Thanks Jim, I see that 'image library' is yet another term that requires disambiguation! Yes LiveCode has the 'Development Tool>Image Library for cross project re-use, and thanks for the tips on this.
I'm looking more at the centralisation of a project's images into a single image library. Divided by a common language again! Best, Keith.. On 4 Jun 2011, at 14:56, Jim Ault wrote: > On Jun 4, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Keith Clarke wrote: > >> Thanks Richmond, but I'm not looking for an example of this working >> successfully! ;-) >> >> Rather, I want to understand why the images I import into an 'images' card >> in a 'resources' substack in my app's MainStack don't appear in the Image >> Library automagically - and what I can do to rectify this. > > > Any main stack that starts with 'rev' is considered part of the IDE environ, > thus Livecode will invisibly add it to the stacksInUse. Your substack is not > part of a such a stack, so is not considered a library resource. > > Your stack named 'revKeithImgLib' will appear in the drop down menu, but the > import to another stack won't be done unless you write a script to do so. > Try using "New Library..." btn and see how the result becomes an IDE resource. > > Also, if you look at the script of the revImageLibrary stack, you will > probably find the answer to your single question and many more (such as how > you could automate import from a folder, for example) > > Hope this helps > > Jim Ault > Las Vegas _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
