Widget 2.0 Graphic Assets Not Following Convention

Solar2D Widgets
#21

Hi Marc,

As a workaround for your situation, you can download the same assets and sheet info (link to Dropbox below) and basically use them to set a custom theme, similar to how you’d do a custom theme with your own assets, except that these are the “official” iOS7 assets.

If you do this, make sure to use a unique theme name like “widget_theme_ios7_newsuffix”, so it doesn’t attempt to load the default from the core.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l4ea2qt0f73x1p3/ctcrLxI8bw

Hope this helps somewhat,

Brent

#22

I think that did the trick … i’ll do a bit more testing to make sure but i added

package.preload.widget_theme_ios7 = nil

package.preload.widget_theme_ios7_sheet = nil

to my main and then dropped the ios7 files in without changing their names.  They appear to be picking up the @2x images in the simulator … a good sign.

Thanks

Will report back if i uncover something not working.

cheers,

m

#23

Good to hear Marc,

I was going to suggest that as well, but I wasn’t sure you wanted to tinker with the “package.preload” thing. :slight_smile: Let me know if anything goes awry with this.

Brent

#24

Just an fyi, changing filenames can be an incredibly easy task, with the right tool :slight_smile:

I recommend “name mangler” if you are on a mac: http://manytricks.com/namemangler/

Just wanted to spread the word. That tool has saved me countless hours

#25

Bump … please 

#26

Hi Marc,

As a workaround for your situation, you can download the same assets and sheet info (link to Dropbox below) and basically use them to set a custom theme, similar to how you’d do a custom theme with your own assets, except that these are the “official” iOS7 assets.

If you do this, make sure to use a unique theme name like “widget_theme_ios7_newsuffix”, so it doesn’t attempt to load the default from the core.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l4ea2qt0f73x1p3/ctcrLxI8bw

Hope this helps somewhat,

Brent

#27

I think that did the trick … i’ll do a bit more testing to make sure but i added

package.preload.widget_theme_ios7 = nil

package.preload.widget_theme_ios7_sheet = nil

to my main and then dropped the ios7 files in without changing their names.  They appear to be picking up the @2x images in the simulator … a good sign.

Thanks

Will report back if i uncover something not working.

cheers,

m

#28

Good to hear Marc,

I was going to suggest that as well, but I wasn’t sure you wanted to tinker with the “package.preload” thing. :slight_smile: Let me know if anything goes awry with this.

Brent

#29

Just an fyi, changing filenames can be an incredibly easy task, with the right tool :slight_smile:

I recommend “name mangler” if you are on a mac: http://manytricks.com/namemangler/

Just wanted to spread the word. That tool has saved me countless hours

#30

Any chance this issue will be fixed?

#31

Hi @mslack,

Just curious, is the workaround not doing what it should? I haven’t brought this up to the engineers recently, but I think a true fix (as in, adding some kind of way to specify the custom suffix) isn’t a high priority among other issues at this point. However, if the workaround isn’t functioning, then it would become a higher priority.

Best regards,

Brent

#32

Well … just seems like a path that has issues.  Latest one is i had to deal with a side-effect of the work around:

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/44607-tableview-widget-tossing/

Just seems that if your going to document the convention that you should abide to it.

#33

Hi @mslack,

Yes, I know it would be ideal to have this properly addressed, and I can attempt to bump it with the engineers. By the way, where do we document that a custom suffix is allowed? If we do, I’d like to add some clarification or even highlight this workaround as a potential solution at this time.

Thanks,

Brent

#34

Any chance this issue will be fixed?

#35

Hi @mslack,

Just curious, is the workaround not doing what it should? I haven’t brought this up to the engineers recently, but I think a true fix (as in, adding some kind of way to specify the custom suffix) isn’t a high priority among other issues at this point. However, if the workaround isn’t functioning, then it would become a higher priority.

Best regards,

Brent

#36

Well … just seems like a path that has issues.  Latest one is i had to deal with a side-effect of the work around:

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/44607-tableview-widget-tossing/

Just seems that if your going to document the convention that you should abide to it.

#37

Hi @mslack,

Yes, I know it would be ideal to have this properly addressed, and I can attempt to bump it with the engineers. By the way, where do we document that a custom suffix is allowed? If we do, I’d like to add some clarification or even highlight this workaround as a potential solution at this time.

Thanks,

Brent