Ideal Location to Store Images in Codebase?

[Maik Qualmann]

A subdirectory "facehelpdlg" would be clearer, however. I don't see a mistake 
without trying it. Treat CMakeList.txt once with touch.

Maik

Am Sonntag, 28. Juni 2020, 13:27:46 CEST schrieben Sie:
> Hi Kartik,
> 
> Copy your images to "core/data/pics/digikam/" and they will be installed
> automatically. Touch the existing CMakeList.txt so that the build system
> recognizes a change. You don't need your CMakeList.txt file.
> 
> Maik
> 
> Am Sonntag, 28. Juni 2020, 13:09:10 CEST schrieb Kartik Ramesh:
> > Thanks for the response.
> > 
> > Yes, I did make changes to both those CMake files. I've pushed to my repo
> > as well:
> > 1. Creating the subdirectory and subdirectory CMakeLists:
> > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/a176a264cf1776105491c7883
> > aa 21ed6a1b492b1 2. Patching in parent CMakeLists:
> > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/ddb133af9aaabf58a90dd5c19
> > 4e 145bdd6c7e6ff
> > 
> > Then I run make in core/app followed by sudo make install just to be sure.
> > 
> > I'm invoking my image as:
> > QPixmap(QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
> > QLatin1String("digikam/data/overlayImg.png")));
> > 
> > After doing this, my image does not show up in /usr/share/digikam/data,
> > where all the other images are present.
> > 
> > Thanks again
> > Kartik
> > 
> > On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 3:21 PM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> > 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > If you store your image in a dedicated folder in core/data/pics/, with
> > > a relevant CMakeLists.txt script inside, did you patch also the parent
> > > core/data/pics/CMakeLists.txt file to include your directory while
> > > configuring and installing ?
> > > 
> > > Best
> > > 
> > > Gilles Caulier
> > > 
> > > Le dim. 28 juin 2020 à 10:16, Kartik Ramesh <kartikx2000 at gmail.com> a
> > > 
> > > écrit :
> > > > Hi Gilles,
> > > > 
> > > > I've followed your instructions, and wrote a similar script for my own
> > > 
> > > subdirectory.  However, the images I've added don't seem to show up in
> > > the
> > > Data Install directory. For my setup, the  images get installed in
> > > /usr/share/digikam/data. This folder contains images such as
> > > "sample-aix",
> > > but my images don't show up here.
> > > 
> > > > After writing the CMake scripts, I'm doing a make followed by make
> > > 
> > > install. I think I'm missing some step.
> > > 
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Kartik
> > > > 
> > > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 1:17 PM Gilles Caulier
> > > > <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> > > 
> > > wrote:
> > > >> Hi Kartik,
> > > >> 
> > > >> Data as embedded images are located in core/data/pics/ directory.
> > > >> 
> > > >> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/tree/master/core/data/pics
> > > >> 
> > > >> You can create a new subdir for your images and install files on your
> > > 
> > > >> system using cmake rules like this one :
> > > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/core/data/pics/bor
> > > de
> > > rpatterns/CMakeLists.txt>
> > > 
> > > >> To load this image on demand in your dialog, this look simple like
> > > 
> > > >> this using QStandardPaths::locate :
> > > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/core/libs/dimg/fil
> > > te
> > > rs/decorate/bordersettings.cpp#L546>
> > > 
> > > >> In Setup editor page, i embedded a photo to illustrate the over/under
> > > >> exposure effect settings.
> > > 
> > > >> Photo is here :
> > > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/core/data/pics/dig
> > > ik
> > > am/sample-aix.png>
> > > 
> > > >> Code is here :
> > > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/core/utilities/set
> > > up
> > > /editor/setupeditoriface.cpp#L203>
> > > 
> > > >> Best
> > > >> 
> > > >> Gilles Caulier
> > > >> 
> > > >> Le sam. 27 juin 2020 à 08:29, Kartik Ramesh <kartikx2000 at gmail.com> a
> > > 
> > > écrit :
> > > >> > Hello all,
> > > >> > 
> > > >> > I am working on a help-box for users to help with using the Face
> > > 
> > > Management Workflow. I have created a dialog-box which contains images.
> > > Currently, I'm using images on my local machine, so I can use absolute
> > > paths. What is the correct location in the code directory, where I
> > > should
> > > store these images?
> > > 
> > > >> > Thanks
> > > >> > Kartik