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add image to label (XWT) [message #1614900]

Fri, 13 February 2015 10:17

Eclipse User

Hello,

I'am using Window Builder XWT to create UI.
I am trying to add an image to label. In image chooser dialog i can find my images only if i pack them to jar and add to build path. But also after that the label is empty and does not contain any images. Do I something wrong? Ther are any way to add image in xwt?

Best regards,
Elena

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1616825 is a reply to message #1614900]

Sat, 14 February 2015 16:59

Eclipse User

Is the code generated correctly? Does it work when you run it?

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1619014 is a reply to message #1616825]

Mon, 16 February 2015 04:25

Eclipse User

Hello,
I have only created new XWT Application. The .xwt and .java files are ok. Now I'm trying to add a label with image. I'v added an image to label via image chooser and removed the text of the label. In design mode the label is empty. The code can be run in preview mode, the label stays empty.

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1619020 is a reply to message #1619014]

Mon, 16 February 2015 04:25

Eclipse User

This is the generated .xwt file:

<Shell xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/xwt/presentation" xmlns:x="http://www.eclipse.org/xwt" x:Class="testbinding.XwtApplication" layout="{x:Null}">
	<Button text="Double click me!" bounds="3, 3, 100, 25"/>
	<Label image="/Images/test.png" bounds="106, 3, 138, 60"/>
</Shell>

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1620932 is a reply to message #1619020]

Tue, 17 February 2015 09:43

Eclipse User

Does it work when you run it?

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1621009 is a reply to message #1620932]

Tue, 17 February 2015 10:54

Eclipse User

Unfortunately no.

But theoretically images are supported in WB XWT?

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1621015 is a reply to message #1621009]

Tue, 17 February 2015 10:58

Eclipse User

If it does not work when you run it, then either the code is not being generated correctly or there is an XWT issue.

You should try hand editing the code to see if you can get it to work with XWT by itself. We can then see if there is a code generation problem.

Re: add image to label (XWT) [message #1692116 is a reply to message #1621015]

Mon, 13 April 2015 10:55

Eclipse User

Hello,

sorry for the late answer.

I was able to display images in WindowBuilder after manually manipulation of xwt file. If I put the needed image into the project with xwt file and set the image attribute of the label to the path of the icons relative to the xwt file, than the WindowBuilder displays the image correctly even at design time:

<Label image="example.png"/>

But the WindowBuilder image chooser dialog allows to select only images from jars on classpath and generates an 'image'-attribute with path to the image.
Also after manuall manipulation of xwt file I have not found any way to reference an image from jar in xwt and get it working.

Why does not WindowBuilder allow to choose an image from the project? Should the image be always in jar on the classpath? Or I use the WB wrong?

Thanks in advance!

Elena

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