How to reuse TouchGFX content?

[DSwea.1]

I'm still getting up to speed with TouchGFX, but I'm puzzled as to how to reuse existing content in new projects. There is no SaveAs command, so that option is out. I tried running 2 copies of the application with the idea of copying and pasting screens between projects, but copy/paste seems to work only within the active project. So how is one to reuse content (say a screen one has invested a good deal of time creating) from existing projects in new projects? This capability is absolutely essential in text-based code, so maybe I'm just missing a detail of how to do so in TouchGFX.

[Alexandre RENOUX]

Hello DSwea.1,

There is no automatic way to reuse content in the current version of the Designer.

To reuse content, you need to do it manually (albeit tedious) by

• Editing the .touchgfx file with the information about your screen-to-be-reused
• Copy paste the code of your screen in an empty screen previously created in the Designer of your new project.

Sorry for the inconvenience and hope this will help you

/Alexandre

[Romain DIELEMAN]

Another option would be to use the "import GUI" option when starting a new project where you import the GUI of the project with that one screen you intend on reusing.

/Romain

[ksale.1]

Hi @Romain DIELEMAN​ 

Where is that option in 4.20.0?

[wired]

Edit->Import->GUI

or

Edit->Import->Custom Container