putting image in label

[Naito]

I then looked over the coding for the image of the compass. I assume that all I need from it is the following:

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gfx_path = [[/home/thomasprice/gfx]]
string = gfx_path .. sep 
setBackgroundImage("north", string ..  sep .. "n.png");

Correct?

Which I then fixed up to fit my coding and my images:

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gfx_path = [[/home/thomasprice]]
string = gfx_path
setBackgroundImage("Aeon", string .. "Button.png");

But this isn't working... so is there some of the coding that I need and am missing?

[Heiko]

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createLabel("xpBar",0,0,0,0,1);
setBackgroundColor("xpBar",32,124,215,100)
setBackgroundImage("xpBar", graphics_path .. "compass.png")
moveWindow("xpBar", 22,offset)
resizeWindow("xpBar",55,10)

That's just good practice and less error prone.

Keep in mind that only png images can be used on all platforms. Other image formats don't work on all systems.

[Heiko]

simple bug in your script:

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gfx_path = [[/home/thomasprice/]]
setBackgroundImage("Aeon", gfx_path .. "Button.png");

[Naito]

Kay, I changed it around a little to try and get it easier for me here's what it looks like:

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gfx_path = [[/home/thomasprice/]]

createLabel("Aeon",960,33,280,30,1);
  moveWindow("Aeon",960,33,280,30,1)
  setBackgroundImage("Aeon", gfx_path .. "Button.png");
  echo("Aeon", "<strong style=\"font-size: 125%;\"><center>Aeon</center></strong></p>")

I even changed the Button image to scale it back down to 280 Width and 30 Width, But it does nothing. It makes it so that 'Aeon' no longer has a blue color to it, it's pretty much just a word sitting where it normally should just minus the box around it >.>.... So I can't figure out whats wrong, the path is correct, the coding looks correct... It's just not working >.<

EDIT: Sorry thats 280 Width and 30 HIEGHT Heh

[Heiko]

You are the stubborn type

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gfx_path = [[/home/thomasprice/]]

createLabel("Aeon",0,0,0,0,1);
setBackgroundColor("Aeon",255,0,0,100)
resizeWindow("Aeon", 300, 200)
moveWindow("Aeon", 250, 100 )
setBackgroundImage("Aeon", gfx_path .. "Button.png");
--echo("Aeon", [[<font color="yellow" size=20>Hello <b><font size=40 color="blue"><center>World!</center></b>]])

You'll see the image and if you uncomment the echo line you'll see a nice hello world message, but the image will disappear. To display image + text you have to resort to css background image loading, but the recommended way is to use transparent label layering. The last created label is the top label, the first the lowest.