Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Yes that is exactly it. And because of that, if LC does not "see" that first group before the copy, then the images will not display correctly. If the images are in the same stack, then there is no problem, you can make copies of the group as much as you want, but suppose you copied the group from one stack to another, like a new substack in the same mainstack, or a completely different mainstack? Well then, BIG problem! That is why I came up with the naming method. It makes the group completely portable. I could have gotten around the issue of the file links not being found by using absolute file references instead of relative ones ie. /Users/bobsneidar/Documents/Livecode Projects/Forms Generator 8/Images/PlusDisabled.png instead of ./Images/PlusDisabled.png and then I could use a cetral image repository, but then the idea of skinning the app would not have worked without replacing the images in the central repository, which would affect ALL your projects that used them. Bob S > On Jul 26, 2018, at 01:52 , Simon Knight via use-livecode > wrote: > > Bob, > > The reason I went for the array rather than a naming convention such as you > suggest is because I have no idea how Livecode resolves the names. I have an > impression that it looks at the stack and works its way up through the images > in ID order. The upshot is that a button in a copy of the first group may > well be using images from other groups. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hi Stephen, Why lose the quotes, the texts are literals and not variables. Simon > On 25 Jul 2018, at 21:41, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode > wrote: > > ose the quotes inside the brackets?? > > sqb > > -- > Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Bob, The reason I went for the array rather than a naming convention such as you suggest is because I have no idea how Livecode resolves the names. I have an impression that it looks at the stack and works its way up through the images in ID order. The upshot is that a button in a copy of the first group may well be using images from other groups. I tried all sorts of syntax along the lines of image “ImgPlusButton” of this group but any attempts to specify the location were rejected. My code associates the local image of the required name that is within the group container with its ID number which is allocated when the group is created. I believe that the stack wide naming/ID list is also where Bernd’s code fails; images are indeed found but there is no guarantee that they are the images that are members of the group or as in one of my tests even on the same stack. best wishes Simon > On 25 Jul 2018, at 22:47, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > About saving images: I learned a long time ago, both with graphics and > publications development, as well as software development, to have copies of > resources in a subfolder of a main project folder. This has a couple > advantages: First of all, graphics applications can often auto-resolve > references if you do that. Second, in case you want to skin your app, you can > keep sets of graphics in other folders, then do a simple folder rename kabuke > dance and voila! You just reskinned your app! > > As far as the technique of grouping buttons with their image objects (I hide > my image objects and put them behind the button they belong to) and then > grouping all the control groups as one, this is a great method, and allows > you to programmatically dynamically update the controls as needed. > > Finally, as I mentioned, naming the images and buttons so that knowing the > button name makes the image name predictable eliminates the need to store > everything in an array for access later, although I'm sure that is a workable > solution as well. > > I have no problem having multiple copies of an image in my application, at > least for MacOS and Windows apps. They shouldn't take up too much space if > designed right, and the convenience of keeping the images with the buttons > that need them ensures my forms will ALWAYS display correctly. > > Bob S > > >> On Jul 25, 2018, at 13:20 , Simon Knight via use-livecode >> wrote: >> The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has components stored in different locations and they may well become separated sometime in the future. Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and Mark W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really want to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to recreate a control that I already have. > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
I am sorry to say that my solution does not work if you paste the group on the same card. However Simons solution works when "of me" is added in the repeat loop resolve image is not granular enough to distinguish between groups. Once you paste the group onto a different card or stack then it works. It could also be simplified to the following code since the images for icons of the custom control are known on newGroup set the hilitedIcon of button "bOne" of me to the short id of image "redQMark" of me set the icon of button "bOne" of me to the short id of image "greenRound" of me end newGroup Kind regards bnig--- via use-livecode wrote > Hi Simon, > > I think the easiest way would be to copy the images your custom control > uses > to the custom controls. > then add this code to the group (it is for one button "bOne" and two > images > "greenRound" and "redQMark" > > on newGroup >resolve image "redQMark" relative to button "bOne" of me >if it is not empty then > set the hilitedIcon of button "bOne" of me to the short id of it >end if >resolve image "greenRound" relative to button "bOne" of me >if it is not empty then > set the icon of button "bOne" of me to the short id of it >end if > end newGroup > > "NewGroup" is a message that the custom control gets when you paste it. > That way the custom control is self contained and when you paste it into a > new stack it will assign the ids of the images to your buttons. > > Kind regards > Bernd > > That way they are contained in your custom control and the custom control > can be self contained, i.e. can be reused in a different stack. -- Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
