addIcon issue

[Mike Kerner]

thanks, brian, i'll have a look.
i was reading through the library and the filter code. ralph proposed
adding a family menu (or a means for either specifying the family or
showing all families) to the filter. i think that would be a good idea.

On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 2:42 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Have you looked at SVG Icon Tool (Sample Stacks)?  It can help manage icon
> families.  You should be able to set the icon using just the short name.
> The icon svg library will check the current library first and then cycle
> through all loaded families looking for a match.  If there is a collision
> then you don’t know which one will get used (probably the current family
> and then the rest in order of creation).
>
> Here is a version with a large number of icons included:
> https://milby.us/lc/SvgIconTool.zip
>
> I worked on the family code and doubt much has changed since the source
> was closed.  Version number matches GitHub in the rc1 of 9.6.9 currently.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 21, 2022, at 1:58 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > reading through the library, it appears that you are correct - you
> cannot
> > add to the default family.
> > changing the family using setCurrentIconFamily("custom") does cause the
> > picker to show those icons. if i want to select one for assignment to a
> > widget, is that the only way to do it? entering custom/test does not seem
> > to work. instead i have to set the family and then choose the icon
> >
> >> On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 1:21 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
> >> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't think you can add to the default icon family. The docs say that
> if
> >> you haven't specified a family then the icon goes into one named
> "custom".
> >> So see what you get when you run iconFamilies() and if "custom" is in
> >> there
> >> then set the family using setCurrentIconFamily("custom").
> >>
> >> If you prefer, you can create your own family with its own name with
> >> addIconFamily. In any case you have to set the current family before you
> >> can use its icons.
> >> --
> >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
> >> On August 21, 2022 7:48:13 AM Mike Kerner via use-livecode
> >> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have an svg widget that draws correctly, so I'm trying to add it to
> the
> >>> library, but addIcon does not seem to be working.
> >>> After calling addIcon, I try to search for the icon, but it does not
> >> appear
> >>> in the icon picker, and adding it by name does not work, either.
> >>> Here's the line:
> >>> get addIcon("test","m 13,21.59 -4.29,-4.3 -1.42,1.42 5,5 a 1,1 0 0 0
> >> 1.41,0
> >>> l 13,-13 -1.41,-1.42 z M 25,0 H 7 A 7,7 0 0 0 0,7 v 18 a 7,7 0 0 0 7,7
> h
> >> 18
> >>> a 7,7 0 0 0 7,-7 V 7 A 7,7 0 0 0 25,0 Z m 5,25 a 5,5 0 0 1 -5,5 H 7 A
> >> 5,5 0
> >>> 0 1 2,25 V 7 A 5,5 0 0 1 7,2 h 18 a 5,5 0 0 1 5,5 z",0)
> >>>
> >>>
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On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."