[Python] InitResourceBitmap

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On 26/10/2011 at 04:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi,

If you want to use a custom icon, you have to register it with RegisterIcon (id, bmp). You can then use this custom ID the same way as CINEMA 4D icon IDs to identify the registered icon.

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On 26/10/2011 at 09:41, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Yeah. I already know how that from doing it in C++.
But thank you for the advice.

As long as we're talking about icons and images here. There's one last thing about them I haven't figured out yet.
I haven't been able to use icons on the standard buttons (Not the drop down ComboBox type of buttons) in either C++ or Python.
Neither the AddButton() method. Or using an external resource BUTTON way lets me do it like I've been doing it with ComboBox buttons.

Is there a way to use icons on those buttons?
Or is it a known limitation?

-ScottA

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On 26/10/2011 at 12:06, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

As long as we're talking about icons and images here. There's one last thing about them I haven't figured out yet.
I haven't been able to use icons on the standard buttons (Not the drop down ComboBox type of buttons) in either C++ or Python.
Neither the AddButton() method. Or using an external resource BUTTON way lets me do it like I've been doing it with ComboBox buttons.

Is there a way to use icons on those buttons?
Or is it a known limitation?

As far as I know, the only way to display icons on buttons is with the BitmapButtonCustomGui.

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On 26/10/2011 at 12:15, xxxxxxxx wrote:

That's what I thought.
But I needed to get "official" confirmation on it.

Thanks,
-ScottA

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On 13/02/2012 at 09:00, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I too am having trouble with custom buttons and I havent been able to find any good examples of "BitmapButtonCustomGui". Any suggestions? I simply want to add one of the c4d resource button icons to a button I have created in my GeDialog.

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On 13/02/2012 at 19:10, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I'm afraid I can't give you any answers to that one marc.
In C++ it's very simple like this:

  //C++ example that puts a sphere icon on a customGui button  
  
  GroupBegin(0,BFH_LEFT,2,0,"MySecondGroup",0);  
      {  
   BaseContainer bc;                             //Create a container to hold our custom button gizmo              
   bc.SetLong(BITMAPBUTTON_BORDER, BORDER_OUT);  //Make the button style raised so it looks like a button  
   bc.SetBool(BITMAPBUTTON_BUTTON, TRUE);          //Make it act like a button  
   myButton = (BitmapButtonCustomGui* )AddCustomGui(10001,CUSTOMGUI_BITMAPBUTTON,"MY BUTTON", 0L,80,80,bc); //Adds the BitmapButton GUI to the dialog      
   myButton->SetImage(Osphere, FALSE);         //Adds the sphere icon to the button  
      }  
  GroupEnd();

But in python there is no casting. And the SDK has no code to help in the conversion.

   #Python version that does **not** work  
#Keeps saying SetImage() is using the wrong type  
  
      self.GroupBegin(0, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT|c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, 1, 1, "Bitmap Example",0)  
  
      bc = c4d.BaseContainer()                            #Create a new container to store the button image    
      bc.SetLong(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_BORDER, c4d.BORDER_OUT) #Sets the border to look like a button  
      bc.SetBool(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_BUTTON, True)  #<-------------------#Does not seem to to work in R13?   
   
      self.myBitButton=self.AddCustomGui(MY_BITMAP_BUTTON, c4d.CUSTOMGUI_BITMAPBUTTON, "Bitmap Button", c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT | c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT, 30, 30, bc)  
      self.myBitButton = gui.BitmapButtonCustomGui   
      self.myBitButton.SetImage(c4d.Osphere, False,False) #<----Error: Not the right object type!!!  
  
      self.GroupEnd()

I've been using a direct file path method to load images(even icons). And waiting for someone to post a working example of BitmapButtonCustomGui with python.

If nobody helps you. And you need an alternative(using hard a coded path). I'll post my file path method if you need it.

-ScottA

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On 14/02/2012 at 01:26, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

But in python there is no casting. And the SDK has no code to help in the conversion.
#Python version that does **not** work  
#Keeps saying SetImage() is using the wrong type  
   
self.myBitButton=self.AddCustomGui(MY_BITMAP_BUTTON, c4d.CUSTOMGUI_BITMAPBUTTON, "Bitmap Button", c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT | c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT, 30, 30, bc)  
self.myBitButton = gui.BitmapButtonCustomGui   
self.myBitButton.SetImage(c4d.Osphere, False,False) #<----Error: Not the right object type!!!  
I've been using a direct file path method to load images(even icons). And waiting for someone to post a working example of BitmapButtonCustomGui with python.

AddCustomGui() returns a BitmapButtonCustomGui object in this case... Python has no casting but it's dynamic.

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx
self.myBitButton = gui.BitmapButtonCustomGui

And with this line you just assign BitmapButtonCustomGui type.