About saving images: I learned a long time ago, both with graphics and publications development, as well as software development, to have copies of resources in a subfolder of a main project folder. This has a couple advantages: First of all, graphics applications can often auto-resolve references if you do that. Second, in case you want to skin your app, you can keep sets of graphics in other folders, then do a simple folder rename kabuke dance and voila! You just reskinned your app! As far as the technique of grouping buttons with their image objects (I hide my image objects and put them behind the button they belong to) and then grouping all the control groups as one, this is a great method, and allows you to programmatically dynamically update the controls as needed. Finally, as I mentioned, naming the images and buttons so that knowing the button name makes the image name predictable eliminates the need to store everything in an array for access later, although I'm sure that is a workable solution as well. I have no problem having multiple copies of an image in my application, at least for MacOS and Windows apps. They shouldn't take up too much space if designed right, and the convenience of keeping the images with the buttons that need them ensures my forms will ALWAYS display correctly. Bob S > On Jul 25, 2018, at 13:20 , Simon Knight via use-livecode > wrote: > >>> The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has >>> components stored in different locations and they may well become >>> separated sometime in the future. >>> Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the >>> prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and Mark >>> W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when >>> version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to >>> Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I >>> realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really want >>> to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to recreate >>> a control that I already have. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Simon, try to add "of me" like below repeat with x=1 to the number of images of me put the ID of image x of me into tID put the short name of image x of me into tName put tID into ImageA[tName] end repeat Kind regards Bernd scott--- via use-livecode wrote > Well I tried using custom props but did not get very far with them. My > solution is to add the image files to the group and hide them behind other > controls. I have added the attached handler that sets the button icons to > the values of the images in the group. The handler should be called when > the original control is duplicated but. > > I used the array to ensure that the handler only finds images that are > part of the group: > > on newgroup >-- set the icons for the buttons > >--build an array of refs to images in the group >repeat with x=1 to the number of images of me > put the ID of image x into tID > put the short name of image x into tName > put tID into ImageA[tName] >end repeat > >--now set the icons >set the icon of button "add" of me to ImageA["imgPlus"] >set the icon of button "SortA" of me to ImageA["imgSort"] >set the icon of button "Delete" of me to ImageA["imgBin"] > >set the icon of button "SortB" of me to ImageA["imgSort"] >set the icon of button "Remove" of me to ImageA["imgLeftArrow"] >set the icon of button "Use" of me to ImageA["imgLeftArrow"] > end newgroup >> On 24 Jul 2018, at 23:36, scott--- via use-livecode > use-livecode@.runrev > wrote: >> >> Hello Simon, >> I see I probably misunderstood what you were trying to do. With a custom >> control I might be tempted to store the images in a customProp if I >> wanted multiple resolutions to travel with the group object. Then do >> something like setting the imageData of the image. >> — >> Scott > >>> On Jul 24, 2018, at 8:44 AM, Simon Knight via use-livecode > use-livecode@.runrev > wrote: >>> >>> Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom >>> control? I have tried adding the images to the custom control group but >>> the buttons in copies of the first group refer back to the first group >>> so there is no advantage when compared to storing the images on a card >>> or in a folder. >>> >>> best wishes >>> >>> Simon K. -- Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
lose the quotes inside the brackets?? sqb -- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Simon Knight via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Bernd, > > Unfortunately when I tried your code the copies referred back to the > original. > > best wishes > > Simon > > On 25 Jul 2018, at 13:22, BNig via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Simon, > > > > I think the easiest way would be to copy the images your custom control > uses > > to the custom controls. > > then add this code to the group (it is for one button "bOne" and two > images > > "greenRound" and "redQMark" > > > > on newGroup > > resolve image "redQMark" relative to button "bOne" of me > > if it is not empty then > > set the hilitedIcon of button "bOne" to the short id of it > > end if > > resolve image "greenRound" relative to button "bOne" of me > > if it is not empty then > > set the icon of button "bOne" to the short id of it > > end if > > end newGroup > > > > "NewGroup" is a message that the custom control gets when you paste it. > > That way the custom control is self contained and when you paste it into > a > > new stack it will assign the ids of the images to your buttons. > > > > Kind regards > > Bernd > > > > That way they are contained in your custom control and the custom control > > can be self contained, i.e. can be reused in a different stack. > > > > > > Simon Knight via use-livecode wrote > >> Hi Scott, > >> > >> Thank you for your replies. I apologise for my question, I should have > >> been