Bug? B4A 6.80 Icon Picker

[MarcoRome]

Hi @Erel same time when i search Icon Picker and select the same i have this error:

 

[Erel]

This error means that the IDE failed to access the clipboard. It usually happens when there is another app running that locks the clipboard (remote desktop or a "smart" clipboard manager).

 

[Lori Scott]

I have the same problem. I have closed every other foreground app (including B4J and reopened it) but the problem persists. Is there workaround? Such as typing the code for the icon instead of pasting it.

 

[Erel]

Something is locking the clipboard.

As a workaround you can hover over the icon and find its hex code.

Chr(0xF1FE)

 

[Lori Scott]

When I type Chr(0xF0AB) into the the FontAwesome Icons box for my button (with font set to FontAwesome), I simply get a button with the text 'Chr(0xF0AB)' instead of the icon. I also tried using this script: btnConvert.Text = Chr(0xF0AB) That produced an error. What syntax do I need to use for this workaround?

 

[MarcoRome]

When I type Chr(0xF0AB) into the the FontAwesome Icons box for my button (with font set to FontAwesome), I simply get a button with the text 'Chr(0xF0AB)' instead of the icon. I also tried using this script: btnConvert.Text = Chr(0xF0AB) That produced an error. What syntax do I need to use for this workaround?

 

[Lori Scott]

Thank you. As I described in my previous post, I have the font set to FontAwesome and typed the icon code in the FontAwesome Icons property but icon is not showing.

 

[MarcoRome]

This is B4J, ok but here all work , maybe you have a problem on PC. Here work

Pls the next time the issues on B4J insert them in the B4J Question forum

 

[Erel]

My answer is only relevant if you are setting the icon in your code. You must use the clipboard to paste the characters with the designer.

 

[Lori Scott]

Thank you. That solution is working for me. Yes, I will place my questions properly under B4J or B4A in the future. In this case I had the same problem in both B4J and B4A and the same solution works for both. I wish I could use the clipboard in the normal way with the icon picker. I am able to use clipboard just fine to copy/paste text in my code. It only gives the error when copying within the icon picker.

 

[Lori Scott]

I discovered something new. Despite the fact that every time I try to copy from the icon picker, I get this error message, all I have to do is ignore it. I can close the error box and paste into the FontAwesome Icons property and it will paste in the icon I tried to copy.