Re: [long] Integrate an extension in the code at buildtime : what do with bitmaps ?

Hi Eric,

just to clearify. Do you still want to keep it as an extension
or do you like to 'dissolve' the extensions functionality in
native OOo code?

Regards,
Christian

Am 03.01.2011 10:36, schrieb eric b:
> Hi,
>
> Happy New Year to all of you, and the best for 2011 ! :-)
>
>
> I'm currently working on integrate a nice and existing C++ extension,
> but directly in the code, means at buildtime. To summarize, if I
> integrate the lib (written in C++) in the scp2 .. and so on system,
> there is no problem at all, the packaging is ok and it works fine in the
> install set.
>
> In fact, everything works fine, but the icons are not seen, because
> simply not found :-/
>
>
> To explain more, the first point is, after tracing a bit, that the
> "NormalFileName" property is used to retrieve the right bitmap (please
> correct me if I'm wrong). As example, looking at the original name, we
> have (in the .xcu) :
>
> <node oor:name="Background">
> <prop oor:name="NormalFileName">
> <value>bitmaps/Background.png</value>
> </prop>
>
> And in the extension, it appears that the relative path is used, means
> the library is in :
> extension/random_name/libThing.${DLL_EXTENSION}
>
> ... while the .png are in :
> extension/random_name/bitmaps/*.png
>
> This happens to work ok, of course. Am I correct to suppose that the
> relative path is used, or did I miss something ?
>
>
> My tries now : using the other existing .xcu as example and trying to
> respect the schema ( .xcs file), I did the what follows:
>
> <node oor:name="Background">
> <prop oor:name="NormalFileName">
> <value>"$(insturl)/share/config/bitmaps/Background.png"</value>
> </prop>
> ... and so on
>
> It does not work, but the idea is
>
> 1) put the library using those icons in $(insturl)/program (like all the
> other libs in fact ...)
> 2) use the path above to retrieve the icons.
>
> I must say I tested absolute and relative paths, without success.
>
> For example :
> <value>xlink:href="$(insturl)/share/config/bitmaps/Background.png"</value>
>
> or :
> <value>xlink:href="../share/config/bitmaps/Background.png"</value>
>
>
> Last, the documentation I have read is :
>
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Extensions/Checklist_for_Writing_Extensions
>
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Extensions/Example
>
> + a lot of .xcs / .xcu shipped in the OOO3.2.1 code base
>
> Feel free to ask me if I forgot some information, and thanks in advance
> for any help :-)
>
> Eric Bachard
>