Storing Images for use by Custom Controls

[Stephen Barncard]

lose the quotes inside the brackets??

sqb

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Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA -
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On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Simon Knight via use-livecode <
use-livecode at 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 at 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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