Drawing a bitmap inside a dialog

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On 14/02/2005 at 07:30, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Ok, definetely, why can't this be simpler?
I have a User Area defined with a name: xpic. Why can't I simply type:

  
DrawBitmap(xpic,bitmap_path,0,100,0,100)  

?

I know this command doesn't exist. But WHY, oh why can't it be as simple as this!?!?
I ask again: how can I draw a bitmap into an user area that I defined in a dialog resorce?

Rui Batista

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On 14/02/2005 at 10:02, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Using COFFEE, I was never able to do it. Even using C++ SDK, I use BitmapButtonCustomGUI since it works every time and is nice and expedient. Without it my interPoser plugin would not be (used for thumbnail displays, logo display, about display, convert image display).

I did a forum search and couldn't find it, but I thought there was a similar thread with a possible COFFEE solution to this (or maybe just a realization of its non-solution). I'll let you know if I find it.

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On 14/02/2005 at 10:09, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thank you, Robert. I also performed a search but found nothing that could help me
But it should be possible. I just don't know how.

Rui Batista

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On 14/02/2005 at 10:49, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Okay, Rui,

Try the relevant sections of this code (modified "Async Bounce.cof"). Seems to load my "about.jpg" image. Amazing!

(using v8.012 to keep it near version)

  
// be sure to use a unique ID obtained from www.plugincafe.com  
var PLUGIN_ID = 910000;  
// be sure to use a unique ID obtained from www.plugincafe.com  
  
// global variables  
var col,speed;  
var text;  
  
// definition of my user area  
class MyUserArea : GeUserArea  
{  
     private:  
          var bbm;  
  
     public:  
          MyUserArea(id,dialog);  
          Init();  
          GetUserWidth();  
          GetUserHeight();  
  
          Draw(x1,y1,x2,y2);  
}  
  
MyUserArea::MyUserArea(id,dialog)  
{  
     super(id,dialog);  
}  
  
MyUserArea::Init()  
{  
     var filename = GeGetRootFilename();  
     filename->RemoveLast();  
     filename->AddLast("about.jpg");  
     bbm = new(BaseBitmap, 256,256);  
     bbm->Load(filename, 0);  
     println(filename->GetFullString());  
     Redraw();  
}  
  
MyUserArea::GetUserWidth()  
{  
     return 256;  
}  
  
MyUserArea::GetUserHeight()  
{  
     return 256;  
}  
  
MyUserArea::Draw(x1,y1,x2,y2)  
{  
     OffScreenOn();  
     SetClippingRegion(x1,y1,x2,y2);  
  
     DrawBitmap(bbm, 0, 0, 255, 255, 0, 0, 255, 255, BMP_NORMAL);  
}  
  
// ***********************************************  
  
// definition of my Dialog class  
class MyDialog : GeDialog  
{  
     private:  
          var ua;  
  
     public:  
          MyDialog();  
  
          CreateLayout();  
          Init();  
          Command(id,msg);  
}  
  
MyDialog::MyDialog()  
{  
     super(PLUGIN_ID);  
     ua=NULL;  
}  
  
MyDialog::CreateLayout()  
{  
     SetTitle("Bitmap");  
  
     AddUserArea(5000,BFH_SCALEFIT|BFH_SCALEFIT,0,0);  
  
     AddGroupBeginV(4000,0,3,"Group",0);  
     {  
          AddStaticText (4001,BFH_FIT,0,0,"Name",0);  
          AddEditText   (4002,BFH_FIT,0,0);  
          AddCheckbox   (4003,BFH_FIT,0,0,"Test");  
  
          AddStaticText (4004,BFH_FIT,0,0,"Speed",0);  
          AddEditNumber (4005,BFH_FIT,70,0);  
          AddStaticText (4001,BFH_FIT,0,0,"",0);  
  
          AddStaticText (4006,BFH_FIT,0,0,"Color",0);  
  
          AddColorField (4007,BFH_FIT,120,13);  
     }  
     AddGroupEnd();  
  