clearer. However, I have copied your response to my “hints and > tips” > >> document for reference in the future as it seems like a useful workflow > to > >> know. > >> > >> To clarify my question; I have created a simple custom control that uses > >> two list fields and some buttons. I will probably want to use the > control > >> in the future so I am seeking a method of saving the control ready to be > >> used in the future. At the moment the png images, I use to "skin" the > >> buttons, are stored on a card on a sub-stack named assets. I do this > >> because I am following some advice that Trevor Devore gave in a video > some > >> years ago and I know no better. > >> > >> The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has > >> components stored in different locations and they may well become > >> separated sometime in the future. > >> Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the > >> prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and > Mark > >> W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when > >> version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to > >> Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I > >> realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really > want > >> to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to > recreate > >> a control that I already have. > >> > >> I had not thought of using a customProp to store images and in truth I > did > >> not know it was an option so I will do some research and see what I can > >> learn. > >> > >> Thanks again and best wishes > >> > >> Simon > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/ > Revolution-User-f278306.html > > > > ___ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hi Bernd, Unfortunately when I tried your code the copies referred back to the original. best wishes Simon > On 25 Jul 2018, at 13:22, BNig via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Simon, > > I think the easiest way would be to copy the images your custom control uses > to the custom controls. > then add this code to the group (it is for one button "bOne" and two images > "greenRound" and "redQMark" > > on newGroup > resolve image "redQMark" relative to button "bOne" of me > if it is not empty then > set the hilitedIcon of button "bOne" to the short id of it > end if > resolve image "greenRound" relative to button "bOne" of me > if it is not empty then > set the icon of button "bOne" to the short id of it > end if > end newGroup > > "NewGroup" is a message that the custom control gets when you paste it. > That way the custom control is self contained and when you paste it into a > new stack it will assign the ids of the images to your buttons. > > Kind regards > Bernd > > That way they are contained in your custom control and the custom control > can be self contained, i.e. can be reused in a different stack. > > > Simon Knight via use-livecode wrote >> Hi Scott, >> >> Thank you for your replies. I apologise for my question, I should have >> been clearer. However, I have copied your response to my “hints and tips” >> document for reference in the future as it seems like a useful workflow to >> know. >> >> To clarify my question; I have created a simple custom control that uses >> two list fields and some buttons. I will probably want to use the control >> in the future so I am seeking a method of saving the control ready to be >> used in the future. At the moment the png images, I use to "skin" the >> buttons, are stored on a card on a sub-stack named assets. I do this >> because I am following some advice that Trevor Devore gave in a video some >> years ago and I know no better. >> >> The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has >> components stored in different locations and they may well become >> separated sometime in the future. >> Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the >> prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and Mark >> W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when >> version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to >> Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I >> realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really want >> to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to recreate >> a control that I already have. >> >> I had not thought of using a customProp to store images and in truth I did >> not know it was an option so I will do some research and see what I can >> learn. >> >> Thanks again and best wishes >> >> Simon > > > > > > -- > Sent from: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Well I tried using custom props but did not get very far with them. My solution is to add the image files to the group and hide them behind other controls. I have added the attached handler that sets the button icons to the values of the images in the group. The handler should be called when the original control is duplicated but. I used the array to ensure that the handler only finds images that are part of the group: on newgroup -- set the icons for the buttons --build an array of refs to images in the group repeat with x=1 to the number of images of me put the ID of image x into tID put the short name of image x into tName put tID into ImageA[tName] end repeat --now set the icons set the icon of button "add" of me to ImageA["imgPlus"] set the icon of button "SortA" of me to ImageA["imgSort"] set the icon of button "Delete" of me to ImageA["imgBin"] set the icon of button "SortB" of me to ImageA["imgSort"] set the icon of button "Remove" of me to ImageA["imgLeftArrow"] set the icon of button "Use" of me to ImageA["imgLeftArrow"] end newgroup > On 24 Jul 2018, at 23:36, scott--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hello Simon, > I see I probably misunderstood what you were trying to do. With a custom > control I might be tempted to store the images in a customProp if I wanted > multiple resolutions to travel with the group object. Then do something like > setting the imageData of the image. > — > Scott > > Elementary Software > (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) > web http://elementarysoftware.com/ > email sc...