BitmapButtonCustomGui.SetImage() is used to load custom images from a filename string, bitmap or icon data dictionary. To load an image from an ID there's BITMAPBUTTON_ICONID1 and BITMAPBUTTON_ICONID2 container entries of the settings for the BitmapButtonCustomGui:

bc.SetLong(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_ICONID1, c4d.Osphere)

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On 14/02/2012 at 07:20, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Scott...Thanks so much for the help! I am a total newbie at this and you were a tremendous help!

Yannick...YOU ROCK!!!!!

I am very much a beginner at all of this. I am a designer by trade and choice, but am using Python to push my abilities in C4D. I must say that this was a hurdle I wasn't sure if I could beat, but you have saved the day! MANY MANY THANKS!

This worked like a charm:
self.GroupBegin(0, c4d.BFH_CENTER | c4d.BFH_CENTER, 2, 0, "", 0) #id, flags, cols, rows, title, groupflags
############# ICON BUTTON ###################
      bc = c4d.BaseContainer()                            ######Create a new container to store the button image
      bc.SetLong(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_ICONID1, c4d.RESOURCEIMAGE_MOVE) #####Sets Button Icon
      bc.SetBool(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_BUTTON, True)
      self.myBitButton=self.AddCustomGui(BUTTON_SELECT_MOVE, c4d.CUSTOMGUI_BITMAPBUTTON, "Bend", c4d.BFH_CENTER | c4d.BFV_CENTER, 32, 32, bc)
      self.myBitButton = gui.BitmapButtonCustomGui

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On 14/02/2012 at 07:23, xxxxxxxx wrote:

add this with the info on :
http://chicagoc4d.com/C4DPythonSDK/modules/c4d.bitmaps/index.html?highlight=initresource#c4d.bitmaps.InitResourceBitmap

and thats it!

Again, THANKS GUYS!

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On 14/02/2012 at 08:02, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Now I just have to find the objects that arent on that list haha. I know they exist b/c C4D uses icons for them lol.

The hunt continues...

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On 14/02/2012 at 08:18, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Search your MAXON folder for this file: "interface_icons.txt"
It has a list of the icons and their ID#s.

You also don't need this line of code:self.myBitButton = gui.BitmapButtonCustomGui
I only posted it because I didn't know how to work it into the solution. I just put in there so whoever wanted to take a look at the problem had all the pieces to work with.

Here a complete R13 script example of a button with an icon on it:

import c4d,os  
from c4d import gui,bitmaps  
  
MY_BITMAP_BUTTON = 1003  
  
class MyDialog(c4d.gui.GeDialog) :  
  
  def CreateLayout(self) :  
        
      self.SetTitle("My Python Dialog")  
  
      self.GroupBegin(0, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT|c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, 1, 1, "Bitmap Example",0)  
  
      bc = c4d.BaseContainer()                            ######Create a new container to store the button image   
      bc.SetLong(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_BORDER, c4d.BORDER_OUT) #Sets the border to look like a button  
      bc.SetLong(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_ICONID1, c4d.RESOURCEIMAGE_MOVE) #####Sets Button Icon  
      bc.SetBool(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_BUTTON, True) #<---Does Not animate in R13!?  
      self.myBitButton=self.AddCustomGui(MY_BITMAP_BUTTON, c4d.CUSTOMGUI_BITMAPBUTTON, "My Button", c4d.BFH_CENTER | c4d.BFV_CENTER, 50, 50, bc)  
   
      self.GroupEnd()  
      return True  
  
  #Do something when the button is pressed  
  def Command(self, id, msg=None) :  
      if id==MY_BITMAP_BUTTON:  
         print "Hello"    
    
      return True  
  
if __name__=='__main__':  
  dlg = MyDialog()  
  dlg.Open(c4d.DLG_TYPE_ASYNC, defaultw=100, defaulth=100)

I still don't know why buttons don't animate when it's clicked in R13. Like they used to do in 12.

-ScottA

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On 14/02/2012 at 08:39, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks Scott!

I was just being stupid haha. I already had the ID's for those elsewhere in my code...all I had to do was scroll down haha.

Thanks again! HUGE help

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On 14/02/2012 at 08:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

btw...when you say "animate"...do you mean the down/toggle state. When the user clicks it?

I am using R13 and when I click these they have what appears to be a "down" state.

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On 14/02/2012 at 08:57, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Yeah. That's what I'm referring to.
It does not animate in R13 for me if I use: bc.SetLong(c4d.BITMAPBUTTON_BORDER, c4d.BORDER_OUT)

However, It does animate using this layout format in R12.
Something must have changed.
I'm not sure if it's a bug or not. But I prefer the way it worked in R12.

-ScottA

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On 14/02/2012 at 12:00, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Scott,

I have the icons implemented and they are working great!

When I click on the icon, a border appears around it while the mouse button is held down... giving it the impression of a downstate. The appearance of the icon itself doesnt change, but the border indicates the down state. Tested in R12 and R13 and the functionality is the same in both.

I see what you are saying about the toggle state in your case. You want to add the BORDER_OUT to make it look more like a button, and you want that to change when clicked.

I will keep my eyes peeled and if I run across something I will post it here

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