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On 23/01/2010 at 03:27, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   11.5
Platform:   Windows ; Mac ; Mac OSX ;
Language(s) :   C.O.F.F.E.E ;

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Hello everyone!
I have written a coffee plugin that is almost ready to be released. The only thing that I'm struggling with at the moment is, that the icon of the plug simply won't show up in R11.5. It works in R10 and R11 on Mac and PC, but with R11.5 I'm just out of luck.

This is the source code I'm using to get the bitmap:

SeqSort::GetIcon()
{
var icon=new(BaseBitmap,32,32);
var iconFile=new(Filename);
iconFile=GeGetRootFilename();
iconFile->SetLastString("SeqSort.tif");
icon->Load(iconFile);
return icon;
}

I already checked, the path of iconFile is correctly set. I also tried different file formats.
Please help me get this sorted out so I can share the plug with the world.

Helper

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On 23/01/2010 at 07:13, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Try:

  
SeqSort::GetIcon()   
{   
var bm = new(BaseBitmap,1,1);   
var fn = new(Filename);   
    fn = GeGetRooFilename();   
    fn->RemoveLast();   
    fn->AddLast("SeqSort.tif");   
    bm->Load(fn);   
}

Cheers
Lennart

Helper

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On 24/01/2010 at 12:52, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks Lennart, I will try that! Really strange, that it worked before, but if your version does the trick it's fine with me

Helper

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On 25/01/2010 at 22:58, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Unfortunately this didn't help. I think it is rather something thats different with the way R11.5 works.
Well, I think if I don't get this figured out I'll just release the plug like it is. After all it's just cosmetics and all the other functions are fine.

Helper

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On 26/01/2010 at 00:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

The icon bitmap has to be created on the global scope. Check the following code.

  
var icon;  
  
class MyMenuPlugin : MenuPlugin  
{  
  public:  
  MyMenuPlugin();  
    
  GetID();  
  GetName();  
  GetHelp();  
  GetIcon();  
  GetIconState();  
  GetState();  
  Execute(doc);  
};  
  
MyMenuPlugin::MyMenuPlugin()   
{  
  super();   
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetID()   
{  
  return 1000010;  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetName()  
{  
  return "test";  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetHelp()  
{  
  return "test";  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetIcon()  
{  
  return icon;  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetIconState()  
{  
  return TRUE;  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetState()  
{  
  return CMD_ENABLED;  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::Execute(doc)  
{  
}  
  
  
main()  
{  
  icon = new(BaseBitmap,1,1);  
    
  var fn = GeGetRootFilename();  
  fn->RemoveLast();  
  fn->AddLast("res");  
  fn->AddLast("icon.tif");  
  
  icon->Load(fn);  
  
  Register(MyMenuPlugin);  
}

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On 26/01/2010 at 23:05, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Sounds very plausible, but unfortunately it still doesn't work. There seems to be something different with R11.5.
Any way I try I just get the default diamond shape and I tried your way with tif, psd and jpg, either with new(BaseBitmap, 1,1) or new(BaseBitmap, 32,32).
Very strange!

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On 27/01/2010 at 01:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I tested this with 11.5 and it's working fine there. Have you tried to run the test plugin code of my last post?

cheers,
Matthias

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On 28/01/2010 at 08:01, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I just replaced the main() and GetIcon() procedures in my plugin code, but using your code as a whole might be a good test.
I'll try when I get home.