tomwer.gui.illustrations.getQFile

tomwer.gui.illustrations.getQFile(name)

Create a QFile from an icon name. Filename is found according to supported Qt formats.

The resource name can be prefixed by the name of a resource directory. For example “silx:foo.png” identify the resource “foo.png” from the resource directory “silx”.

If no prefix are specified, the file with be returned from the silx resource directory with a specific path “gui/icons”.

See also silx.resources.register_resource_directory().

Parameters:

name – Name of the icon, in one of the defined icons in this module.

Return type:

QFile

Returns:

Corresponding QFile

Raises:

ValueError when name is not known