Is there a way ?

[AHF]

I need to change a tbutton in all aplication (many windows and dialogs) by a tbuttonbmp with one image.

I don't want to edit all resources and alter all code.

How can I do altering the code to change that specific button in a buttonbmp ?


Antonio

[James Bott]

Antonio,

You could try this. If your resources aren't in RC format, then export them to an RC file (RC files are just text files). Then use your editor to do a search and replace.

Regards,
James

[Antonio Linares]

Antonio,

You don't need to modify your resources.

Simply replace:

REDEFINE BUTTON ...

with

REDEFINE BUTTONBMP ...

Please review FWH\samples\TestBuBm.prg

[AHF]

What I pretended is to alter it in the runtime.
With a couple of code lines I could test if that particular button exists on the window or dialog and then destroy it and define a new one buttonbmp with same position and size as the redefine button.

Is it possible ? Do you have any ideas ?

Antonio

[StefanHaupt]

Antonio,

what about defining all buttons as buttonbmp, but without a bitmap, so they look as normal buttons. Later if you need, you can add a bitmap at runtime or remove the bitmap to get the desired look.

Just an idea

[Antonio Linares]

Class TButtonBmp does not need to use "TBUTTONBMP" in the resources.

Please review FWH\samples\TestBuBm.prg and TestBuBm.rc

so it is very easy to migrate from REDEFINE BUTTON ... to REDEFINE BUTTONBMP ...

[AHF]

How is it possibel to left align bmp image inside the button ?

[Antonio Linares]

If you use the TEXTRIGHT clause:

... BUTTONBMP ... TEXTRIGHT

then the bitmap will be painted at the left side of the button

[AHF]

Atonio,

Thanks.

Probelm solved.

Antonio