@elementarysoftware.com > booth 1-800-615-0867 > >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 8:44 AM, Simon Knight via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I >> have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in >> copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no >> advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. >> >> best wishes >> >> Simon K. >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Neat! I didn’t know about resolve image. > On Jul 25, 2018, at 5:22 AM, BNig via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Simon, > > I think the easiest way would be to copy the images your custom control uses > to the custom controls. > then add this code to the group (it is for one button "bOne" and two images > "greenRound" and "redQMark" > > on newGroup > resolve image "redQMark" relative to button "bOne" of me > if it is not empty then > set the hilitedIcon of button "bOne" to the short id of it > end if > resolve image "greenRound" relative to button "bOne" of me > if it is not empty then > set the icon of button "bOne" to the short id of it > end if > end newGroup > > "NewGroup" is a message that the custom control gets when you paste it. > That way the custom control is self contained and when you paste it into a > new stack it will assign the ids of the images to your buttons. > > Kind regards > Bernd > > That way they are contained in your custom control and the custom control > can be self contained, i.e. can be reused in a different stack. > > > Simon Knight via use-livecode wrote >> Hi Scott, >> >> Thank you for your replies. I apologise for my question, I should have >> been clearer. However, I have copied your response to my “hints and tips” >> document for reference in the future as it seems like a useful workflow to >> know. >> >> To clarify my question; I have created a simple custom control that uses >> two list fields and some buttons. I will probably want to use the control >> in the future so I am seeking a method of saving the control ready to be >> used in the future. At the moment the png images, I use to "skin" the >> buttons, are stored on a card on a sub-stack named assets. I do this >> because I am following some advice that Trevor Devore gave in a video some >> years ago and I know no better. >> >> The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has >> components stored in different locations and they may well become >> separated sometime in the future. >> Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the >> prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and Mark >> W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when >> version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to >> Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I >> realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really want >> to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to recreate >> a control that I already have. >> >> I had not thought of using a customProp to store images and in truth I did >> not know it was an option so I will do some research and see what I can >> learn. >> >> Thanks again and best wishes >> >> Simon > > > > > > -- > Sent from: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hi Simon, I think the easiest way would be to copy the images your custom control uses to the custom controls. then add this code to the group (it is for one button "bOne" and two images "greenRound" and "redQMark" on newGroup resolve image "redQMark" relative to button "bOne" of me if it is not empty then set the hilitedIcon of button "bOne" to the short id of it end if resolve image "greenRound" relative to button "bOne" of me if it is not empty then set the icon of button "bOne" to the short id of it end if end newGroup "NewGroup" is a message that the custom control gets when you paste it. That way the custom control is self contained and when you paste it into a new stack it will assign the ids of the images to your buttons. Kind regards Bernd That way they are contained in your custom control and the custom control can be self contained, i.e. can be reused in a different stack. Simon Knight via use-livecode wrote > Hi Scott, > > Thank you for your replies. I apologise for my question, I should have > been clearer. However, I have copied your response to my “hints and tips” > document for reference in the future as it seems like a useful workflow to > know. > > To clarify my question; I have created a simple custom control that uses > two list fields and some buttons. I will probably want to use the control > in the future so I am seeking a method of saving the control ready to be > used in the future. At the moment the png images, I use to "skin" the > buttons, are stored on a card on a sub-stack named assets. I do this > because I am following some advice that Trevor Devore gave in a video some > years ago and I know no better. > > The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has > components stored in different locations and they may well become > separated sometime in the future. > Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the > prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and Mark > W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when > version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to > Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I > realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really want > to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to recreate > a control that I already have. > > I had not thought of using a customProp to store images and in truth I did > not know it was an option so I will do some research and see what I can > learn. > > Thanks again and best wishes > > Simon -- Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hi Scott, Thank you for your replies. I apologise for my question, I should have been clearer. However, I have copied your response to my “hints and tips” document for reference in the future as it