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<!-- $XConsortium: Ref.sgm /main/9 1996/09/08 22:27:12 rws $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hitachi. -->
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<!-- Help volume: Iconed -->
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<!-- File name: Reference -->
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<Chapter Id="Reference">
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<Title>Icon Editor Reference</Title>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.1">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconSearchPathsSI"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.2">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorToolsPanelSI"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.3">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorMenusSI"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.4">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IEWindowsAndDialogsSI"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.5">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IEopenDB"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Sect1 Id="IconSearchPathsSI">
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<Title>Icon Search Paths</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>search paths: for icons</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>icons: search paths</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>The search path for image files is defined by two environment variables:</Para>
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<Para>The system uses DTUSERAPPSEARCHPATH and DTAPPSEARCHPATH unless
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the following variables exist:</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>DTUSERICONSEARCHPATH</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>A personal variable. If used, it
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should be defined in <ComputerOutput>/<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol>/.dtprofile</ComputerOutput>.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>DTICONSEARCHPATH</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>A system-wide variable.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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<Sect2 Id="DefaultIconSearchPath">
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<Title>Default Search Path</Title>
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<Para>The default value for DTICONSEARCHPATH is:
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</Para>
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<ProgramListing><ComputerOutput>/<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol>/.dt/icons</ComputerOutput>
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<ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/icons/C</ComputerOutput>
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<ComputerOutput>/usr/dt/appconfig/icons/C</ComputerOutput>
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</ProgramListing>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="AddDirectorytoPersonalSearchPathDE">
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<Title>To Modify the Personal Icon Search Path</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>adding: directory to actions search path</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>directory: adding to actions search path</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>action: search path, adding directory</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>search path, actions</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>path: actions search path</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>DTACTIONSEARCHPATH environment variable</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>environment variable: DTACTIONSEARCHPATH</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>To add a directory to the search path,
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edit <ComputerOutput>/<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol>/.dtprofile</ComputerOutput>. Add a line defining a value for
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the DTUSERICONSEARCHPATH:</Para>
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<ProgramListing>DTUSERICONSEARCHPATH=<Symbol Role="Variable">path</Symbol> [,<Symbol Role="Variable">path</Symbol> ...]
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</ProgramListing>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="AddDirectorytoSystemSearchPathDE">
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<Title>To Modify the System-wide Icon Search Path</Title>
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<Para>System-wide search path variables are defined in files located in
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the <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/Xsession.d</ComputerOutput> directory.</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.6">
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<Para>If DTICONSEARCHPATH is already defined in a file in this directory,
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edit the value to add the new directory on the search path.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.7">
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<Para>If DTICONSEARCHPATH is not already defined in this directory, define
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it to include the default search path plus others you want to add.
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(The default search path is listed in comments in the file
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<ComputerOutput>/usr/dt/bin/dtsearchpath</ComputerOutput>.)
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="IconEditorToolsPanelSI">
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<Title>Icon Editor Tools</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>tools: Icon Editor</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Icon Editor: tools</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>tools: drawing</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>When you select one of Icon Editor's tools, it remains selected until you
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select another one. The tools are listed and described below:</Para>
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<Para Id="point-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorPencilTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Pencil</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing freehand lines and individual pixels.</Para>
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<Para Id="line-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorLineTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Line</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing straight lines.</Para>
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<Para Id="rectangle-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorRectangleTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Rectangle</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing solid or outlined rectangles.</Para>
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<Para Id="circle-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorCircleTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Circle</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing solid or outlined circles.</Para>
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<Para Id="eraser-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorEraserTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Eraser</GlossTerm>&newline;For erasing large areas of the image.</Para>
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<Para Id="flood-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorFloodTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Flood</GlossTerm>&newline;For flooding a region of one color with the
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selected color.</Para>
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<Para Id="polygon-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorPolygonOpenTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Open Polygon</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing connected straight lines.</Para>
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<Para Id="polyline-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorPolygonClosedTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Closed Polygon</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing connected straight lines,
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where the first line and last line are connected to form a closed polygon.</Para>
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<Para Id="ellipse-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorEllipseTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Ellipse</GlossTerm>&newline;For drawing solid or outlined ellipses.</Para>
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<Para Id="select-tool"><InlineGraphic Remap="graphic" Entityref="IconEditorSelectionTool"></InlineGraphic><GlossTerm Role="nogloss">Selection</GlossTerm>&newline;For making a primary selection. Several
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commands in the Edit menu require a primary selection first.
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<Anchor Id="fill-tool">
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</Para>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Fill Solids</Title>
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<Step>
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<Para>Select the Fill Solids check box
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below the tool palette to change the rectangle, polygon,
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circle, and ellipse tools from outlines to solids in the tool palette.
