MMEX Discussion Forum

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:10 pm**

I will prepare images and upload later.

Meanwhile, I have a question...

The program I use is GIMP 2.8.0. It does not offer an option to set that text in the header of the file as I export it from GIMP.

I could use a text editor and search and replace all the files, to take out:

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char * K:\MMExDevelopment\Source\mmex_0_9_9_0\resources\GC

and replace it with:

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const char *

Is that all that needs to be done?

Your files have a further comment line that changes with each file.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:56 am**

GregChapman wrote: Is that all that needs to be done?

Exactly

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:58 am**

GregChapman wrote: Is that all that needs to be done?

Exactly

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:06 pm**

I'll work on completing and improving all the icons/graphics and post a URL of my samples when I've done.

It won't be till after the weekend - maybe longer.

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:31 pm**

Hi Nikolay,

I have just uploaded my first batch of proposed icons/graphics. So far it is only designs for the Menus and Toolbar.

It will be a few days longer before I tackle the rest.

Find them at:
http://www.gregchapman.plus.com/mmex/

On the web page they are in .gif format but I can zip the .xpm versions if it is agreed to adopt them.

Hope you like them. I am happy to do small changes if needed.

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:05 pm**

Thank you Greg!

I like your icons more than original ones.

Please, make Show App Start Dialog more light
Online Update Currency Rate not nice. May be $ should be a bit smaller and moved forward?
Budget Setup looks like stocks quotes (I like it)
Transaction Report Filter I don't like

PS Unfortunately wxMenu don't support SetBitmap. We can't use Print Preview..., Print..., Recent Files etc
PSS I've updated a lot of icons for mmex 0.9.9.1
http://moneymanagerex.svn.sourceforge.n ... te#dirlist

Posted: **Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:21 pm**

Nikolay wrote:Thank you Greg!

I like your icons more than original ones.

Thank you!

Please, make Show App Start Dialog more light

I made it dark because at it's natural colour I found it lacked contrast as it matched the normal menu background colour. I could give it a near white background instead.

Online Update Currency Rate not nice. May be $ should be a bit smaller and moved forward?

I agree that it is too messy. I will try to make the arrows smaller and separate them, as you suggest.

Budget Setup looks like stocks quotes (I like it)

I was planning to make the "Stocks" icon on the navigation pane a red down arrow and blue up arrow, (the colours on traders screens) to make it so not to be confused with the budget icon.

Transaction Report Filter I don't like

I know the "funnel" is a common icon on database programs, but I don't understand why a funnel should represent a filter. That's why I chose something different. My version was based on another program's filter icon. It makes more sense to me with the vertical line representing a screen with holes that only certain items can pass through. That makes sense as a filter to me. A funnel lets everything through - but slower!

PS Unfortunately wxMenu don't support SetBitmap. We can't use Print Preview..., Print..., Recent Files etc

I think you are saying that you can't have an icon on an item where there is a second cascading menu. Is that right?

PSS I've updated a lot of icons for mmex 0.9.9.1

I am still working on the other graphics. Do you have a sample .mmb file? My installation doesn't use Stocks, Assets. Budget or Custom SQL Reports, so I may miss some of the graphics within the main pane.

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:11 pm**

GregChapman wrote:
Nikolay wrote:Please, make Show App Start Dialog more light
I made it dark because at it's natural colour I found it lacked contrast as it matched the normal menu background colour. I could give it a near white background instead.

I have now lightened it.

Nikolay wrote:Online Update Currency Rate not nice. May be $ should be a bit smaller and moved forward?
I agree that it is too messy. I will try to make the arrows smaller and separate them, as you suggest.

I've added more contrast to the dollar symbol on all icons and move the components on the update version around.

Nikolay wrote:Budget Setup looks like stocks quotes (I like it)
I was planning to make the "Stocks" icon on the navigation pane a red down arrow and blue up arrow, (the colours on traders screens) to make it so not to be confused with the budget icon.

That is now done.

Nikolay wrote:Transaction Report Filter I don't like
I know the "funnel" is a common icon on database programs, but I don't understand why a funnel should represent a filter. That's why I chose something different. My version was based on another program's filter icon. It makes more sense to me with the vertical line representing a screen with holes that only certain items can pass through. That makes sense as a filter to me. A funnel lets everything through - but slower!

I have not changed that one. Keep the old one if you hate the new version too much!

Nikolay wrote:PS Unfortunately wxMenu don't support SetBitmap. We can't use Print Preview..., Print..., Recent Files etc
I think you are saying that you can't have an icon on an item where there is a second cascading menu. Is that right?

Still awaiting a reply to this point!

Nikolay wrote:PSS I've updated a lot of icons for mmex 0.9.9.1

I'm looking forward to seeing the result!

NOTE: A number of the earlier versions of my icons have been changed again (e.g. "Organise Currency") so do update the complete set when I post them.

Do you have a sample .mmb file? My installation doesn't use Stocks, Assets. Budget or Custom SQL Reports, so I may miss some of the graphics within the main pane.

I haven't got a "sample" file with all possibilities included, so I still have a large number of icons I haven't found used in 0.9.9.0.

I have updated the page at:
http://www.gregchapman.plus.com/mmex/index.html
If you are happy I will attempt to generate the .xpm files with the header edited as you require.

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:48 am**

Oops! My sample page wasn't complete. I've done a minor update this morning:
http://www.gregchapman.plus.com/mmex/index.html

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:31 am**

Thank you very match Greg,

Nice icons. I'll include all of them into new release.

Could you please provide more icons for accounts.
Like cash, credit cards, Pay Pal etc

That for sutisfiy suggestions provided by another user.

4. Usability: to extend more predefined accounts types: Cash, Bank account, PayPal, e.t.c.
8. Usability - ability to change icons used to accounts.

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:59 am**

some images from openclipart may be used

dog
http://openclipart.org/detail/19951/gal ... uhin-19951

http://openclipart.org/detail/78949/fal ... 2010-78949

http://openclipart.org/search/?query=credit+card
http://openclipart.org/detail/171231/di ... rfx-171231

http://openclipart.org/detail/82507/pig ... -wildchief
http://openclipart.org/detail/4922/beaker-by-harmonic
http://openclipart.org/detail/4470/pape ... lomar-4470

http://openclipart.org/detail/26945/red ... y-boobaloo
http://openclipart.org/detail/18383/a-n ... by-jturner
http://openclipart.org/detail/35725/gas ... -by-mairin
http://openclipart.org/detail/37879/sta ... -anonymous

http://openclipart.org/detail/77113/sho ... y-shokunin

http://openclipart.org/detail/87901/egg-icon-by-jhnri4

http://openclipart.org/detail/167316/sun-by-frankes
http://openclipart.org/detail/3181/gree ... -ryanlerch

http://openclipart.org/detail/10351/too ... ishu-10351

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:14 am**

Some icons updated

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Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:00 am**

Nikolay wrote:Thank you very match Greg,

Nice icons. I'll include all of them into new release.

I see that you seem to have generated the .xpm files that you need already - or is your latest post just a graphics mock-up?

Could you please provide more icons for accounts.
Like cash, credit cards, Pay Pal etc

I will work on that but it will not be for another couple of weeks. I have other projects I must complete first.

That for sutisfiy suggestions provided by another user.
4. Usability: to extend more predefined accounts types: Cash, Bank account, PayPal, e.t.c.
8. Usability - ability to change icons used to accounts.

I like that idea too!