seems like a useful workflow to know. To clarify my question; I have created a simple custom control that uses two list fields and some buttons. I will probably want to use the control in the future so I am seeking a method of saving the control ready to be used in the future. At the moment the png images, I use to "skin" the buttons, are stored on a card on a sub-stack named assets. I do this because I am following some advice that Trevor Devore gave in a video some years ago and I know no better. The problem with this storage solution is that my custom control has components stored in different locations and they may well become separated sometime in the future. Initially, I searched the Livecode forum and found a thread where the prospect of better encapsulation of custom controls was discussed and Mark W. wrote that he was thinking about it. This was a few years ago when version 6 was current and I wondered if any features have been added to Livecode to enable fully encapsulated custom controls to be written. I realise that one answer might be “write a widget” but I don’t really want to take time learning a new language and process in an attempt to recreate a control that I already have. I had not thought of using a customProp to store images and in truth I did not know it was an option so I will do some research and see what I can learn. Thanks again and best wishes Simon > On 24 Jul 2018, at 23:36, scott--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hello Simon, > I see I probably misunderstood what you were trying to do. With a custom > control I might be tempted to store the images in a customProp if I wanted > multiple resolutions to travel with the group object. Then do something like > setting the imageData of the image. > — > Scott > > Elementary Software > (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) > web http://elementarysoftware.com/ > email sc...@elementarysoftware.com > booth 1-800-615-0867 > >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 8:44 AM, Simon Knight via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I >> have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in >> copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no >> advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. >> >> best wishes >> >> Simon K. >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hello Simon, I see I probably misunderstood what you were trying to do. With a custom control I might be tempted to store the images in a customProp if I wanted multiple resolutions to travel with the group object. Then do something like setting the imageData of the image. — Scott Elementary Software (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) web http://elementarysoftware.com/ email sc...@elementarysoftware.com booth 1-800-615-0867 > On Jul 24, 2018, at 8:44 AM, Simon Knight via use-livecode > wrote: > > Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I > have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in > copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no > advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. > > best wishes > > Simon K. > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hello Simon, When you say "compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder” it suggests two very different ways of organizing your source images. If you are taking advantage of LiveCode’s automagical ability to pick the correct resolution image then you need to have the images in your project be “referenced” controls. You can tell if they are referenced because when you examine them with the object inspector they will have a file path. (tip: the folder containing the images should be in the same folder as the mainStack of the project. Use the “Copy Files” tab in the Standalone Application Settings to attach it to your standalone. Also, in the object inspector, change the file path of the images to a relative paths. For example on Mac a file path might be: < /Users/yourname/someFolder/yourProjectFolder/images/myCustomButton.png > and you would change this to: < ./images/myCustomButton.png > I store the images inside of LiveCode in different locations depending on the design of the app Scott Morrow Elementary Software (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) web http://elementarysoftware.com/ email sc...@elementarysoftware.com booth 1-800-615-0867 -- > On Jul 24, 2018, at 8:44 AM, Simon Knight via use-livecode > wrote: > > Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I > have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in > copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no > advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. > > best wishes > > Simon K. > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Never mind I figured out why it wasn't working when I tested it. I was copy/pasting the custom control group into a stack on the desktop, but my images were relatively linked to png's in a subfolder in one of my project folders! LOL! It works fine. Bob S > On Jul 24, 2018, at 09:43 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hmmm just tested. Doesn't seem to work. I'll have to investigate why. The old > script works though I pasted it numerous times. > > Bob S > > >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 09:35 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> No sooner said than done. Keep in mind this method depends on four things: >> >> 1. Your main group consists of a number of child groups composed of three >> controls: a button, an icon image and a disabledIcon image >> 2. Your button names begin with "btn" and your images begin with "img" eg. >> "btnNew" >> 3. Your "icon" images are named like your buttons, excluding the first three >> characters eg. "imgNew" >> 4. Your "disabledIcon" images are named like your buttons, excluding the >> first three characters, and ending in "Disabled" eg. "imgNewDisabled" >> >> on newBackground >> put the childcontrolNames of me into tGroupList >> >> repeat for each line tGroup in tGroupList >> put the childControlNames of group