Thanks Jacque. When I use the library, I use the Place Reference button to put a button on whatever card I'm working on, preconfigured to refer to the image as its icon. Are you saying that those images won't show up when I build a standalone? Thanks, Pete
On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 9:22 AM, J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com>wrote: > On 12/24/11 10:45 AM, Pete wrote: > >> Hi Mark, >> Changing the ID fixes the problem, thanks. What might be the cause of >> this? >> > > ID conflicts. Each stack can have its own ID numbering, so another control > somewhere may have had the same ID. If the image with the conflicting ID is > large or has transparent areas, it may have looked like the icon was empty. > > Besides using a substack, you can also place all your icon images in a > group on the mainstack and then unplace the group from all cards. They'll > be accessible from anywhere, you won't need an extra stack, and no card > will display them. ID conflicts can still occur, so each image will need a > unique ID. > > > >> On a related topic, I'm wondering what are the advantages/disadvantages of >> using the Image Library versus putting the application's images in a >> substack. I used to import my images into the Image Library and refer to >> them directly in there but changed to using a substack because I got the >> impression from some list posts that it might not be a good idea to use >> the >> Image Library (can't remember why). >> > > The image library is a convenient storage area for commonly used content, > but it won't automatically move your images to your stack. That means if > you distribute the stack or a standalone, the images will be missing. Use > the library's "place" button to move the images into your working stack > where they can be found. > > It's no different than importing images from disk, but for things you use > often the library is more convenient. I have a couple of image libaries I > use all the time. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > ______________________________**_________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > > -- Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
