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class="title">Editing Resources with Qt Designer</h1> <span class="subtitle"></span> <!-- $$$designer-resources.html-description --> <div class="descr"> <a name="details"></a> <p class="centerAlign"><img src="images/designer-resources-editing.png" alt="" /></p><p><i>Qt Designer</i> fully supports the <a href="resources.html">Qt Resource System</a>, enabling resources to be specified together with forms as they are designed. To aid designers and developers manage resources for their applications, <i>Qt Designer</i>'s resource editor allows resources to be defined on a per-form basis. In other words, each form can have a separate resource file.</p> <a name="defining-a-resource-file"></a> <h2>Defining a Resource File</h2> <p>To specify a resource file you must enable the resource editor by opening the <b>Tools</b> menu, and switching on the <b>Resource Browser</b> option.</p> <a name="resourcefiles"></a><table class="generic"> <tr valign="top" class="odd"><td ><img src="images/designer-resource-browser.png" alt="" /></td><td ><b>Resource Files</b><p>Within the resource browser, you can open existing resource files or create new ones. Click the <b>Edit Resources</b> button <img src="images/designer-edit-resources-button.png" alt="" /> to edit your resources. To reload resources, click on the <b>Reload</b> button <img src="images/designer-reload-resources-button.png" alt="" /> .</p> </td></tr> </table> <p>Once a resource file is loaded, you can create or remove entries in it using the given <b>Add Files</b> <img src="images/designer-add-resource-entry-button.png" alt="" /> and <b>Remove Files</b> <img src="images/designer-remove-resource-entry-button.png" alt="" /> buttons, and specify resources (e.g., images) using the <b>Add Files</b> button <img src="images/designer-add-files-button.png" alt="" /> . Note that these resources must reside within the current resource file's directory or one of its subdirectories.</p> <a name="editresource"></a><table class="generic"> <tr valign="top" class="odd"><td ><img src="images/designer-edit-resource.png" alt="" /></td><td ><b>Editing Resource Files</b><p>Press the <img src="images/designer-add-resource-entry-button.png" alt="" /> button to add a new resource entry to the file. Then use the <b>Add Files</b> button <img src="images/designer-add-files-button.png" alt="" /> to specify the resource.</p> <p>You can remove resources by selecting the corresponding entry in the resource editor, and pressing the <img src="images/designer-remove-resource-entry-button.png" alt="" /> button.</p> </td></tr> </table> <a name="using-the-resources"></a> <h2>Using the Resources</h2> <p>Once the resources are defined you can use them actively when composing your form. 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