Re: Resource variables in Icon resource

[Earl Hood <earl@earlhood.com>]

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On September 6, 2003 at 00:14, Malcolm Miles wrote:

> It appears that you can't include a resource variable in the
> specification of an icon resource eg: the following entries in my
> resource file do not expand $ARCDIR$ into "tdu" in the icon
> specification:
> 
> <DefineVar chop>
> ARCDIR
> tdu
> </DefineVar>
> 
> <Icons>
>     */*;[14x16]/$ARCDIR$/resource/transparent.gif
>     multipart/mixed;[14x16]/$ARCDIR$/resource/paperclip.gif
> </Icons>
> 
> The variable does get correctly expanded in other parts of the
> resource file, just not in the icon specification. Is this the
> expected behaviour or a bug?

Expected behaviour.  The ICONS resource page says resource variables
are N/A (Not Applicable).

Have a look at the ICONURLPREFIX resource.  You may be able to
use that to get the effect you want.

--ewh

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