourchoice.lrs}.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Some more questions, to avoid fiddling too much.
>
> My package includes four components, and four units. Should I have a
> registration procedure in each unit and include an individual .lrs file in
> the initialization section of each unit, or should I have another unit
> which does registration and includes the resources for all of them?
Your choice.
> Names are case sensitive? I mean: for the component called TBitBtn1, the
> unit is called tbitbtn1.pas. The icon should be called TBitBtn1.xpm ot
> tbitbtn1.xpm? Thanks again
Names are case insensitive.
The only exception are filenames. Filenames must be exact case, lowercase or
uppercase.
Mattias
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