  
     AddRadioGroupV(7000,0,2);  
     AddItem(7000,6000,"Test a");  
     AddItem(7000,6001,"aha");  
     AddItem(7000,6002,"bha");  
     AddItem(7000,6003,"Test n");  
     AddItem(7000,6003,"Test n");  
  
     ua = new(MyUserArea,5000,this);  
  
     return TRUE;  
}  
  
MyDialog::Init()  
{  
     SetString (4002,text);  
     SetCheckbox(4003,TRUE);  
     SetPercent (4005,speed,0.0,100.0,1.0);  
  
     SetColorField(4007,col);  
  
     SetItem(7000,6002);  
}  
  
MyDialog::Command(id,msg)  
{  
     switch (id)  
     {  
          case 4005: speed = GetPercent(id); break;  
          case 4007: col   = GetColor(id); break;  
          case 4002: text = GetString(id); break;  
     }  
}  
  
// ***********************************************  
  
class MyMenuPlugin : MenuPlugin  
{  
     public:  
          MyMenuPlugin();  
  
          GetID();  
          GetName();  
          GetHelp();  
          Execute(doc);  
  
          RestoreLayout(secret,subid);  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::MyMenuPlugin()  
{  
     super();  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetID()  
{  
     return PLUGIN_ID;  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetName()  
{  
     return "Async Bounce";  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetHelp()  
{  
     return "Shows programming of async dialogs with timer events";  
}  
  
var d;  
  
MyMenuPlugin::Execute(doc)  
{  
     d->Open(TRUE,-1,-1);  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::RestoreLayout(secret,subid)  
{  
     if (!d) d = new(MyDialog);  
     d->RestoreLayout(secret);  
}  
  
  
main()  
{  
     d = new(MyDialog);  
  
     col   = vector(1,0,0);  
     speed = 50.0;  
     text = "o";  
  
     Register(MyMenuPlugin);  
}  

Good luck - let me know if it works for you.

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On 14/02/2005 at 10:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Should mention that there is a post where the code breaks in 8.5. If you have 8.5 or 9.0, try it there as well to see if it still displays the bitmap.

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On 14/02/2005 at 18:02, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Well, the problem with it is that I don't know how to make it work with a dialog that is loaded from a resorce and where the User Areas are already defined. In your example (I had already found the "Async Bounce.cof" file) we define, manualy, our own User Area. In my example, I have three User Areas, defined with Resedit.

Rui Batista

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On 14/02/2005 at 18:41, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi Rui,

all you then need to do is allocate the userarea that should be attached to your userarea fields.

So if you defined a UA in ResEdit with the ID "IDC_RUISAREA" for example, you need to call

ua = new(MyUserArea,IDC_RUISAREA,this);

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On 14/02/2005 at 18:44, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Mmmmm, I will give it a try. What I can't understand is that is the "this" variable.

Rui Batista

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On 14/02/2005 at 18:51, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hey Rui,

if you look into the COFFEE docs you can see the constructor of the class:

GeUserArea([int] id, [GeBaseDialog] dialog);

id = IDC_RUISAREA
and
dialog = this

"this" is the pointer of the class it´s used in. (in this case a pointer to your dialog)

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On 15/02/2005 at 07:16, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I tried to use:

  
user_x=GeUserArea(X_PIC,this);  

But I keep getting this error:

(7) CLASS is not a function

What can be wrong with it?

Rui Batista

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On 15/02/2005 at 08:38, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You have to use 'new' on a class to call the constructor in COFFEE:

user_x = new(GeUserArea(X_PIC,this));

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On 15/02/2005 at 08:57, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I still get the same error

Rui Batista

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On 15/02/2005 at 09:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

If you are going to create the GeUserArea programatically and attach to the dialog, you may need to derive your own class and use the code as in the example. My experience with this stuff in COFFEE is limited, so I usually stick with the examples and other existing code when possible.

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On 15/02/2005 at 09:45, xxxxxxxx wrote:

No, I'm not going to create a User Area programatically. I simply want to have access to user areas I already defined with Resedit in a dialog resorce. But I think this is excessivelly complicated

Rui Batista

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On 15/02/2005 at 09:57, xxxxxxxx wrote:

What´s the problem with using

new(name of your userarea class,IDC_RUISAREA,this);

?

