Complete list of FrontEndResources

Question

tl;dr

I'm interested in finding a complete list of the strings that can be passed to FrontEndResource (I only need the first string, in the cases where two strings would normally be passed)

Full explanation

I've been playing with button appearances recently and I stumbled upon the "FEExpressions" argument to FrontEndResource.

This is great as it significantly improves the appearances of the my various interface components, particularly buttons and panels, as many appearances are documented there:

Button[
 Style["Orange Button", White],
 Appearance -> 
  FrontEndResource["FEExpressions", 
      "OrangeButtonNinePatchAppearance"]
 ]

which generates the following button set:

Or they can be constructed from what's there already:

 Panel[
  InputField["", String],
  Alignment -> Center,
  Appearance -> {
   "Default" ->
     Last@Last@
      FrontEndResource["NotebookTemplatingExpressions", 
       "ButtonDefaultAppearanceCloud"],
   "Hover" ->
     Last@Last@
      FrontEndResource["NotebookTemplatingExpressions", 
        "ButtonOKAppearanceCloud"]
    }
  ]

I used my standard scraping procedure on the list of them and got a seemingly pretty comprehensive list:

{
    "ActivationDialog",
    "CellInsertionMenu",
    "CloudDialogs",
    "CodeCaptionsText",
    "CompatibilityToolbarText",
    "ContextMenus",
    "DeployCDFDialog",
    "DrawingToolsDialog",
    "DynamicUpdatingToolbarText",
    "ExportDialogs",
    "FEBitmaps",
    "FEExpressions",
    "FEStrings",
    "FindReplaceDialog",
    "GraphicsInspectorDialog",
    "HeadersFootersDialog",
    "HelpToolbarText",
    "HistoryOverviewDialog",
    "Image3DEditModeMenu",
    "ImageEditModeMenu",
    "ImportDialogs",
    "InsertCitationDialog",
    "LicenseFailureDialog",
    "LocalizedBitmaps",
    "MathematicaClosingDialog",
    "MessageToolbarText",
    "MUnitExpressions",
    "MUnitStrings",
    "NotebookTemplatingBitmaps",
    "NotebookTemplatingExpressions",
    "NotebookTemplatingStrings",
    "PackageToolbarText",
    "PreferencesDialog",
    "ProductSpecificToolbarText",
    "RGBColorValueSelector",
    "RGBColorValueSelectorStrings",
    "SecurityToolbarText",
    "SlideshowToolbarText",
    "StylesheetThumbnails",
    "StylesheetToolbarText",
    "SystemInformationDialog",
    "TemplateBoxTooltips",
    "VersionedStylesheetToolbar",
    "WAStrings",
    "WelcomeScreen",
    "WolframCloudLoginErrors"
    };

Even amongst these there are many things I can't find that I know there are front-end files for, such as the images used in the toolbar buttons:

 Button[
  Style["Special Button", Black],
  Appearance -> {
   "Default" ->
     FrontEnd`FileName[{"Toolbars"}, "Button.9.png"],
   "Hover" -> 
     FrontEnd`FileName[{"Toolbars"}, "Button-Hover.9.png"],
   "Pressed" ->
     FrontEnd`FileName[{"Toolbars"}, "DefaultButton.9.png"]
    }]

Does anyone know how to find a complete list of FrontEndResource strings?

---

Further reading:

Can one effectively edit a Front End Resource that is already loaded?

How to create and use my own *.tr FrontEndResource and FrontEndResourceString files

Answer 1

Leaving this open for a bit in case someone has an internal way to do this

So kglr found that all of these resources are in the .tr files and a quick glance at the files suggests that they are in files tagged with @@resource <resource_name>.

Grepping for that we find 1656 distinct matches. Selecting those that don't return $Failed from FrontEndResource we get 305 matches.

