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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE in Toolcapaint

Note that this is not the actual code from the Toolcapaint file.

This code is just an example to show you how to add a similar control to your own description.

Resource File Code (Toolcapaint.res)


LONG  ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_ADD; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_SUBTRACT; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_ABS; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_SMOOTH; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_AVERAGE; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_BLEED; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_INTENSITY; 
        ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_REMAP; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Toolcapaint.h)

#ifndef TOOLCAPAINT_H__
#define TOOLCAPAINT_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_ADD = 1,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_SUBTRACT = 2,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_ABS = 3,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_SMOOTH = 4,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_AVERAGE = 5,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_BLEED = 6,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_INTENSITY = 7,
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_REMAP = 8,
};
#endif	// TOOLCAPAINT_H__

String File Code (Toolcapaint.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE    "Mode";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_ADD    "Add";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_SUBTRACT    "Subtract";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_ABS    "Absolute";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_SMOOTH    "Smooth";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_AVERAGE    "Average";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_BLEED    "Bleed";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_INTENSITY    "Intensity";
    ID_CA_PAINT_TOOL_MODE_REMAP    "Remap";
}