[Paraview] Add Icon to a Custom Applications (PV 3.8.0)

[Salman SHAHIDI]

2010/6/3 Salman SHAHIDI <salshahidi at gmail.com>

> Hi Utkarsh,
>
> Thank you very much.  That works. My problem was configuration of
> build_paraview_client( ). Your patch is very clear in order to configure out
> this one.
>
> Salman
>
>
> 2010/6/3 Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>
>> I've extended the example under
>> ParaView/Examples/CustomApplication/Spreadsheet to demonstrate how to
>> change the application icon. Attached is a patch with relevant code
>> that was added for the same.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> commit 27e71a8d56adc2ec44a93296c68ab2a2d66460a6
>> Author: Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> Date:   Thu Jun 3 15:53:00 2010 -0400
>>
>>    Demonstrates how to add a main-window icon.
>>
>>    Also demonstrates how to add custom resources to a custom application.
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Salman SHAHIDI <salshahidi at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I had created it. But it does not work. I don't know how to configure
>> out my
>> > CMakeListes.txt to consider my qrc file.
>> >
>> >
>> > 2010/6/3 Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> >>
>> >> What you need to do is create a new resource (qrc) file with your icon
>> >> and then refer to the qrc in your ui file. Look at the CMakeLists.txt
>> >> in Qt/Core or Qt/Components to see how to compile a qrc file.
>> >>
>> >> Utkarsh
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Salman SHAHIDI <salshahidi at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Thank you for your response.
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes I want the icon to show up in the top-left corner of the window.
>> I
>> >> > can
>> >> > assign an icon in the Qt designer (by resource file or directly by
>> >> > choosing
>> >> > an icon file) but it works only for the icons selected from the
>> >> > following
>> >> > folder:
>> >> > " /../Qt/Components/Resources/Icons/"
>> >> >
>> >> > This problem occurs only for qt-based application using paraview.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you for your suggestions,
>> >> >
>> >> > Salman SHAHIDI
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 2010/5/31 Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Before I can suggest a possible fix, can you elaborate what exactly
>> do
>> >> >> you expect the result to be? The APPLICATION_ICON and BUNDLE_ICON
>> are
>> >> >> used to define the default icon used by Explorer on Windows and
>> Finder
>> >> >> on MAC when showing the application (.exe on Windows and .app on
>> Mac).
>> >> >>  If you want the icon to show  up in the top-left corner of the
>> wndow,
>> >> >> then you need to set the icon as the windowIcon on your QMainWindow
>> >> >> (you can do that in the Qt designer as well).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Utkarsh
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Salman SHAHIDI <
>> salshahidi at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi All,
>> >> >> > I have created Qt-based custom visualization applications using
>> >> >> > ParaView's
>> >> >> > Parallel Visualization framework (Version 3.8.0). I am trying to
>> >> >> > figure
>> >> >> > out
>> >> >> > how to add an icon to this application. I have added these two
>> yellow
>> >> >> > lines
>> >> >> > in my CMakeLists.txt file in order to assign the WinIcon.ico to my
>> >> >> > application:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >> > # Build the client
>> >> >> > build_paraview_client(liuppa_viewer
>> >> >> >     TITLE "LIUPPA Viewer (ParaView-based Example Application)"
>> >> >> >     ORGANIZATION  "LIUPPA Viewer Coorporation"
>> >> >> >     VERSION_MAJOR 1
>> >> >> >     VERSION_MINOR 0
>> >> >> >     VERSION_PATCH 1
>> >> >> >     SPLASH_IMAGE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LIUPPAsplash.png"
>> >> >> > -->    BUNDLE_ICON   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/WinIcon.ico"
>> >> >> > -->   APPLICATION_ICON  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/WinIcon.ico"
>> >> >> >     REQUIRED_PLUGINS LIUPPAViewerPlugin
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >     GUI_CONFIGURATION_XMLS
>> >> >> >       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/SupportedReader.xml
>> >> >> > )
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > No error displayed in compiling and build, but it does not work
>> >> >> > (still
>> >> >> > no
>> >> >> > icon )
>> >> >> > Any advise is much appreciated.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Salman SHAHIDI
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
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