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On 15/02/2005 at 10:03, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Quote: Originally posted by Rui Batista on 15 February 2005
>
> * * *
>
> I simply want to have access to user areas I already defined with Resedit in a dialog resorce.
>
>
> * * *

In ResEdit you only define the UserArea gui, but that won´t create a GeUserArea instance for you. You have to derive your own class from the GeUserArea Base class to get access to it. There is no way around it afaik.

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On 15/02/2005 at 10:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Oh, ok... so I still have to derive the class. Damn, its really confusing. No wonder so many people run away from programming
I will give it a try. Probably I will only have time tomorrow. Thank you both for the time and effort into helping me out. I will report my success/failure

Rui Batista

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On 16/02/2005 at 12:00, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Ok, definetely, I can't seem to make it work. This is what I wrote:
{

  
class MyUserArea : GeUserArea  
{  
     private:  
          var bbm;  
  
     public:  
          MyUserArea(id,dialog);  
          Init();  
          GetUserWidth();  
          GetUserHeight();  
          Draw_Pic(name);  
}  
  
MyUserArea::MyUserArea(id,dialog)  
{  
     super(id,dialog);  
}  
  
MyUserArea::Init()  
{var bm_path,bbm;  
       
     bm_path=GeGetRootFilename();  
     bm_path->RemoveLast();       
     bm_path->AddLast("align_pics");  
     bm_path->AddLast("x01.jpg");  
     bbm=new(BaseBitmap,82,82);  
     bbm->Load(bm_path,0);  
     if(!bbm)  
     {  
     println("Error getting a picture.");  
     return;  
     }  
}  
  
MyUserArea::GetUserWidth()  
{  
     return 82;  
}  
  
MyUserArea::GetUserHeight()  
{  
     return 82;  
}  
  
MyUserArea::Draw_Pic(name)  
{var bm_path,bbm;  
       
    OffScreenOn();  
    SetClippingRegion(x1,y1,x2,y2);  
     name=stradd(name,".jpg");  
     bm_path=GeGetRootFilename();  
     bm_path->RemoveLast();       
     bm_path->AddLast("align_pics");  
     bm_path->AddLast(name);  
     bbm=new(BaseBitmap,82,82);  
     bbm->Load(bm_path,0);  
     if(!bbm)  
     {  
     println("Error getting a picture.");  
     return;  
     }  
       
     DrawBitmap(bbm,0,0,81,81,0,0,81,81,BMP_NORMAL);  
}  
  
class PluginDialog : GeDialog  
{  
private:  
     var bc;  
     ContainerToDialog();  
     DialogToContainer();  
       
public:  
PluginDialog();  
  
CreateLayout();  
Init();  
  
GetContainer();  
SetContainer(_bc);  
  
Message(msg);  
Command(id, msg);  
}  
  
PluginDialog::PluginDialog()   
{   
     super(PLUGIN_ID);  
     bc = new(BaseContainer);  
}  
  
PluginDialog::GetContainer() { return bc->GetClone(); }  
PluginDialog::SetContainer(_bc) { bc = _bc->GetClone(); }  
  
PluginDialog::CreateLayout()  
{  
     return LoadDialogResource(ALIGNER, PLUGIN_RES, 0);  
}  
...  

Where must I add the

new(name of your userarea class,IDC_RUISAREA,this);

?

Rui Batista

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On 16/02/2005 at 12:44, xxxxxxxx wrote:

In CreateLayout().

Try it like this:

  
PluginDialog::CreateLayout()  
{  
var retval = LoadDialogResource(ALIGNER, PLUGIN_RES, 0);  
ua = new(MyUserArea, id, this);  
return reval;  
}  

If your user area is defined in the Dialog Resource, then you don't need to AddUserArea(). If not, you must.

Don't forget to set the id to the correct value!

