Re: Fix for tclkit custom icon replacement NOT FOUND error, final solution

On 5 Mar 2010, at 19:25, Patrick wrote:

> posting here as well as comp.lang.tcl. Created a issue as well.
> 
> I know this has been an ongoing issue, I finally rolled up my sleeves
> and dug into the sdx code. I figured out what the underlying problem
> and solution is for replacing custom icons using tclkit / sdx to wrap
> starkits. Pat Thoyts, please consider putting this fix in the sdx code
> as soon as you can.
[...]
> The solution:
> 
> 1. unwrap sdx.kit
> 2. navigate to the wrap.tcl file
> 3. in the procedure decICO, change the line
>    lappend result ${w}x${h}/$cc $image
> to
>    lappend result ${w}x${h}/$bc $image
> 
> (bc is the bits per pixel ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICO_%28file_format%29
> ). We'll use the bits per pixel as part of the array index as opposed
> to the number of colors.
> 
> 4. rewrap sdx.kit
> 5. rewrap your application.

Wow, a one-character change which has had us baffled for years!

> I hope this ends this longstanding issue once and for all. Pat, please
> let me know what you think.

I'm not Pat, but I'll try to save him some work for a change...

I've updated the svn repository. Thank you very much for chasing and solving this problem!

-jcw


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