Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of IconTutorial

Timestamp:

Dec 28, 2007, 11:43:39 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

cinc

Comment:

More icon tutorial

IconTutorial

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 [[Image(source:/icon_tutorial/icon_editor.png, nolink)]]
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+The editor is basically a specialized ini file editor with a preview function for the images. On the left you have a listbox with the currently defined keys, the bottom text field shows the data associated with the selected key and on the right you find a preview area. Pressing the '''Repaint''' button will take the provided data from the keys and create the preview image.
+
+=== Adding an overlay image ===
+
+As mentioned early an icon will be created by composing it from several images.[[BR]]
+Click '''New''' to create a new key with the following data.
+
+{{{
+   Key name:             OverlayImage
+   Data:                 apps\kcmsound.png  
+}}}
+
+Repainting the preview does not show any effect. So what's missing?
+
+The icon engine uses paint commands describing the shape of the resulting icon which are interpreted during icon loading. Up to now no such commands are specified.
+
+Create another key:
+
+{{{
+   Key name:             CairoCommands
+   Data:                 <ctxt>save</><scale>0.01 0.01</><imgkey>OverlayImage # 1</><ctxt>restore</>  
+}}}
+