Overview
Used to insert an external image file from your computer into the solution configuration, like an icon, wallpaper, object, or background image. You can manage the imported images at Displays / Images. After the image is imported, you no longer need the original file. Images can be used as color brushes for any drawing object, and they can even be used as "color" or the ColorFill dynamic attributes.
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Working with Display Images
You can import any image file in the Displays / Images. This creates a repository of images for the application that is stored inside the project database file. You do not need the original files anymore. These images can be used to be the Fill of an object, such as rectangles, ellipses, LabelBoxes, paths, page background, or target color in runtime dynamics using colors.
Supported file types include .bmp, .gif, .ico, .jpg, .png, .tiff, and .wdp.
If you need to update an image with a new version, you can replace it, and it will be updated throughout the application. Be sure to keep the resource name the same.
You can use any image file to fill or "paint" an object when you create displays in Display / Draw / Drawing.
Importing Image resources
Go to Displays / Images.
Click Import Images.
Navigate to where the images you want to import.
Select the image files and click Open.
Adding image to displays
Go to Displays / Draw / Drawing.
On the Components Panel, click on Images component category.
Select the image and click on Draw area.
Typically, you may use UNIFORM or FILL for image stretching. The image (using the Appearance menu to the left) can be applied to any graphical shape in the display.
Displays Images Table
You apply the images directly at the Draw interface, therefore usually is not necessary to visit this table, unless for importing new images, or renting Image resources
Displays Images Table | |
Name | Edit the default name. |
Description | Enter a description of this image. |
Folder | Specify the folder where the resource is |
ResourceType | Specify the type of the resource |
Dimension | Read-only. Show the dimension of the resource file |
Size | Read-only. Show the size of the resource file |
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