{
     "actionNoteStringTable" ,
     "ActivationDialog" ,
     "allAutomaticFitStringTable" ,
     "allAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "allNoneAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "allowedDimensionsStringTable" ,
     "animationCountStringTable" ,
     "animationDirectionStringTable" ,
     "animatorElementsStringTable" ,
     "appearanceSizeStringTable" ,
     "appearanceStateStringTable" ,
     "AssertFailedBoxExpression" ,
     "AssertInformationFailedBoxExpression" ,
     "automaticFullStringTable" ,
     "automaticInfinityStringTable" ,
     "backgroundAppearanceOptionsStringTable" ,
     "BasicMathAssistantPalette" ,
     "boolAndAllStringTable" ,
     "boolAndAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "boolNoneAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "boolStringTable" ,
     "browserCategoryElementNotItemOrCategory" ,
     "buttonAlignmentStringTable" ,
     "buttonFrameStringTable" ,
     "buttonSourceStringTable" ,
     "cellContextStringTable" ,
     "cellFrameMarginsStringTable" ,
     "cellFrameStringTable" ,
     "CellInsertionMenu" ,
     "cellLabelPositioningStringTable" ,
     "characterEncodingStringTable" ,
     "ChartElementSchemesPalette" ,
     "CheckBoxChecked" ,
     "CheckBoxMixed" ,
     "CheckBoxUnchecked" ,
     "ClassroomAssistantPalette" ,
     "closedOpenStringTable" ,
     "CloudDialogs" ,
     "CloudLoginDialog" ,
     "CloudLoginDialogStrings" ,
     "CMYKColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "codeAssistIncludedCompletionsStringTable" ,
     "codeAssistMatchingAlgorithmStringTable" ,
     "codeAssistStaticMenuExpr" ,
     "CodeCaptionsText" ,
     "ColorSchemeChooserStrings" ,
     "ColorSchemesPalette" ,
     "colorSetterElementsStringTable" ,
     "columnAlignStringTable" ,
     "columnLinesStringTable" ,
     "commandTargetStringTable" ,
     "CompatibilityToolbarText" ,
     "compressedDataStringTable" ,
     "ConnectSecondaryLinks" ,
     "controlPlacementStringTable" ,
     "controlsRenderingStringTable" ,
     "conversionCellTypesStringTable" ,
     "copySpecialStringTable" ,
     "counterDataStringTable" ,
     "counterFunctionStringTable" ,
     "createGridBoxTypeStringTable" ,
     "DangerousSymbols" ,
     "DateFormat" ,
     "DayNames" ,
     "debuggerBreakpointsWindowContents" ,
     "DebuggerDialogs" ,
     "debuggerStackWindowContents" ,
     "debuggerToolsWindowContents" ,
     "defaultFormatTypeStringTable" ,
     "DefaultInlineFormatTypeStringTable" ,
     "DefaultTemplate" ,
     "DeployCDFDialog" ,
     "dingbatCellStyleStringTable" ,
     "displayImagePixelsStringTable" ,
     "DynamicUpdatingToolbarText" ,
     "evaluationCompletionStringTable" ,
     "evaluationModeStringTable" ,
     "evaluationQueueActionsTable" ,
     "ExpirationDateFormat" ,
     "ExportDialogs" ,
     "extraFrontEndSymbolsTable" ,
     "falseOrAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "FEBitmaps" ,
     "FEExpressions" ,
     "FEStrings" ,
     "fileChangeProtectionStringsTable" ,
     "fileContentsStringTable" ,
     "fileFilters" ,
     "fileLeaderTrailerStringTable" ,
     "FindReplaceDialog" ,
     "firstArgToFunctionBrowserItemNotString" ,
     "fixCoordOrAutomaticAngleStringTable" ,
     "fixCoordOrAutomaticOrFitStringTable" ,
     "fixCoordOrAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "fontPostScriptNameNoteFontStringTable" ,
     "fontsNotListedInFontsMenu" ,
     "fontTypeStringTable" ,
     "fractionMultilineStringTable" ,
     "globalVariableNamesStringTable" ,
     "graphCoord2DHorizontalStringTable" ,
     "graphCoord2DSizeStringTable" ,
     "graphCoord2DStringTable" ,
     "graphCoord2DVerticalStringTable" ,
     "graphics3DRendererStringTable" ,
     "GraphicsInspectorDialog" ,
     "graphicsPrintingFormatStringTable" ,
     "GrayLevelValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "gridboxFrameStringTable" ,
     "groupLikeCellStyleStringTable" ,
     "HeadersFootersDialog" ,
     "HelpBrowserSetup" ,
     "HelpToolbarText" ,
     "HelpViewerHistoryAction" ,
     "HistoryOverviewDialog" ,
     "horizontalAlignStringTable" ,
     "horizontalVerticalStringTable" ,
     "HueValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "hyphenationCharacterStringTable" ,
     "illegalFormatForBoxData" ,
     "illustratorColorsStringTable" ,
     "Image3DEditModeMenu" ,
     "imageCacheContentsStringTable" ,
     "ImageEditModeMenu" ,
     "imageRenderingStringTable" ,
     "imageSizeActionStringTable" ,
     "imageSizeStringTable" ,
     "ImportDialogs" ,
     "indexCreationFormatStringTable" ,
     "InputField" ,
     "InsertCitationDialog" ,
     "inspectorScopeInDialogStringTable" ,
     "inspectorScopeStringTable" ,
     "inspectorViewAsInDialogStringTable" ,
     "inspectorViewAsStringTable" ,
     "KernelPostScriptDefinitions" ,
     "KeyEventTranslations" ,
     "keysStylesStringTable" ,
     "LABColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "languageCategoryStringTable" ,
     "languageStringTable" ,
     "LCHColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "leftRightBottomTopStringTable" ,
     "leftRightStringTable" ,
     "lhsOfOptionInHelpBrowserItemNotRule" ,
     "LicenseFailureDialog" ,
     "LicensingErrors" ,
     "linebreakSemicolonWeightStringTable" ,
     "LocalizedBitmaps" ,
     "locatorAppearanceStringTable" ,
     "locatorConstraintStringTable" ,
     "LongDateFormat" ,
