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[SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icons?
Posted: 11 Oct 2013, 10:17
by Soom
I would like to delete or reuse the icons I have created before. I have found a folder where TVPaint stores those icons, but it's a mess I wouldn't even dare to get into. The file names are just a bunch of characters and there is no way to preview them quickly, so I need to open 100 icons one by one - not the best solution : /
Is there any other way?
If not - i suggest to create an Icons Manager panel which will include renaming, deleting, adding new, grabbing and sorting the icons with dropdown separators (just like we can do on any other panel)
Re: Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icons?
Posted: 11 Oct 2013, 14:25
by mox
During the installation, if you checked the "Thumbnail" option, you should be able to see and browse all the .dip files in your folders and your favorite pictures viewer too.
Re: Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icons?
Posted: 11 Oct 2013, 15:45
by Soom
mox wrote:During the installation, if you checked the "Thumbnail" option, you should be able to see and browse all the .dip files in your folders and your favorite pictures viewer too.
I didn't understand the first part about installation, but I managed to view the thumbnails with XnView - so this question is solved! thanks. I still do think TVP could implement some kind of basic icons viewer.
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 06:59
by Elodie
That's because the Thumbnail option to check is only for Windows versions.
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 11:28
by Fabrice
Thumbnails also work on Linux.
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 13:34
by Soom
Fabrice wrote:Thumbnails also work on Linux.
They don't work in Total Commander on Windows though, that's why I asked - I don't use Explorer on my work Windows computer... cause it's in French :/ and I can't even get to the hidden folders (and they are hidden)!
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 14:48
by Svengali
The bigger issue, a better way to manage Custom Icons, still has many UNRESOLVED issues... perhaps a new Icon manager will come with TVPaint 11?
Drag and drop buttons: easily reposition buttons within a panel and move/copy buttons between panels.
Option to rename icon-files already assigned to buttons and have them maintain their existing button associations?
Button icon design utility for creating and editing individual icons?
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 19:01
by Fabrice
Svengali wrote:The bigger issue, a better way to manage Custom Icons, still has many UNRESOLVED issues... perhaps a new Icon manager will come with TVPaint 11?
Drag and drop buttons: easily reposition buttons within a panel and move/copy buttons between panels.
Option to rename icon-files already assigned to buttons and have them maintain their existing button associations?
Button icon design utility for creating and editing individual icons?
yes, there is a lot to do in this part of the software.
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 08:16
by mox
Soom wrote:Fabrice wrote:Thumbnails also work on Linux.
They don't work in Total Commander on Windows though, that's why I asked - I don't use Explorer on my work Windows computer... cause it's in French :/ and I can't even get to the hidden folders (and they are hidden)!
I set up a Total Commander's folder in "thumbnail view" and I can see the *.tvpp and *.dip thumbnails, same as Explorer or XnView (still the best viewer to display this kind of pictures anyway).
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 12:07
by Soom
mox wrote:
I set up a Total Commander's folder in "thumbnail view" and I can see the *.tvpp and *.dip thumbnails, same as Explorer or XnView (still the best viewer to display this kind of pictures anyway).
Weird - how did you get it to work? Which version Windows are you on?
Svengali wrote:Drag and drop buttons: easily reposition buttons within a panel and move/copy buttons between panels.
Yap - I already had a request on that - an appropriate palettes managing system would be a great improvement
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 15:00
by mox
Soom wrote:mox wrote:
I set up a Total Commander's folder in "thumbnail view" and I can see the *.tvpp and *.dip thumbnails, same as Explorer or XnView (still the best viewer to display this kind of pictures anyway).
Weird - how did you get it to work? Which version Windows are you on?
Windows 8 and TC 8.01
To see the icons, I switched to the options "thumbnails" from the top left menu, 4th button for me.
If it works with Explorer and XnView, it should work with other viewers too, since it's a system thingy.
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 15:13
by Fabrice
same on my laptop, with the same version of Total Commander
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 15:22
by Soom
mox wrote:
Windows 8 and TC 8.01
To see the icons, I switched to the options "thumbnails" from the top left menu, 4th button for me.
If it works with Explorer and XnView, it should work with other viewers too, since it's a system thingy.
Yes - I know how to set Thumbnails view in TC, but they show blank square. I am on Windows 7, TC 8.01...
Actually - I just checked, and my windows explorer also doesn't show those thumbnails, so the problem is on a system level probably. only XnView shows them well...
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 15:47
by Fabrice
is the .tvpp extention linked to TVPaint ?
Re: [SOLVED] Is there a better way to manage the Custom Icon
Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 16:38
by Soom
Fabrice wrote:is the .tvpp extention linked to TVPaint ?
Yes , of course