tGroup into tControlList >> filter tControlList with "btn*" >> >> repeat for each line tButtonName in tControlList >>put char 4 to -1 of tButtonName into tControlName >>put "img" & tControlName into tEnabledImage >>put "img" & tControlName into tDisabledImage >>set the icon of button tButtonName to the short id of image >> tEnabledImage >>set the disabledIcon of button tButtonName to the short id of image >> tDisabledImage >> end repeat >> end repeat >> pass newBackground >> end newBackground >> >> >>> On Jul 24, 2018, at 09:14 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>> wrote: >>> >>> I have a custom control group with a series of buttons, each with an >>> enabled icon and a disabled icon. I have this if the group script, which >>> should give you some idea how to proceed: >>> >>> on newBackground >>> -- Relink buttons to graphics as they all have different ID's now >>> set the icon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image "imgNew" >>> set the disabledIcon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image >>> "imgNewDisabled" >>> set the icon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image "imgDelete" >>> set the disabledIcon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image >>> "imgDeleteDisabled" >>> set the icon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image "imgEdit" >>> set the disabledIcon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image >>> "imgEditDisabled" >>> set the icon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image "imgCancel" >>> set the disabledIcon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image >>> "imgCancelDisabled" >>> set the icon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image "imgSave" >>> set the disabledIcon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image >>> "imgSaveDisabled" >>> set the icon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image "imgHome" >>> set the disabledIcon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image >>> "imgHomeDisabled" >>> pass newBackground >>> end newBackground >>> >>> In retrospect I should have created a loop, but that would depend on the >>> image names being predictable. As you can see I have named all my icons in >>> such a way so as to reflect the name of the button itself. If you do that, >>> this could be made into a generic handler that would work for any group >>> with buttons next to their icon images, and you wouldn't need to use >>> literals. >>> >>> Bob S >>> >>> On Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 , Simon Knight via use-livecode wrote: Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. best wishes Simon K. >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
Hmmm just tested. Doesn't seem to work. I'll have to investigate why. The old script works though I pasted it numerous times. Bob S > On Jul 24, 2018, at 09:35 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > No sooner said than done. Keep in mind this method depends on four things: > > 1. Your main group consists of a number of child groups composed of three > controls: a button, an icon image and a disabledIcon image > 2. Your button names begin with "btn" and your images begin with "img" eg. > "btnNew" > 3. Your "icon" images are named like your buttons, excluding the first three > characters eg. "imgNew" > 4. Your "disabledIcon" images are named like your buttons, excluding the > first three characters, and ending in "Disabled" eg. "imgNewDisabled" > > on newBackground > put the childcontrolNames of me into tGroupList > > repeat for each line tGroup in tGroupList > put the childControlNames of group tGroup into tControlList > filter tControlList with "btn*" > > repeat for each line tButtonName in tControlList > put char 4 to -1 of tButtonName into tControlName > put "img" & tControlName into tEnabledImage > put "img" & tControlName into tDisabledImage > set the icon of button tButtonName to the short id of image > tEnabledImage > set the disabledIcon of button tButtonName to the short id of image > tDisabledImage > end repeat > end repeat > pass newBackground > end newBackground > > >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 09:14 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> I have a custom control group with a series of buttons, each with an enabled >> icon and a disabled icon. I have this if the group script, which should give >> you some idea how to proceed: >> >> on newBackground >> -- Relink buttons to graphics as they all have different ID's now >> set the icon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image "imgNew" >> set the disabledIcon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image >> "imgNewDisabled" >> set the icon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image "imgDelete" >> set the disabledIcon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image >> "imgDeleteDisabled" >> set the icon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image "imgEdit" >> set the disabledIcon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image >> "imgEditDisabled" >> set the icon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image "imgCancel" >> set the disabledIcon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image >> "imgCancelDisabled" >> set the icon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image "imgSave" >> set the disabledIcon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image >> "imgSaveDisabled" >> set the icon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image "imgHome" >> set the disabledIcon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image >> "imgHomeDisabled" >> pass newBackground >> end newBackground >> >> In retrospect I should have created a loop, but that would depend on the >> image names being predictable. As you can see I have named all my icons in >> such a way so as to reflect the name of the button itself. If you do that, >> this could be made into a generic handler that would work for any group with >> buttons next to their icon images, and you wouldn't need to use literals. >> >> Bob S >> >> >>> On Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 , Simon Knight via use-livecode >>> wrote: >>> >>> Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? >>> I have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons >>> in copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no >>> advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. >>> >>> best wishes >>> >>> Simon K. >> >> >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