     "LUVColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "magnificationInWindowStringTable" ,
     "magnificationStringTable" ,
     "MainToolbarText" ,
     "manualAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "MathematicaClosingDialog" ,
     "menuAppearanceStringTable" ,
     "messageTimeStampFormat" ,
     "MessageToolbarText" ,
     "MonthNames" ,
     "multilineStringTable" ,
     "NamespaceBoxTooltips" ,
     "NeXTAppOpeningOptionsStringTable" ,
     "ninePatchAppearanceStringTable" ,
     "noArgumentsToFunctionBrowserItem" ,
     "noneAllStringTable" ,
     "noneAutomaticManualStringTable" ,
     "noneAutomaticNumberStringTable" ,
     "noneAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "noRhsNameStringTable" ,
     "notebookFindElementsStringTable" ,
     "notebookOpeningOptionsStringTable" ,
     "notebookRendererStringTable" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingBitmaps" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingExpressions" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingStrings" ,
     "onlyAutomaticStringTable" ,
     "onlyNoneStringTable" ,
     "optionPositionInHelpBrowserItemNotRule" ,
     "PackageTemplate" ,
     "PackageToolbarText" ,
     "pageWidthStringTable" ,
     "paletteTypeCellStyleStringTable" ,
     "paneElementsStringTable" ,
     "paperOrientationStringTable" ,
     "placeholderStringTable" ,
     "PopupMenu" ,
     "PostScriptNameToFontDescription" ,
     "postSelectionStringTable" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceBitmaps" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceExpressions" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceLocalizableBitmaps" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceStrings" ,
     "preemptiveOrQueuedStringTable" ,
     "PreferencesDialog" ,
     "ProductSpecificToolbarText" ,
     "ProgressBar" ,
     "ProgressBarBackground" ,
     "ProgressBarIndeterminate" ,
     "progressTextBackColor" ,
     "progressTextColor" ,
     "progressTextLocation" ,
     "RadioButtonChecked" ,
     "RadioButtonUnchecked" ,
     "rasterizationResolutionStringTable" ,
     "readingTypeStringTable" ,
     "relativeOrAbsoluteStringTable" ,
     "renderingDeviceStringTable" ,
     "renderingEngineStringTable" ,
     "renderingEngineWinStringTable" ,
     "renderingMethodStringTable" ,
     "reportActionStringTable" ,
     "reportConsoleActionStringTable" ,
     "RGBColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "rotationActionStringTable" ,
     "roundingStringTable" ,
     "rowLinesStringTable" ,
     "rulerUnitsStringTable" ,
     "SafeContexts" ,
     "SafeExpressions" ,
     "safeFileOpenStringTable" ,
     "safeFileSaveStringTable" ,
     "saveAsSpecialStringTable" ,
     "scrollPositionStringTable" ,
     "searchTypeCellStyleStringTable" ,
     "SecurityToolbarText" ,
     "selectionMoveDirectionStringTable" ,
     "selectionUnitStringTable" ,
     "ShortDayNames" ,
     "ShortMonthNames" ,
     "showAtStartupStringTable" ,
     "sizeNoteFontStringTable" ,
     "slantNoteFontStringTable" ,
     "sliderAppearanceStringTable" ,
     "SliderBackground2D" ,
     "SliderBar2DHorizontal" ,
     "SliderBar2DVertical" ,
     "SliderBarHorizontal" ,
     "SliderBarVertical" ,
     "SliderThumb2D" ,
     "SliderThumbDownArrow" ,
     "SliderThumbHorizontal" ,
     "SliderThumbLeftArrow" ,
     "SliderThumbRightArrow" ,
     "SliderThumbUpArrow" ,
     "SliderThumbVertical" ,
     "SlideShowPalette" ,
     "SlideshowToolbarText" ,
     "soundPlayerElementsStringTable" ,
     "spanMaxStringTable" ,
     "spanMinStringTable" ,
     "SpecialCharactersPalette" ,
     "specialEditButtonStringTable" ,
     "spellCheckerScopeInDialogStringTable" ,
     "spellingOptionsLanguageStringTable" ,
     "spellingOptionsWordSplittingStringTable" ,
     "spellingOptionsWordTypesStringTable" ,
     "spherCartStringTable" ,
     "statisticsDomainStringTable" ,
     "StyleDialogDockedCell" ,
     "StylesheetThumbnails" ,
     "StylesheetToolbarText" ,
     "synchronousUpdatingStringTable" ,
     "SystemInformationDialog" ,
     "SystemMenuSetup" ,
     "tabFillingStringTable" ,
     "TagBoxTooltips" ,
     "TemplateBoxTooltips" ,
     "textAlignmentStringTable" ,
     "textCapTypeStringTable" ,
     "textClipboardTypeTable" ,
     "TextDirectionIndeterminate" ,
     "textJustificationStringTable" ,
     "textScriptPositionStringTable" ,
     "TokenTranslationDictionary" ,
     "toolStringTable" ,
     "trackingNoteFontStringTable" ,
     "transitionDirectionStringTable" ,
     "transitionDurationStringTable" ,
     "transitionEffectStringTable" ,
     "twoByteSyntaxCharacterAutoReplacementsTable" ,
     "undoInformationDescriptionText" ,
     "URL2HyperlinkTemplate" ,
     "urlPrefixStrings" ,
     "VersionedStylesheetToolbar" ,
     "verticalAlignStringTable" ,
     "viewProjectionStringTable" ,
     "WABitmaps" ,
     "WAExpressions" ,
     "WALocalizableBitmaps" ,
     "WAStrings" ,
     "weightNoteFontStringTable" ,
     "WelcomeScreen" ,
     "windowElementsStringTable" ,
     "windowFrameElementsStringTable" ,
     "windowFrameStringTable" ,
     "windowSizeStringTable" ,
     "windowTitleStringTable" ,
     "windowToolbarsStringTable" ,
     "WolframCloudLoginErrors" ,
     "WolframCloudSyncToolbar" ,
     "WritingAssistantPalette" ,
     "xyAlignmentStringTable" ,
     "XYZColorValueSelectorStrings" 
    }

