I’ve started to learn Blender 2.5 scripting these days, and I’m trying to create a brief script that shows all icons that Blender 2.5 has only out of my curiosity. I want to learn especially about the new UI system of Blender 2.5 and I hope that I can get a lot of experience and useful knowledge with this small challenge.
Here is the script, the latest version 3. It allows you to search for the icon name.
The part of the code “icon_list = […]” is too long to list up all icon names, so I shortened. The complete code is available to download from here: 92 icon_enum_test3.py
import bpy
global_icon_list = ['BLENDER', 'QUESTION', 'ERROR', 'CANCEL']
class ParamSet(bpy.types.IDPropertyGroup):
search_text = bpy.props.StringProperty(default="", name="Search", description="Search name of icon")
column_count = bpy.props.IntProperty(min=1, max=50, default=2, name="column", description="Displayed column count")
searched_text = None
searched_icon_list = []
bpy.types.Scene.icon_enum_param_set = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=ParamSet)
param_set = bpy.data.scenes[0].icon_enum_param_set
class OBJECT_PT_IconEnum(bpy.types.Panel):
bl_label = "Icon Enumeration"
bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES"
bl_region_type = "WINDOW"
bl_context = "object"
def draw(self, context):
layout = self.layout
self.setup_icon_list()
icon_list = param_set.searched_icon_list
col = layout.column()
col.prop(param_set, "search_text")
col.label("%d icons are shown." % len(icon_list))
col.prop(param_set, "column_count")
row = layout.row()
col_count = param_set.column_count
col_list = [row.column() for i in range(col_count)]
for i, icon_name in enumerate(icon_list):
col_list[i % col_count].label(text=icon_name, icon=icon_name)
def setup_icon_list(self):
if param_set.searched_text == param_set.search_text:
return
param_set.searched_text = param_set.search_text
search_list = param_set.search_text.split(" ")
search_list = [x.upper() for x in search_list if len(x) > 0]
print("DEBUG:", len(search_list))
param_set.searched_icon_list = []
icon_list = param_set.searched_icon_list
for icon_name in global_icon_list:
if icon_name.startswith("BLANK"):
continue
is_all_found = True
for search_text in search_list:
if icon_name.find(search_text) < 0: # if: not found
is_all_found = False
break
if is_all_found:
icon_list.append(icon_name)
if __name__ == '__main__':
pass
To run the code:
Copy the code and paste it into the text panel (the upper left frame in the Scripting layout in Blender 2.5)
Click the Run Script button
Click the Object properties icon in the buttons panel (it appears as a tiny cube)
Scroll down to see a panel named Icon Enumeration
Screenshot:
The picture shows the result when “right” is typed in the Search box.
Here is the very first script version 1. It will show all icons and do nothing more.
The part of the code “icon_list = […]” is too long to list up all icon names, so I shortened. The complete code is available to download from here: 90 icon_enum_test.py
import bpy
icon_list = ['BLENDER', 'QUESTION', 'ERROR', 'CANCEL']
class OBJECT_PT_IconEnum(bpy.types.Panel):
bl_label = "Icon Enumerate"
bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES"
bl_region_type = "WINDOW"
bl_context = "object"
def draw(self, context):
layout = self.layout
col = layout.column()
for icon_name in icon_list:
if icon_name.startswith("BLANK"):
continue
col.label(text = icon_name, icon = icon_name)
if __name__ == '__main__':
pass
I’m still working on the scripting for the icon enumeration. Here is version 2 in which the icons are shown in multi columns. You can specify the number of columns.
The part of the code “icon_list = […]” is too long to list up all icon names, so I shortened. The complete code is available to download from here: 91 icon_enum_test2.py
import bpy
icon_list = ['BLENDER', 'QUESTION', 'ERROR', 'CANCEL']
class ParamSet(bpy.types.IDPropertyGroup):
column_count = bpy.props.IntProperty(min=1, max=50, default=2, name="column", description="Displayed column count")
bpy.types.Scene.icon_enum_param_set = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=ParamSet)
param_set = bpy.data.scenes[0].icon_enum_param_set
class OBJECT_PT_IconEnum(bpy.types.Panel):
bl_label = "Icon Enumeration"
bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES"
bl_region_type = "WINDOW"
bl_context = "object"
def draw(self, context):
layout = self.layout
col = layout.column()
col.prop(param_set, "column_count")
row = layout.row()
col_count = param_set.column_count
col_list = [row.column() for i in range(col_count)]
i_label = 0
for icon_name in icon_list:
if icon_name.startswith("BLANK"):
continue
col_list[i_label % col_count].label(text=icon_name, icon=icon_name)
i_label += 1
if __name__ == '__main__':
pass
Using the script “91 icon_enum_test2.py”, I drew all icons and made pictures so that I can see all icons and names. Please use them as a reference for your work
Here is version 3 that allows you to search for the icon name.
The part of the code “icon_list = […]” is too long to list up all icon names, so I shortened. The complete code is available to download from here: 92 icon_enum_test3.py
import bpy
global_icon_list = ['BLENDER', 'QUESTION', 'ERROR', 'CANCEL']
class ParamSet(bpy.types.IDPropertyGroup):
search_text = bpy.props.StringProperty(default="", name="Search", description="Search name of icon")
column_count = bpy.props.IntProperty(min=1, max=50, default=2, name="column", description="Displayed column count")
searched_text = None
searched_icon_list = []
bpy.types.Scene.icon_enum_param_set = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=ParamSet)
param_set = bpy.data.scenes[0].icon_enum_param_set
class OBJECT_PT_IconEnum(bpy.types.Panel):
bl_label = "Icon Enumeration"
bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES"
bl_region_type = "WINDOW"
bl_context = "object"
def draw(self, context):
layout = self.layout
self.setup_icon_list()
icon_list = param_set.searched_icon_list
col = layout.column()
col.prop(param_set, "search_text")
col.label("%d icons are shown." % len(icon_list))
col.prop(param_set, "column_count")
row = layout.row()
col_count = param_set.column_count
col_list = [row.column() for i in range(col_count)]
for i, icon_name in enumerate(icon_list):
col_list[i % col_count].label(text=icon_name, icon=icon_name)
def setup_icon_list(self):
if param_set.searched_text == param_set.search_text:
return
param_set.searched_text = param_set.search_text
search_list = param_set.search_text.split(" ")
search_list = [x.upper() for x in search_list if len(x) > 0]
print("DEBUG:", len(search_list))
param_set.searched_icon_list = []
icon_list = param_set.searched_icon_list
for icon_name in global_icon_list:
if icon_name.startswith("BLANK"):
continue
is_all_found = True
for search_text in search_list:
if icon_name.find(search_text) < 0: # if: not found
is_all_found = False
break
if is_all_found:
icon_list.append(icon_name)
if __name__ == '__main__':
pass
Screenshot:
The picture shows the result when “right” is typed in the Search box.
Thank you, Ben Elef.
Actually I found Blender 2.56 has a similar addon called Icon in System: category. It’s very simple so it would be a good addon sample code to get started with Blender 2.5x addon scripting.
