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 > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> 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 >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> 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 >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> 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
