Is it possible to set an animated GIF as an icon for Notification? I know that I can split it into a set of static images and then use animation-list but splitting is a hard work for complex animation.
Is it possible to set an animated GIF as an icon for Notification?
Yes. However, it will not animate.
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I am using an animated GIF image as icon to button.
But this GIF loops without stopping.
How can I play this GIF icon animation just once?
When creating an animated GIF, there are options to have it only loop a single time. That is where you need to look for a solution to this problem. Swing itself provides no methodology to change the behavior.
Currently in the process of assigning images to the main menu to make it more aesthetic, however when assigning images to buttons how do we know what the correct resolution , aspect ratio or dpi is
For the background I know we can use 9 patch images, or provide the various dpi sizes. For an image button, what would be considered the best bet
Thank you
Covert your images accordingly into hpdi, xhdpi, xxhdpi, xxxhdpi using image resizer and put them in all drawable folders. and for image buttons to set icons use src attribute so icons will be set properly in center.
In Java documentation about TrayIcon's setImage method (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/TrayIcon.html#setImage(java.awt.Image) says:
If the image represents an animated image, it will be animated automatically.
But I can't get an animated image in the trayicon.
I've tested with PNG and GIF animated, 32x32, 64x64 and 128x128 combinations. But no one works.
Is there any specific format to thses animated tray icon images ?
Check out the Swing tutorial on How to Use the System Tray.
I just changed the gif and it worked fine for me.
The gif I was using was 16x16. I also tried with a 137x116 gif and it worked, although I first had to right click on the "empty area" in the tray and then select the "Auto size" option.
Old question, but in case anyone needs this like me - you have to load the GIF image with new ImageIcon and not ImageIO.read.
trayImage = ImageIO.read(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("logo.gif")); // DOESN'T WORK
trayImage = new ImageIcon(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("logo.gif")).getImage(); // WORKS
I am trying to rotate a GIF image in java.
I read these interresting two trails about rotating images in java : trail 1 , trail 2.
All works fine, except that when I rotate my GIF image, there is no more animation of the GIF image. Only the first image of the GIF animation is displayed.
So, is there any way to keep the GIF animation after rotating my GIF image, without using any third part library but only standard J2SE?
Or will I be obliged to separate my GIF image into single images, rotate them one by one, and then display them in a loop?
I don't give any piece of code I wrote because it is not relevant in my humble opinion.
I think animated gifs work by storing multiple frames, all in the gif format.
So you just need to apply you rotation method to every single image, instead of the whole gif.
Wikipedia has a quite nice description of the format
I'm trying to use a transparent PNG as the icon for my Java application. The image on the JFrame and task bar work great. However, when I use the image with a TrayIcon, I get a black matte background around the edge of the PNG.
Has anybody else come across this issue? I would really like to use a PNG instead of GIF or JPEG.
With Java6, a PNG picture should be used for TrayIcon, but as mentioned in this SO question, check:
the background color chosen to represent the transparent pixels
the transparency options
the resolution of the icon
alternate format like SVG (provided you are using external library like Batik, and conversion mechnism to java.awt.Image)