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(See also <XRef Linkend="ToDrawAFilledImageTA">).</Para>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="IconEditorMenusSI">
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<Title>Icon Editor Menus</Title>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.8">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorFileMenuDE"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.9">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorEditMenuDE"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.10">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorOptionsMenuDE"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.11">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorHelpMenuDE"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Para><Anchor Id="menubar">
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</Para>
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<Sect2 Id="IconEditorFileMenuDE">
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<Title>Icon Editor File Menu</Title>
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<Para><Anchor Id="file-menu">
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<Anchor Id="newIcon">
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<Anchor Id="new">
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<Anchor Id="open">
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<Anchor Id="save">
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<Anchor Id="save-as">
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<Anchor Id="quit">
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>New</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Prompts for a size (width and height, in pixels), and then
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creates a blank drawing area of that size.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToStartANewIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Open</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Opens an existing bitmap or pixmap file.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToOpenAnExistingIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Save</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Saves the current icon using its existing name. If the
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icon is unnamed, Icon Editor prompts you for a name.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToSaveAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Save As</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Prompts for a new name, and then saves the current icon.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToSaveAnIconAsTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Exit</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Closes Icon Editor. If you have unsaved changes, Icon
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Editor warns you that the changes will be lost if you
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continue and exit. To save the changes, choose
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Cancel, and then save your icon.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="IconEditorEditMenuDE">
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<Title>Icon Editor Edit Menu</Title>
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<Para><Anchor Id="edit-menu">
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<Anchor Id="edit-temp">
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<Anchor Id="editextra">
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Undo</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="undo">
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Cancels the most recent drawing operation, returning the
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icon to its previous state. Most operations within Icon
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Editor can be undone.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToUndoADrawingOperationTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Cut Area</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="cut">
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Cuts the selected area from the icon. The region removed
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is filled with the transparent color. The cut region is
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saved in the Icon Editor clipboard.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToCutPartOfAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Copy Area</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="copy">
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Copies the selected area into Icon Editor's clipboard.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToCopyPartOfAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Paste Area</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="paste">
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Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the icon.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToCopyPartOfAnIconTA">or <XRef Linkend="ToMovePartOfAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Rotate Area</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="rotate">
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Rotates the selected area to the left or right 90
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degrees. Choose the direction from the submenu.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToRotatePartOfAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Flip Area</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="flip">
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Creates a mirror image of the selected area by flipping it
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vertically or horizontally. Choose the direction
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from the submenu.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToRotatePartOfAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Scale Area</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="scale">
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Enables you to resize (or "scale") the selected area.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToResizePartOfAnIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Resize Icon</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="resize">
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Prompts for a new size for the current icon.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToResizeTheCurrentIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Add Hotspot</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="add-hotspot">
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Enables you to indicate a single pixel in the current
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icon as the "hotspot." After choosing Add Hotspot,
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click the pixel you want to be the hotspot.</Para>
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<Para>Hotspots are used when
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creating images for mouse pointers -- the hotspot
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represents the <Emphasis>actual</Emphasis> location of the pointer.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToAddAHotSpotTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Delete Hotspot</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="delete-hotspot">
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Removes the hotspot from the current icon.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Grab Screen Image</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="grab-image">
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Grabs an area of the screen and loads it
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into the drawing area.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToCopyPartOfTheDisplayTA">.)
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The X-Y Size display above the work area shows the size
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in pixels of the area being grabbed.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Clear Icon</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="clear-icon">
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Clears the current drawing area.