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On 17/02/2005 at 05:17, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Well, I'm not getting any errors now, but I'm not getting any picture in the user area either
This is a snippet of my code:

  
//**********************************************************  
  
class MyUserArea : GeUserArea  
{  
     public:  
          MyUserArea(id,dialog);  
}  
  
MyUserArea::MyUserArea(id,dialog)  
{  
     super(id,dialog);  
}  
  
class PluginDialog : GeDialog  
{  
private:  
     var bc;  
     var userx;  
     ContainerToDialog();  
     DialogToContainer();  
     turn_on_off();  
       
public:  
PluginDialog();  
  
CreateLayout();  
Init();  
  
GetContainer();  
SetContainer(_bc);  
  
Message(msg);  
Command(id, msg);  
}  
  
PluginDialog::PluginDialog()   
{   
     super(PLUGIN_ID);  
     bc = new(BaseContainer);  
}  
  
PluginDialog::GetContainer() { return bc->GetClone(); }  
PluginDialog::SetContainer(_bc) { bc = _bc->GetClone(); }  
  
PluginDialog::CreateLayout()  
{  
     var retval = LoadDialogResource(ALIGNER, PLUGIN_RES, 0);  
     userx=new(MyUserArea,X_PIC,this);  
     return retval;  
}  
  
PluginDialog::Init()  
{  
     bc->SetData(NONE_X,     NONE_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(ALIGN_X,     ALIGN_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(DISTRIB_X,     DISTRIB_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(ADJUST_X,     ADJUST_X_VAR);  
                 
     bc->SetData(NONE_Y,     NONE_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(ALIGN_Y,     ALIGN_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(DISTRIB_Y,     DISTRIB_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(ADJUST_Y,     ADJUST_Y_VAR);  
  
     bc->SetData(NONE_Z,     NONE_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(ALIGN_Z,     ALIGN_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(DISTRIB_Z,     DISTRIB_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(ADJUST_Z,     ADJUST_Z_VAR);  
  
     bc->SetData(AMIN_X,     AMIN_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(AMED_X,     AMED_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(AMAX_X,     AMAX_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MIN_X,     MIN_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MED_X,     MED_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MAX_X,     MAX_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(SPACE_X,     SPACE_X_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(OF_X,     OF_X_VAR);  
  
     bc->SetData(AMIN_Y,     AMIN_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(AMED_Y,     AMED_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(AMAX_Y,     AMAX_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MIN_Y,     MIN_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MED_Y,     MED_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MAX_Y,     MAX_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(SPACE_Y,     SPACE_Y_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(OF_Y,     OF_Y_VAR);  
  
     bc->SetData(AMIN_Z,     AMIN_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(AMED_Z,     AMED_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(AMAX_Z,     AMAX_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MIN_Z,     MIN_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MED_Z,     MED_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(MAX_Z,     MAX_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(SPACE_Z,     SPACE_Z_VAR);  
     bc->SetData(OF_Z,     OF_Z_VAR);  
  
     bc->SetData(USE_GROUP,     USE_GROUP_VAR);  
       
     turn_on_off();  
       
     ContainerToDialog();  
}       
  
PluginDialog::turn_on_off()  
{var a_x,a_y,a_z,str;  
     var bm_path,bbm;  
       
     bm_path=GeGetRootFilename();  
     bm_path->RemoveLast();       
     bm_path->AddLast("align_pics");  
     bm_path->AddLast("x01.jpg");  
     bbm=new(BaseBitmap,82,82);  
     bbm->Load(bm_path,0);  
     if(!bbm)  
     {  
     println("Error getting a picture. Make sure the 'align_pics' folder is located in the same folder as the 'Aligner.cob' file.");  
     return;  
     }  
  
     userx->DrawBitmap(bbm,0,0,81,81,0,0,81,81,BMP_NORMAL);  
     userx->Redraw();  
  
     if(NONE_X_VAR)  
     {  
     Enable(AMIN_X,FALSE);  
     Enable(AMED_X,FALSE);  
     Enable(AMAX_X,FALSE);  
     Enable(MIN_X,FALSE);  
     Enable(MED_X,FALSE);  
     Enable(MAX_X,FALSE);            
     Enable(OF_X_TXT,FALSE);  
     Enable(OF_X,FALSE);  
     Enable(SPACE_X,FALSE);  
     }  
  
     if(NONE_Y_VAR)  
     {  
...  

How do I place pictures in there, now?
You guys are being a great help. Thank you

Rui Batista