Posts by DecSoft

Hello Donald,

I am not an expert in the iOS world then really I can't answer you like I wanted. I contact with one of my friend and App Builder's customer, who have at least one application into the Apple Store (here is, and here is the Android version). This friend of mine promise answer me later (today they are traveling) and at that time I can offer you the information and also learn about. :)

Hello again,

This is what happend when I select the image you send me from App Builder:

However, open the image with MS Paint and save it again, does not produce the same error. So I think the original image is corrupted or something like that Donald, but may you can simply do what I do: use the MS Paint, save the image again, and try it.

Hello,

Oh yeah... I forget something may important here: App Builder does not create new icons if the icons exists (to save compile time) so, if we are talking about trying different images... probably we need to delete the compiled directory manually.

Take care about this Donald!

Hello Donald,

Wait a moment... there is no reason to use a 600px image! If you have problems with certain image, maybe you can convert it to other format, for example, JPG, and then, again to PNG. Or to open it in an editor and save it as PNG with a different optimization setting.

For example, try to use the image you attach me in your last email: maybe Google perform some changes in the image and for that reason they works to me. Send me the image in a Zip file too, so may I can try with the image exactly like you.

What about the invalid image error you get? The error message says something useful?

Of course we can go ahead by using your current (600px) working image, but in that way we never know what happend...

Hello Donald,

Yes; App Builder taken your image icon and prepare it (in different sizes) for different platforms. But I think that's not the point, because this is something transparent for us, Donald. The problem is why your image works in my computer and not in your computer, and why you can use other images (if you can use it, I asume it since you can view the default icon image) and not an image in particular...

Hello,

Yes. The XML refers to the different icons prepared from your original icon image by App Builder.

The point may is, can you view the icon in the above sample APK? If you use other image they works?

Hello Donald,

Take a look at the "Icon_Compiled\platforms\android\res" directory and search for your icon. On the other hand, try with other icon image. If list last works, try to open your icon image with some editor and save it again... maybe we get a chance with that icon image.

P.S. Probably I appear a little stupid... since the image appear valid here in my computer... how is possible they are not valid in your computer?...

Hello Donald,

It's quite rare. I receive your icon image and test it and the icon appear working like expected.

I update the above sample in order to use your image instead of mine, so, please, try it with the application and the APK too:

Download the Icon sample

Hello Donald,

Maybe the PNG image have some "problem" or something like that? Can you send me a copy of the image? As you can see in the attached file, I prepare an "Icon" sample application and they works like expected also in Android.

Download the Icon sample

P.S. You need the very latest release of App Builder to test the sample, since they take the advantage of the latest enhancement and the icon file is stored relative to the application.

Hello again,

Curiously I update App Builder right now in order to enhance the app icon store way. Now App Builder stores a relative to the application icon path, and not an absolute path. This means we can move our application files between different systems, where absolute paths can cause problems. So update your App Builder copy Donald to get ready with this new way to store the icon path.

About your issue, please, try to answer these questions:

1º Are you using a PNG image?

2º Can you view such image copied into the "_Compiled" directory?

I will to made some test right now.

Hello Donald,

We can specify the app's icon from the Interface tab of the app's option dialog: Menu -> Edit -> App options.

Hello again,

I forget to comment one more thing. Certainly we don't have a "shared" or "master" view at this time, however, non visual controls are in fact shared across the application's views. Then we can have a Timer control in the Home view and start/stop it from an About view, for example. So controls who does not requires any HTML code (which are placed in the control's view) can be used across the application's views.

Hello Walter,

Maybe is a good idea (I am not completely sure) and I will look on this more deeply, that is, something like a "shared view" or something like that. However, right now we can only do one thing: copy the controls we need into other view (remember to rename, because controls with the same name in different views can cause certain problems) and, now yes, reuse the controls' related code using app functions, for example.

So we must need to copy two similar buttons in various views, but, their Click event, for example, can just call to certain application function in order to do whatever we need. Then the controls' can't be reused at this time, but at least we can reuse their related code. Anway maybe in the near future we can have something like a "shared view" or "master view".

Sorry if I can't provide you other answer right now Walter.

Hello edunt,

I remember to read the technology is only for Chrome (at this time), but, probably I am wrong. Anyway right now I maintain my position in both aspects, edunt, not to include the stuff right now, but help you as best as possible if you go ahead. Who knows... maybe if the implementation is atractive, there is a point to add it into the program.

Glad to know Walter!