Losing an image icon on reopen

Jim Carwardine JimCarwardine at OwnYourFuture-net.com
Thu Nov 11 08:44:20 EST 2004


I'm actually reusing it for another icon assignment.  So, if I can infer,
even though the graphic is embedded, if I assign it to an icon, the graphic
and the icon are tied together.  If the graphic is assigned to a different
icon, the original icon loses it's connection... Jim

on 11/10/04 11:24 PM, Ken Ray wrote:

> On 11/10/04 2:59 PM, "Jim Carwardine" <JimCarwardine at OwnYourFuture-net.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Still wrestling with images... When I'm working in the IDE, I can create a
>> graphic using export snapshot, reduce it and set it as an icon of a button.
>> Everything works great.
>> 
>> Then I save the file and quit Rev.
>> 
>> When I reopen the file in the IDE, the new icon is gone.
>> 
>> I thought the IDE would allow me to save an icon created this way.  I've
>> done this using a file path for the image and it works fine.  Now, I'm
>> getting ready to send my stack out to be demo'ed (so file paths won't work)
>> and I'd like to keep the images in the stack so they can be used.
>> 
>>  Is there something I'm missing?  Jim
> 
> So you're using "export snapshot...to rect" right? If so, are you perchance
> deleting the graphic after you assign it as an icon?
> 
> Ken Ray
> Sons of Thunder Software
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> Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
> 
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