Of these, 61 have sub-resources (the type of thing I'm most interested in):

{
     "ActivationDialog" ,
     "CloudDialogs" ,
     "CloudLoginDialog" ,
     "CloudLoginDialogStrings" ,
     "CMYKColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "CodeCaptionsText" ,
     "ColorSchemeChooserStrings" ,
     "CompatibilityToolbarText" ,
     "DebuggerDialogs" ,
     "DeployCDFDialog" ,
     "DynamicUpdatingToolbarText" ,
     "ExportDialogs" ,
     "FEBitmaps" ,
     "FEExpressions" ,
     "FEStrings" ,
     "FindReplaceDialog" ,
     "GraphicsInspectorDialog" ,
     "GrayLevelValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "HeadersFootersDialog" ,
     "HelpToolbarText" ,
     "HistoryOverviewDialog" ,
     "HueValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "Image3DEditModeMenu" ,
     "ImageEditModeMenu" ,
     "ImportDialogs" ,
     "InsertCitationDialog" ,
     "LABColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "LCHColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "LicenseFailureDialog" ,
     "LicensingErrors" ,
     "LocalizedBitmaps" ,
     "LUVColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "MathematicaClosingDialog" ,
     "MessageToolbarText" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingBitmaps" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingExpressions" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingStrings" ,
     "PackageToolbarText" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceBitmaps" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceExpressions" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceStrings" ,
     "PreferencesDialog" ,
     "ProductSpecificToolbarText" ,
     "RGBColorValueSelectorStrings" ,
     "SecurityToolbarText" ,
     "SlideshowToolbarText" ,
     "StylesheetThumbnails" ,
     "StylesheetToolbarText" ,
     "SystemInformationDialog" ,
     "TemplateBoxTooltips" ,
     "twoByteSyntaxCharacterAutoReplacementsTable" ,
     "undoInformationDescriptionText" ,
     "VersionedStylesheetToolbar" ,
     "WABitmaps" ,
     "WAExpressions" ,
     "WALocalizableBitmaps" ,
     "WAStrings" ,
     "WelcomeScreen" ,
     "WolframCloudLoginErrors" ,
     "WolframCloudSyncToolbar" ,
     "XYZColorValueSelectorStrings" 
    }

And then of these 10 contain "Bitmaps" or "Expressions" in their names:

{
     "FEBitmaps" ,
     "FEExpressions" ,
     "LocalizedBitmaps" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingBitmaps" ,
     "NotebookTemplatingExpressions" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceBitmaps" ,
     "PredictiveInterfaceExpressions" ,
     "WABitmaps" ,
     "WAExpressions" ,
     "WALocalizableBitmaps" 
    }

There are two more possible matches: "PredictiveInterfaceLocalizableBitmaps" and "SafeExpressions" but the first is an empty list for me and the second returns FEPrivate`FrontEndResource["SafeExpressions"] and it's unclear how to convert it into a proper expression (FE`Evaluate has no effect here).