[Solved] wxMenuItem HOWTO add a wxBitmap?

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MOBii

(Posted 2015) [#1]

What do I wrong?
I can't bind a bitmap to a wxMenuItem:

Local mtm:wxMenuItem = MOBii_Menu[q].Menu.FindChildItem(_menuid, _pos)
If mtm.wxObjectPtr Then
	mtm.setBitmap(GetSubPic(_bitmap, _pic))
'	mtm.SetBitmaps(GetSubPic(_bitmap, _pic))		' I test this too to be sure!
End If

I can set picture to all other wxobject I tested but not to wxMenuItem
Still probably me doing something wrong, I maybe just need to update somehow
I been trying:

MBar = MFrame.GetMenuBar()
MFrame.SetMenuBar(MBar)
MBar.RefreshMenuBar()

I make testcode:

Local _pos:Int
Local mtm:wxMenuItem = MOBii_Menu[q].Menu.FindChildItem(8001, _pos)
Local b:wxBitmap = mtm.getBitmap()
echo "Bitmap width: " + b.GetWidth()
echo "Bitmap height: " + b.GetHeight()
echo "Label: " + mtm.GetItemLabel()

output:
Bitmap width: 16
Bitmap height: 16
Label: &New Ctrl-N

So I can see the menu Label and that the Bitmap has 16x16pixels width, height
but I can't make the bitmap to appear on the wxMenuItem

Henri

(Posted 2015) [#2]

Hi,

this is my menu creation code for reference:

	m_menubar = New wxMenuBar.Create()

	Local m_menu1:wxMenu = New wxMenu.Create()
	Local m_menuItem1_1:wxMenuItem = New wxMenuItem.Create(m_menu1, menuID_QUIT, _("Sulje"), "", wxITEM_NORMAL)
	m_menu1.AppendItem(m_menuItem1_1)
	m_menubar.Append(m_menu1, _("Tiedosto") )
	
	Local m_menu2:wxMenu = New wxMenu.Create()
	Local m_menuItem2_1:wxMenuItem = New wxMenuItem.Create(m_menu2, menuID_EMPTY, _("Tyhjennä kentät"), "", wxITEM_NORMAL)
	Local m_menuItem2_2:wxMenuItem = New wxMenuItem.Create(m_menu2, menuID_COPY_LR, _("Kopioi vasen -> oikea"), "", wxITEM_NORMAL)
	Local m_menuItem2_3:wxMenuItem = New wxMenuItem.Create(m_menu2, menuID_COPY_RL, _("Kopioi oikea -> vasen"), "", wxITEM_NORMAL)
	
	'Added this line just to test graphics on menuitem. userID is just a custom ID (integer) value previously set by me to identify spesific icons
	'-----------------------------------------------------------
	m_menuItem2_1.SetBitmap(ArtProvider.getBitmap(userID_EXCEL) )
	'-----------------------------------------------------------
	
	m_menu2.AppendItem(m_menuItem2_1)
	m_menu2.AppendItem(m_menuItem2_2)
	m_menu2.AppendItem(m_menuItem2_3)
	m_menubar.Append(m_menu2, _("Toiminnat") )
	
	Local m_menu3:wxMenu = New wxMenu.Create()
	Local m_menuItem3_1:wxMenuItem = New wxMenuItem.Create(m_menu3, menuID_ABOUT, _("Tietoa"), "", wxITEM_NORMAL)
	m_menu3.AppendItem(m_menuItem3_1)
	m_menubar.Append(m_menu3, _("Ohje") )

	myframe.SetMenuBar(m_menubar)
	
	ConnectEvents()
EndMethod

Method ConnectEvents()
	myframe.Connect(menuID_QUIT, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, OnQuit)
	myframe.Connect(menuID_ABOUT, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, OnMenuAbout)
	myframe.Connect(menuID_EMPTY, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, OnMenuEmpty)
	myframe.Connect(menuID_COPY_LR, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, OnMenuCopyLR)
	myframe.Connect(menuID_COPY_RL, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, OnMenuCopyRL)
EndMethod

I added one line just to test that graphics work. My bitmap is 24 x 24.

-Henri

MOBii

(Posted 2015) [#3]

Happy Xmas and thank thee Henri
this is your code that I alter that works for me:

Local mtm:wxMenuItem = New wxMenuItem.Create(MOBii_Menu[q].Menu, id, Txt, Inf, wxITEM_NORMAL)
If _bitmap > 0 Then mtm.setBitmap(GetSubPic(_bitmap, _pic1))
MOBii_Menu[q].Menu.AppendItem(mtm)
MBar.Insert(_pos, MOBii_Menu[q].Menu, MOBii_Menu[q].title)

My old code still don't work

MOBii_Menu[q].Menu.append(id, Txt, Inf, wxITEM_NORMAL)
MBar.Insert(_pos, MOBii_Menu[q].Menu, MOBii_Menu[q].title)

Local mtm:wxMenuItem = MOBii_Menu[q].Menu.FindChildItem(_menuid, _pos)
If mtm.wxObjectPtr Then mtm.setBitmap(GetSubPic(_bitmap, _pic))

Question: can I set image after I MBar.Insert(_pos, MOBii_Menu[q].Menu, MOBii_Menu[q].title)?
Is it possible that I after MBar.Insert can change menu icon?

I still can cheat and delete the whole menu and recreate the menu with the new icon!

Henri

(Posted 2015) [#4]

Hi,

I seems that you can simply by calling SetBitmap() - method again with a different bitmap.

-Henri

MOBii

(Posted 2015) [#5]

That's what I was thinking too
I try upgrade wx.mod see if I can make it work too
still happy I can just MOBii_Menu[q].Menu.AppendItem(mtm)