[Solved] QT Resource File - Images Not Showing When Running

nickpost05

I just upgraded to QT Creator 5.3 and created a brand new QT Widgets Application project and am using the Microsoft VC++ compiler. All I have is a resource file with "logo.png" added (which opens in QT if I double click it), and a label that I am trying to set the background image for. The problem is that no matter what I do I cannot get the image to show up when the program is running. The only way I can get it to show the image is by not using the resource file and instead map directly to the file (ex. "c:/blah/blah/logo.png")

Also, if I set the background image in the UI designer, the background shows up in the IDE but NOT when I run the program. I have tried probably 20+ variations of the code, including resource file aliases as well as adding the files to the project directly, and nothing seems to work.

I'm not sure if there is a step I am missing, or if perhaps there is something that I have to do to get the project to compile the image.

Resources.qrc
@
<RCC>
<qresource prefix="/">
<file>logo.png</file>
</qresource>
</RCC>
@

loginform.cpp
@
ui->setupUi(this);
QPixmap pixmap = QPixmap (":/logo.png");
ui->label->setPixmap( pixmap);
@

Project.pro
@
RESOURCES +=
Resources.qrc

SOURCES += main.cpp
loginform.cpp

HEADERS += loginform.h

FORMS += loginform.ui

@

dheerendra

The only possibility is that logo.png is not found when you are building the project. My suggestion is to delete the resource file, create new resource file and try.

Can you check whether pixmap is null ? It will be null if pixmap is not created with given image.

Also you can try with simple example with one just label and png image. This may give you hint.

nickpost05

I put the following code in the project and pixmap is null.
@
if (pixmap.isNull())
MessageBoxA(0,"IS NULL","Error",0);
@

I created a new resource file and added the image and it didn't seem to do anything. I also manually edited the resource file to include a file that doesn't exist (logo1.png) and the project built without any errors. Shouldn't it fail it it can't find the file?

Maybe it has something to do with the VC++ compiler?

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

Try running qmake when you modify your qrc file. The corresponding C++ file must be regenerated when you modify it.

Hope it helps

nickpost05

I'm relatively new to QT, and C++ in general, so is that something I have to do with a program outside of QT?

nickpost05

Ok I think I may have figured it out and it may be the fact that I am a complete noob with QT. There is literally the option to right click on the project and say "run qmake". I did that on my test application and it started displaying the image. I am going to fix up my main app I was working on earlier and see if that same solution fixes that as well. I will let you know the results.

nickpost05

Yep, that was it. Just so everyone is aware of the solution, it was simply to right click the project and click "Run qmake".

Thanks again to all those who helped!

SGaist

You're welcome !

Since now you have your qrc file working, please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)

Hasan Vaez

@SGaist
This problem usually happen when you have two Resource file with same name!(*.qrc).
For testing create a main project and create an external library project. Create two res.qrc file with same name.
Sometimes you can not see the icons and images on forms or dialogs on the library you have attached to your project. It is rare to see as usually a little number of programmers create a dialog in their LIBS. (for example having your own MESSAGEBOX in an external LIB)
I think this is a bug which should be reported to 'qt but report site'

regards

SGaist

@Hasan-Vaez Not in this case, it was just missing a refresh of the generated code.

sayan275

@SGaist Hi,
I'm also facing the same issue of resource images not visible when the app is running. I have a plugin-based architecture. Lets say,

NavControls, a staticLib, in which we have the icons.
The NavControls lib is used by a Plugin (VIEWERSHARED_EXPORT). I added it in the .pro fo Viewer Plugin

//win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): LIBS += -L$$PWD/../../Deploy/bin/release/ -lNavControls
else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): LIBS += -L$$PWD/../../Deploy/bin/debug/ -lNavControls

INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../NavControls
DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/../NavControls

This Viewer plugin implements an Interface.
Finally, I load the plugin in the app, by QPluginLoader class..

The plugin loads without any warnings, but the images are missing on the navControl's buttons.

Please suggest what I'm missing!!

Thanks,
Sayan

SGaist

Hi,

You likely missed the Using Resources in a Library part of the The Qt Resource System chapter in Qt's documentation.

sayan275

@SGaist Thanks for the suggestion.
Sorry for the very delayed reply.
I tried few options as in the mentioned link.
Adding the qrc path in the application's pro file worked.

Thank you!!