Plugin Icon in Configuration Dialog (1 Viewer)

[k3ks]

Hi,
I'm fairly new to MP plugin development and I just want to try out some things before I start to get real. I've been trying to add an icon for my plugin that is shown in the plugin-tab of MP Configuration. I assumed it should be something like this:

namespace MediaPortal.Plugins.MyPlugin.MainGUI
{
[PluginIcons("MediaPortal.Plugins.MyPlugin.Resources.Images.myPlugin.png",
"MediaPortal.Plugins.MyPlugin.Resources.Images.myPlugin_fade.png")]
public class MainWindow : GUIWindow, ISetupForm
{
...

I've included the resources in the right places, no compiling errors but the icon just doesn't show up. What do I have to do? Is this even the right way?

Thanks for your help

k3ks

 

[jameson_uk]

This looks about right (music plugin has)

[PluginIcons("WindowPlugins.GUIMusic.Music.gif", "WindowPlugins.GUIMusic.MusicDisabled.gif")]

which makes me think that it might not like png graphics. I would try that first as on first scan the code looks ok

 

[jameson_uk]

scrub that, just had a quick scan of the fanart handler code (http://www.google.com/codesearch/p?...nart-handler\.googlecode\.com&sa=N&cd=1&ct=rc) and that is using PNG

So this would suggest either there is an issue in how you have added the images or somewhere else in your code

 

[k3ks]

AW: Plugin Icon in Configuration Dialog

Ok, in debug mode I get this message:
"A first chance exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' has occured in System.Drawing.dll". Where's my mistake? the pngs are in the right place. I've tried different filetypes and played with the namespaces.
Any idea?

 

[SilentException]

The images should be ADDED to project and marked as embedded resource. Also, you must watch for namespaces in the image names. For example:

CSPROJ:
<EmbeddedResource Include="Config\Images\SubCentral_Icon_Enabled.png">

Configuration class:
[PluginIcons("SubCentral.Config.Images.SubCentral_Icon_Enabled.png", ...)]

 

[k3ks]

AW: Plugin Icon in Configuration Dialog

Hey thanks,
the mistake was that the pics were not embedded resources. Now it works fine.
bye

 

[crawshaws]

Hey sorry to hijack this thread, but i cannot even get this far....

I add in the [PluginIcons] attribute and it throws an error even before compile stating that the type of namespace "PluginIcons" cannot be found....

What references am i missing?

Thanks

 

[ltfearme]

I add in the [PluginIcons] attribute and it throws an error even before compile stating that the type of namespace "PluginIcons" cannot be found....

What references am i missing?

using MediaPortal.Configuration;