Wish Custom Views File FieldType for DesignerProperties

[Cableguy]

Hi @Erel

Picking up from this wish I further explain the possible usage and why it should have already be implemented...

A custom view is, most of the times, a mix of functionalities from several other views, like the some text input fields mixed up with buttons, or combo views...
In some more complex cases, a custom view is a set of inter connected views used to achieve a simpler result than it would if coded all views seperatly...
But, in some cases, visualy we are left a bit impaired by the lack of a filename type of designer property...
The base panel can hold & image, but when we create a CV with cascading views, sometimes 2 or more images are needed to achieve a coherent look through out the view.

Of course, You know all this, and although we have come a long way, sometimes I see "smaller" improvements being left behind so that the "bigger" ones are implemented...
I really think the next update should be about the "smaller" features that are long overdue, and would defenetly bring a more professional coherent vibe to the B4X Suite.

 

[stevel05]

I may have missed the point of this wish, I'm just trying to understand. What is to stop you passing 1 or more stringproperties with the name of the files?

Code based on the original wish.

#DesignerProperty: Key: image1, DisplayName: Image1, FieldType: String, DefaultValue: ,Description: First Image
#DesignerProperty: Key: image2, DisplayName: Image2, FieldType: String, DefaultValue: ,Description: Second Image
.....
Dim Image1Name As String = Props.GetDefault("image1","")

    If Image1Name <> "" Then
        BitMap1 = fx.LoadImage(File.DirAssets,Image1Name)
    End If

    Dim Image2Name As String = Props.GetDefault("image2","")
    If Image2Name <> "" Then
        BitMap2 = fx.LoadImage(File.DirAssets,Image2Name)
    End If

 

[Cableguy]

I may have missed the point of this wish, I'm just trying to understand. What is to stop you passing 1 or more stringproperties with the name of the files?

Code based on the original wish.

#DesignerProperty: Key: image1, DisplayName: Image1, FieldType: String, DefaultValue: ,Description: First Image
#DesignerProperty: Key: image2, DisplayName: Image2, FieldType: String, DefaultValue: ,Description: Second Image
.....
Dim Image1Name As String = Props.GetDefault("image1","")

    If Image1Name <> "" Then
        BitMap1 = fx.LoadImage(File.DirAssets,Image1Name)
    End If

    Dim Image2Name As String = Props.GetDefault("image2","")
    If Image2Name <> "" Then
        BitMap2 = fx.LoadImage(File.DirAssets,Image2Name)
    End If

That is the workaround...

The wish is to define a designer property that can display the files combobox listing the files added to the files tab, as one does with the image view or the panels background drawable.

 

[stevel05]

Ahh OK, thanks. Now I understand.