Toolbar Icons....

Ste.Someday · 11-30-2015, 04:21 PM

How do I create a blank icon to use as a spacer between command/plugin icons? Or is there a way to center the items in the toolbar?

I tried creating a fake .zip plugin containing only blank .png file, but it won't show up as an option in the Toolbar organizer.

Many thanks for any help.

BetterRed · 11-30-2015, 05:33 PM

In the toolbar 'customiser' (Preferences->Toolbars) there's a Separator item in the left side list, more than one of which can be moved to the right side list, and then use the up/down green arrows to position the Separator(s)

Ste.Someday · 12-01-2015, 12:27 PM

Hi. Yes, I'm aware of the existing separator. Where is that icon located in the application files? I'm on a Mac, if it makes a difference. Can I replace the existing separator with a blank png of a particular size? I want spaces between groups of toolbar icons to even out the appearance. As is, everything is shoved over to the left and adding extra lines with the separators doesn't do much to remedy that.

theducks · 12-01-2015, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ste.Someday

Hi. Yes, I'm aware of the existing separator. Where is that icon located in the application files? I'm on a Mac, if it makes a difference. Can I replace the existing separator with a blank png of a particular size? I want spaces between groups of toolbar icons to even out the appearance. As is, everything is shoved over to the left and adding extra lines with the separators doesn't do much to remedy that.

any NAMED icon found in the matching configuration folder location will be used.

the problem is, the separator is not a normal icon

BTW I use 2 separators in places I wish to ||emphasize|| the section

Ste.Someday · 12-01-2015, 01:24 PM

What do you mean it's not a normal icon?

I did a deep search using EasyFind & didn't come up with anything called "separator". & poking around through the application files hasn't revealed its location to me yet, either.

eschwartz · 12-01-2015, 01:56 PM

It's not an icon, it's just a line drawn with the addSeparator() method inherent to a QToolBar.

Extra images aren't really going to help anyway.
What you want is a feature request to center the toolbar.

Ste.Someday · 12-02-2015, 01:24 PM

But the image file for the separator has to exist somewhere in the application files, right? Shouldn't I just be able to swap in another image with the same name & have that appear instead of the dotted line? Do you know where the separator image file is located or what it might be named? Thanks

eschwartz · 12-02-2015, 01:39 PM

No, like I said, it is a drawn line created by the QToolBar.addSeparator() method.
That means there is an instruction to "draw a line", not "render an image".

If you want to change that, you will either need to hack calibre to use an image instead of a QToolBar.addSeparator() or you will have to hack and recompile Qt AND calibre to use an image for QToolBar.addSeparator()

11-30-2015, 04:21 PM	#1
Ste.Someday Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: iPad	Toolbar Icons.... How do I create a blank icon to use as a spacer between command/plugin icons? Or is there a way to center the items in the toolbar? I tried creating a fake .zip plugin containing only blank .png file, but it won't show up as an option in the Toolbar organizer. Many thanks for any help.

12-01-2015, 01:56 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	It's not an icon, it's just a line drawn with the addSeparator() method inherent to a QToolBar. Extra images aren't really going to help anyway. What you want is a feature request to center the toolbar. Last edited by eschwartz; 12-01-2015 at 01:58 PM.

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11-30-2015, 05:33 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	In the toolbar 'customiser' (Preferences->Toolbars) there's a Separator item in the left side list, more than one of which can be moved to the right side list, and then use the up/down green arrows to position the Separator(s)

12-01-2015, 12:27 PM	#3
Ste.Someday Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: iPad	Hi. Yes, I'm aware of the existing separator. Where is that icon located in the application files? I'm on a Mac, if it makes a difference. Can I replace the existing separator with a blank png of a particular size? I want spaces between groups of toolbar icons to even out the appearance. As is, everything is shoved over to the left and adding extra lines with the separators doesn't do much to remedy that.

12-01-2015, 01:24 PM	#5
Ste.Someday Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: iPad	What do you mean it's not a normal icon? I did a deep search using EasyFind & didn't come up with anything called "separator". & poking around through the application files hasn't revealed its location to me yet, either.

12-02-2015, 01:24 PM	#7
Ste.Someday Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: iPad	But the image file for the separator has to exist somewhere in the application files, right? Shouldn't I just be able to swap in another image with the same name & have that appear instead of the dotted line? Do you know where the separator image file is located or what it might be named? Thanks

12-02-2015, 01:39 PM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	No, like I said, it is a drawn line created by the QToolBar.addSeparator() method. That means there is an instruction to "draw a line", not "render an image". If you want to change that, you will either need to hack calibre to use an image instead of a QToolBar.addSeparator() or you will have to hack and recompile Qt AND calibre to use an image for QToolBar.addSeparator()

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