ScriptUI.newImage() rollover does not seem to work

[Liran Tabib]

Hi

I'm trying to make rollover in newImage() to work but no success yet.

The main image is loaded just fine, but the image set for a rollover event does not load up when the mouse passes over the IconButton;

using this line code:

myPanel.grp.clearGroup.myButton.image = ScriptUI.newImage(IconClean,IconClean,IconClean,IconCleanHover);

IconClean is the main image and IconCleanHover is the rollover image.

both are loaded as binary string.

any ideas?

thanks

Liran

[Alex White]

Icons have to be represented as File Object.

Here is the example:

var dir = "/d/scriptui/fig/";
var icons = {a: File(dir+"icon-a.png"), b: File(dir+"icon-b.png"),
c: File(dir+"icon-c.png"), d: File(dir+"icon-d.png")}
var w = new Window("dialog");
b = w.add ("iconbutton", undefined, ScriptUI.newImage (icons.a, icons.b, icons.c, icons.d));
w.show();

[Liran Tabib]

Thanks for your reply Alex!

My images are Binary so when I use them as files, I get an error trying this method:

var IconClean="\u0089P..."
var IconCleanHover="\u0089PNG\r\n\x1..."
var IconCleanFile = File(IconClean);
var IconCleanHoverFile = File(IconCleanHover);
myPanel.grp.clearGroup.myButton.image = ScriptUI.newImage(IconCleanFile,IconCleanFile,IconCleanFile,IconCleanHover);

is there a way to do this for Binary's?

[Alex White]

You need to create the images using the binary code first, then in ScriptUI.newImage() refer to the actual files.

[Liran Tabib]

Thanks again for your reply

I did that in the beginning:

var IconClean="\u0089P..." //Binary image 
var IconCleanHover="\u0089PNG\r\n\x1..." //Binary image  
myPanel.grp.clearGroup.myButton.image = ScriptUI.newImage(IconClean,IconClean,IconClean,IconCleanHover); 

maybe it's because i'm using a panel and not a window?

[Tomas Sinkunas]

You need to same binary images to files first - having them in binary strings will not work when switching images. That's a limitation.

So Save binary images to files, and then point to physical files. This will work.

[Liran Tabib]

Hi Thomas

Thank you for your answer.

My goal was to create a single script file that not rely on external image files.

I guess the the way around this limitation is to create an event listener.

cheers!

[Alex White]

You need to create those at least inside some temporary folder otherwise it wouldn't work.

[Liran Tabib]

Thanks Alex

That's a good Idea!

[WizzyMotion]

Hey Liran,

Have you found a solution?

I tried the addeventListener it works on the first time with the "mouseover", but it does not respond to the "mouseout".

[WizzyMotion]

I have the same problem.

However, there is a problem creating this folder if the user does not have administrative permissions to run the script. Is there any way to create Folders without requiring the user to run After Effects as Admin ??

Thanks!