how to load from .mbm file when it has multiple .bmp icons

[tlr]

hi,
i was able to create .mbm file using bmconv.exe tool from cmd prompt
but i'm not getting how to load individual icon from that file

thanks in advance.

[wizard_hu_]

CFbsBitmap::Load

[savaj]

If you have multiple images in .mbm file than you need to remember index of image to access it.

For example if create .mbm file with images

bmconv My.mbm /c24list_icon.bmp list_icon_mask.bmp /c24list_icon1.bmp list_icon1_mask.bmp

Then you can access first image as
CFbsBitmap* pBitmap = new (ELeave) CFbsBitmap();
pBitmap->Load(My.mbm,0); //for first image
second one as
CFbsBitmap* pBitmap1 = new (ELeave) CFbsBitmap();
pBitmap1->Load(My.mbm,1); //for second image

[kiran10182]

hi,
i was able to create .mbm file using bmconv.exe tool from cmd prompt
but i'm not getting how to load individual icon from that file

thanks in advance.

Search CFbsBitmap in the Wiki: For e.g: Setting the image and mask bitmaps

If you have multiple images in .mbm file than you need to remember index of image to access it.

Use /h switch as /hMy.mbg and it will generate corresponding header (.mbg) file with enumerations. Include it in your application and you don't need to remember indexes. :)

[tlr]

bmconv My.mbm /c24list_icon.bmp list_icon_mask.bmp /c24list_icon1.bmp list_icon1_mask.bmp

is it not possible if i don't have mask?

[tlr]

hey savaj, thank u
i want the image to act as a button.
for this do i have to set the image on any button, like CEikCommandButton
or is there any function that makes the image act as a button?

[savaj]

Use /h switch as /hMy.mbg and it will generate corresponding header (.mbg) file with enumerations. Include it in your application and you don't need to remember indexes. :)

Thanks kiran for giving valuable info. :)

[savaj]

is it not possible if i don't have mask?

Yes, You can create .mbm file without mask, but without the mask image would be transparent and let the background screen colour show through.

[savaj]

hey savaj, thank u
i want the image to act as a button.
for this do i have to set the image on any button, like CEikCommandButton
or is there any function that makes the image act as a button?

Which class you are using for button??? AFAIK you can not draw image on button created by CEikTextButton, because CEikTextButton has no image associated with it, it displays a label only. you can change color of it.

If you want to draw image on button control than u can refer this article.
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Custom_button

[tlr]

hey, i dont want that type of button
the image itself should act as a button
i don't know how does BitmapButton look like, but still i'm trying it in this way

 LIT(KFileName, "z:\\resource\\apps\\icons.mbm");
	iBitmapButton = new (ELeave) CEikBitmapButton;
	iBitmapButton->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
	iBitmapButton->SetPictureFromFileL(KFileName, EMbmIconsDollar, -1,    CEikCommandButtonBase::EFirst);

EMbmIconsDollar was generated in .mbg file, and -1 is the default mask

my control stopped at the last line while debugging and it didn't display any image on emulator
where i'm wrong ?

[tlr]

friends its not working
somebody help me plzzz........

[savaj]

icons.mbm is there at specified location ??? Try to put them in private/application folder.

[tlr]

hey,
the path \private\application does not exist

[symbianyucca]

there can not be a private/application path, and usually you can not see what folders there are in the private folder.

Instead just use private/{your-app-uid}, where you replace the {your-app-uid} with your UID without the 0x prefix.

[savaj]

hey,
the path \private\application does not exist

"private/application folder" means private folder of your application.
Like.
private\AppUID\