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almosturban Aspiring developer Posts: 19 Reg: May 23, 2011 Canada 1,840	confirm \| cancel 06/10/14 10:23 PM (9 years ago) Can't get image to load in Custom HTML/Text Screen - Andrpid App Hello, I have been working on an Android app but have come to an impasse on getting an image to load in the HTML/Text Screen. I am trying to load an image natively from the Buzztouch Doc folder. I think the issue may be with the HTML or where I am placing it. After I export my project I added the image to the doc folder. I have tried png and jpg versions of the image. I have tried a variety of html image tags to get it to work but all of the following would not load anything in the emulator. <p style="text-align: center;"> <img_homepagelogo.jpg> </img_homepagelogo.jpg></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="homepagelogo.jpg" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="homepagelogo.png" /></p> Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Title Comments Hello, I have been working on an Android app but have come to an impasse on getting an image to load in the HTML/Text Screen. I am trying to load an image natively from the Buzztouch Doc folder. I think the issue may be with the HTML or where I am placing it. After I export my project I added the image to the doc folder. I have tried png and jpg versions of the image. I have tried a variety of html image tags to get it to work but all of the following would not load anything in the emulator. <p style="text-align: center;"> <img_homepagelogo.jpg> </img_homepagelogo.jpg></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="homepagelogo.jpg" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="homepagelogo.png" /></p> Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	06/11/14 06:56 AM (9 years ago) if your html file is in BT_docs, and your image is in BT_docs, this 'should' be working... <html> <head> </head> <body> <img src="./homepagelogo.png"> </body> </html> Cheers! -- Smug Comments if your html file is in BT_docs, and your image is in BT_docs, this 'should' be working... <html> <head> </head> <body> <img src="./homepagelogo.png"> </body> </html> Cheers! -- Smug

almosturban Aspiring developer Posts: 19 Reg: May 23, 2011 Canada 1,840	06/20/14 09:49 PM (9 years ago) Hi Smug, I tried that out but still no luck. I double checked the file name and everything else. Just to clarify, to I put "./" in front of the file name or write out the path to /BT_docs/homepagelogo.png ? Any other ideas what might be causing the problem? Any more info I can provide to help? Thank you for your assistance, Comments Hi Smug, I tried that out but still no luck. I double checked the file name and everything else. Just to clarify, to I put "./" in front of the file name or write out the path to /BT_docs/homepagelogo.png ? Any other ideas what might be causing the problem? Any more info I can provide to help? Thank you for your assistance,

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	06/21/14 12:57 AM (9 years ago) Well, it's all relative. And I mean that literally. The HTML document should reside in the 'BT_Docs' directory... Like all documents. But HTML is not Android (or iOS) and doesn't know about how the Android (or iOS) system handles images; it only worries about itself. Thus, if your image reference in the html document is: <img src="./myImage.png"> Then we expect it to be 'at the same directory level' as the document that references it, which in this case would be your BT_Docs directory. Does the HTML Document show, but not the image? Or does 'nothing' show? Cheers! -- Smug Comments Well, it's all relative. And I mean that literally. The HTML document should reside in the 'BT_Docs' directory... Like all documents. But HTML is not Android (or iOS) and doesn't know about how the Android (or iOS) system handles images; it only worries about itself. Thus, if your image reference in the html document is: <img src="./myImage.png"> Then we expect it to be 'at the same directory level' as the document that references it, which in this case would be your BT_Docs directory. Does the HTML Document show, but not the image? Or does 'nothing' show? Cheers! -- Smug

almosturban Aspiring developer Posts: 19 Reg: May 23, 2011 Canada 1,840	06/21/14 10:29 AM (9 years ago) Hi Smug, Absolutely nothing from the image is showing up but the HTML doc is appearing. I have some text which should be below the image which shows up at the top of the page, there is no broken image or space for the image, the text that is below it just moves up to the top of the screen. I tried doing the html page with just the image and no text in case that was causing a problem, and the html page just loaded as blank. I might have to just link to the image online, but would like to keep it native to the app if possible. Thank you, Comments Hi Smug, Absolutely nothing from the image is showing up but the HTML doc is appearing. I have some text which should be below the image which shows up at the top of the page, there is no broken image or space for the image, the text that is below it just moves up to the top of the screen. I tried doing the html page with just the image and no text in case that was causing a problem, and the html page just loaded as blank. I might have to just link to the image online, but would like to keep it native to the app if possible. Thank you,

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	06/21/14 07:52 PM (9 years ago) Have you tried images from online? Have you tried a different image altogether? Remember gif files might be an issue; use only jpg or bmp files... Otherwise it 'should' be ok... If you're still having an issue, post a copy of your HTML and image somewhere and I'll test it on my side to see if there is anything different on my system... Cheers! -- Smug Comments Have you tried images from online? Have you tried a different image altogether? Remember gif files might be an issue; use only jpg or bmp files... Otherwise it 'should' be ok... If you're still having an issue, post a copy of your HTML and image somewhere and I'll test it on my side to see if there is anything different on my system... Cheers! -- Smug

almosturban Aspiring developer Posts: 19 Reg: May 23, 2011 Canada 1,840	06/22/14 10:36 PM (9 years ago) Hi Smug, I switched to jpg, still could not get the image to load locally but I tried linking to a web image and that worked just fine. I will proceed with that for now so the immediate issue is solved. I will try doing the local image when I have more time again and see if I can get it working. Thanks for your help, Comments Hi Smug, I switched to jpg, still could not get the image to load locally but I tried linking to a web image and that worked just fine. I will proceed with that for now so the immediate issue is solved. I will try doing the local image when I have more time again and see if I can get it working. Thanks for your help,

Susan Metoxen buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1706 Reg: May 01, 2011 Hopkins, Minnes... 26,260	11/25/15 04:17 PM (8 years ago) What worked for me was putting the image in the HTML Doc folder instead of the res/drawable. That way the reference worked. Thanks for your help, Smug! Not sure how long it would have taken me to figure that out if you hadn't posted here. Comments What worked for me was putting the image in the HTML Doc folder instead of the res/drawable. That way the reference worked. Thanks for your help, Smug! Not sure how long it would have taken me to figure that out if you hadn't posted here.

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