This will tell you how stupid I am with C# plugins : I can’t even assign an icon to a component. I’m trying to be a good boy and do exactly what the template file tells me, but even that will throw an error in my face ! [Component Icon] So what’s the deal here ?

Is your icon in “Project → Properties → Resources”? [image]

You need to compile icons into a Resource file. [image]

[image] kitjmv: Is your icon in “Project → Properties → Resources”? My icon is in “Project → Resources”, as shown in this tutorial.

[image] gankeyu: You need to compile icons into a Resource file. Ugh… yet another explanation. So how exactly do I go about and do that ?

1 - Test “BlockTools.Ressources.Icon1” instead of “Resources.Icon1”? 2 - With [image] Do you have something like this in “Resources.Designer.cs” [image] Otherwise, close VS, delete “Resources.resx” and “Resources.Designer.cs”, open VS and add your resource image again (to re-generate this file…

[image] kitjmv: 1 - Test “BlockTools.Ressources.Icon1” instead of “Resources.Icon1”? Nope. Doesn’t work. [image] kitjmv: 2 - With [image] Do you have something like this in “Resources.Designer.cs” I have this : [ResourceDesigner] [image] kitjmv: Otherwise, close VS, delete “R…

Sorry ! test: “BlockTools.Properties.Resources.Icon1”

[image] kitjmv: Sorry ! test: “BlockTools.Properties.Resources.Icon1” [Best error message yet]

Good your resource is found! Now show me the screen of your [image] You must add your resource in “Images” and not in “Icons”

[image] osuire: I’m amazed at how convoluted such a simple task is with C#… Yes the bad thing about C # is the project file

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gankeyu (Keyu Gan) July 1, 2021, 10:39am 3

You need to compile icons into a Resource file.

A bunch of Errors in Visual Studio

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