[Python] InitResourceBitmap

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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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