No sooner said than done. Keep in mind this method depends on four things: 1. Your main group consists of a number of child groups composed of three controls: a button, an icon image and a disabledIcon image 2. Your button names begin with "btn" and your images begin with "img" eg. "btnNew" 3. Your "icon" images are named like your buttons, excluding the first three characters eg. "imgNew" 4. Your "disabledIcon" images are named like your buttons, excluding the first three characters, and ending in "Disabled" eg. "imgNewDisabled" on newBackground put the childcontrolNames of me into tGroupList repeat for each line tGroup in tGroupList put the childControlNames of group tGroup into tControlList filter tControlList with "btn*" repeat for each line tButtonName in tControlList put char 4 to -1 of tButtonName into tControlName put "img" & tControlName into tEnabledImage put "img" & tControlName into tDisabledImage set the icon of button tButtonName to the short id of image tEnabledImage set the disabledIcon of button tButtonName to the short id of image tDisabledImage end repeat end repeat pass newBackground end newBackground > On Jul 24, 2018, at 09:14 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have a custom control group with a series of buttons, each with an enabled > icon and a disabled icon. I have this if the group script, which should give > you some idea how to proceed: > > on newBackground > -- Relink buttons to graphics as they all have different ID's now > set the icon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image "imgNew" > set the disabledIcon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image > "imgNewDisabled" > set the icon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image "imgDelete" > set the disabledIcon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image > "imgDeleteDisabled" > set the icon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image "imgEdit" > set the disabledIcon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image > "imgEditDisabled" > set the icon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image "imgCancel" > set the disabledIcon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image > "imgCancelDisabled" > set the icon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image "imgSave" > set the disabledIcon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image > "imgSaveDisabled" > set the icon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image "imgHome" > set the disabledIcon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image > "imgHomeDisabled" > pass newBackground > end newBackground > > In retrospect I should have created a loop, but that would depend on the > image names being predictable. As you can see I have named all my icons in > such a way so as to reflect the name of the button itself. If you do that, > this could be made into a generic handler that would work for any group with > buttons next to their icon images, and you wouldn't need to use literals. > > Bob S > > >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 , Simon Knight via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I >> have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in >> copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no >> advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. >> >> best wishes >> >> Simon K. > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Storing Images for use by Custom Controls
I have a custom control group with a series of buttons, each with an enabled icon and a disabled icon. I have this if the group script, which should give you some idea how to proceed: on newBackground -- Relink buttons to graphics as they all have different ID's now set the icon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image "imgNew" set the disabledIcon of button "btnNew" to the short id of image "imgNewDisabled" set the icon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image "imgDelete" set the disabledIcon of button "btnDelete" to the short id of image "imgDeleteDisabled" set the icon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image "imgEdit" set the disabledIcon of button "btnEdit" to the short id of image "imgEditDisabled" set the icon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image "imgCancel" set the disabledIcon of button "btnCancel" to the short id of image "imgCancelDisabled" set the icon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image "imgSave" set the disabledIcon of button "btnSave" to the short id of image "imgSaveDisabled" set the icon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image "imgHome" set the disabledIcon of button "btnHome" to the short id of image "imgHomeDisabled" pass newBackground end newBackground In retrospect I should have created a loop, but that would depend on the image names being predictable. As you can see I have named all my icons in such a way so as to reflect the name of the button itself. If you do that, this could be made into a generic handler that would work for any group with buttons next to their icon images, and you wouldn't need to use literals. Bob S > On Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 , Simon Knight via use-livecode > wrote: > > Is there an elegant method of storing images for use by a custom control? I > have tried adding the images to the custom control group but the buttons in > copies of the first group refer back to the first group so there is no > advantage when compared to storing the images on a card or in a folder. > > best wishes > > Simon K. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
