>So constructor does not save those names in its resource file, It read them >back from the header file when you open a file??
Constructor saves the names in its resources. However, Constructor uses the Mac OS resource format, which allows naming resources. In the current CodeWarrior build method, these resources get linked into a Mac OS format application, which then gets turned into a Palm OS application by the PalmRez post linker. Converting the resources from the Mac OS format to the Palm OS format is one of the primary tasks of PalmRez. >I personaly thing that constructor is a pain. >1- it is suffering from a dual platform compiler (mac and win) giving it an >odd filling in windows. Agreed. >2- References to a resource (a bitmap in a form for example) should be by >name, not by number. That way you can manage (move, regroup,...) your >resources without loosing there references in the forms using them. >(Borland's Resource WorkShop work this way and it is more than 10 years old) Agreed. >3- No Search and no Replace functions It would be useful, although unneeded if resources were stored in a textual format when not being actively edited, so you could just change the source in a text editor. >4- No zoom control in bitmap editing (automatic zoomming is a joke), I use >MS Paint and paste my drawings Bitmap editing is best done in dedicated bitmap editors, IMHO. I'd rather see tools specialize in what they do well, than trying to add a bunch of features to something that's already basic. I don't think any amount of tweaking would turn Constructor's editor into Photoshop, and even getting it to the level of MS Paint would take some work. >Regis Nicolas did a great job with PRCExplorer but the resources in the prc >file are number based and the arbibrary names we give them in constructor >are not in this file (witch is OK for size and performance). The RCP file generated by PRCExplorer is a direct representation of what was in the PRC file. The Palm resource format doesn't store resource names, so there is little he could do to create names. >Maybe, if I had >the time, I could program a merger to merge the .rcp from PRCExplorer and >the header file from constructor. > >Is there any third party resource editor???? -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
