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On 12/09/2012 at 12:56, xxxxxxxx wrote:
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Cinema 4D Version: 12+
Platform: Windows ; Mac ; Mac OSX ;
Language(s) : C++ ;
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Hi,
is there a way to continously update a bitmapbutton? e.g. for showing a sequence of images.
Thanks in advance
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On 12/09/2012 at 14:03, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Only thing I can think of is maybe a scenehook sending a MSG_DESCRIPTION_GETBITMAP message to the plugin which hosts the bitmapbutton at the specified interval. The host responds by checking the ID passed (you'd need unique IDs for that I suppose) and loads the appropriate bitmap.
Never tried it so I don't know if it would work, but it might be worth a try.
Steve
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On 13/09/2012 at 02:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Does it need to be a bitmapbutton?
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On 13/09/2012 at 03:38, xxxxxxxx wrote:
thanks both.
steve...from which function inside a scenehook would you trigger the message (that is not also available to a normal object)? I am not sure if handling another object's description via a scene hook is a wise idea. thx
matthias...no definetly not. I just happen to use a bitmapbutton in my description. It sounds like you have another more fitting candidate? Open for anyhting (my next alternative would be to make my own customgui, then I can handle it in the UA myself but if I can avoid it)! thx
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On 13/09/2012 at 04:24, xxxxxxxx wrote:
I was just thinking that you could then reuse the scenehook for any plugin rather than having to duplicate the code. Each plugin only has to respond to the message, rather than maintain the timer as well. But yes, since you are really just maintaining a timer, it isn't essential to have a separate hook.
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On 13/09/2012 at 05:54, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Originally posted by xxxxxxxx
matthias...no definetly not. I just happen to use a bitmapbutton in my description. It sounds like you have another more fitting candidate? Open for anyhting (my next alternative would be to make my own customgui, then I can handle it in the UA myself but if I can avoid it)! thx
I'm not sure if the MovieViewCustomGui is still Mac only. Might be worth a try.
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On 13/09/2012 at 11:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Steve: I appreciate your thoughts. I just would like to keep the object-oriented approach as much as possible.
Matthias: I wasn't aware of that customgui, but as I need it for R12+ to work I think it's unfortunately not an option if it's MAC only (docs say so for R13 too). Okay, then I make my own customgui.
Thanks both of you.