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(See <XRef Linkend="ToStartANewIconTA">.)</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="IconEditorOptionsMenuDE">
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<Title>Icon Editor Options Menu</Title>
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<Para><Anchor Id="options-menu">
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<Anchor Id="magnification">
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<Anchor Id="output-format">
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<Anchor Id="visible-grid">
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Visible Grid</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Toggles the grid lines on and off. The default is
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on.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Output Format</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Determines the output format in which the icon will be saved:</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.12">
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<Para>XBM for two-color X bitmap format. Bitmap files
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are normally identified by a <ComputerOutput>.bm</ComputerOutput> file-name
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suffix.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.13">
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<Para>XPM for multicolor X pixmap format (the
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default). Pixmap files are normally identified
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by a <ComputerOutput>.pm</ComputerOutput> file-name suffix.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Para>See <XRef Linkend="ToSaveAnIconTA">.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Magnification</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Changes the viewing size of the image in the
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drawing area. You can choose magnification
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factors from 2x (twice normal size) to 12x (twelve
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times normal size).</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="IconEditorHelpMenuDE">
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<Title>Icon Editor Help Menu</Title>
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<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu">
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Overview</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu-introduction">
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Displays the introduction help topic for Icon Editor</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Tasks</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu-tasks">
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Displays task instructions for most Icon Editor
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operations</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Reference</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu-reference">
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Displays reference summaries for various Icon Editor
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features such as windows and dialog boxes, menus, and
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resources</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>On Item</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu-onItem">
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Presents a description of the item in an Icon Editor
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window you have selected</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Using Help</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu-usingHelp">
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Provides help on using the help windows</Para>
|
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>About the Icon Editor</Term>
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<ListItem>
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||||
<Para><Anchor Id="help-menu-version">
|
||||
Displays the version and copyright information for
|
||||
Icon Editor</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="IEWindowsAndDialogsSI">
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<Title>Icon Editor Windows and Dialog Boxes</Title>
|
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Subtopics</Title>
|
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.14">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorMainWindowDE"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.15">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorColorPalettesPanelDE"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.16">
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||||
<Para><XRef Linkend="IconEditorConfirmationDialogDE"></Para>
|
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</ListItem>
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||||
</ItemizedList>
|
||||
</Step>
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||||
</Procedure>
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<Sect2 Id="IconEditorMainWindowDE">
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<Title>Icon Editor Main Window</Title>
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||||
<Para><Anchor Id="main">
|
||||
<Anchor Id="viewport">
|
||||
The Icon Editor main window has five important areas:</Para>
|
||||
<ItemizedList Mark="•">
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.17">
|
||||
<Para>The <GlossTerm Role="nogloss">status line</GlossTerm> just below the menu bar describes the
|
||||
tool that is currently selected and the coordinates of the pixel
|
||||
currently pointed to by the pointer.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.18">
|
||||
<Para>The <GlossTerm Role="nogloss">drawing area</GlossTerm> is where you draw the icon image.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.19">
|
||||
<Para>The <GlossTerm Role="nogloss">tool palette</GlossTerm> provides several drawing
|
||||
tools, including an eraser and a selection tool.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.20">
|
||||
<Para>The <GlossTerm Role="nogloss">color palette</GlossTerm> provides drawing colors:
|
||||
eight static colors, eight static grays, and six dynamic colors.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.21">
|
||||
<Para>The <GlossTerm Role="nogloss">actual size icons area</GlossTerm> show what your icon looks like
|
||||
in actual size. It shows both the full-color and the two-color versions.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</ItemizedList>
|
||||
<Graphic Entityref="IconEditorOverview" Id="HICND.REF.fig.1"></Graphic>
|
||||
</Sect2>
|
||||
<Sect2 Id="IconEditorColorPalettesPanelDE">
|
||||
<Title>Icon Editor Color Palettes</Title>
|
||||
<Para><Anchor Id="dymanic-colors">
|
||||
<Anchor Id="dynamic-colors">
|
||||
<Anchor Id="static-colors">
|
||||
<Anchor Id="static-greys">
|
||||
</Para>
|
||||
<VariableList>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term><GlossTerm Role="nogloss"> Static Colors</GlossTerm></Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Eight standard colors; black,
|
||||
white, the three primary colors,
|
||||
and the three secondary colors</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term><GlossTerm Role="nogloss"> Static Grays</GlossTerm></Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Eight shades of gray (from
|
||||
10% to 90% gray)</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term><GlossTerm Role="nogloss"> Dynamic Colors</GlossTerm></Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Six dynamic colors that respond
|
||||
when you change colors using
|
||||
Style Manager
|
||||
</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
</VariableList>
|
||||
<Para>You may also want to refer to these topics in the Style Manager Help Viewer:</Para>
|
||||
<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.22">
|
||||
<Para><OLink Type="JumpNewView" LocalInfo="Stylemgr SelectPaletteTA">To
|
||||
Select a Palette</OLink>
|
||||
</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
<ListItem Id="HICND.REF.item.23">
|
||||
<Para><OLink Type="JumpNewView" LocalInfo="Stylemgr LimitColorUseTA">To
|
||||
Change the Number of Colors Used by the Desktop.</OLink>
|
||||
</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</ItemizedList>
|
||||
</Sect2>
|
||||
<Sect2 Id="IEopenDB">
|
||||
<Title>Icon Editor Open and Save As Dialog Boxes</Title>
|
||||
<VariableList>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Enter path or folder name:</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Type the full path name of the folder
|
||||
containing the icon you want to open or the folder
|
||||
where you want to save the icon.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Folders</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays a list of the folders that are inside the folder shown
|
||||
in the "Enter path or folder name" text field.
|
||||
If you double-click on a folder in this list, the Folder and Files lists will
|
||||
change to show the contents of that folder. Or you can select a folder in the
|
||||
Folder list and then click on the Update button.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Files</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays a list of the files contained in the folder that is shown
|
||||
in the "Enter path or folder name" field. If you change the name in the Enter
|
||||
path or folder name field, you must click the Update button to get the Files
|
||||
list to show the new list of files.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Enter file name:</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays the name of the icon that will be loaded or saved.
|
||||
The easiest way to specify the icon you want is to double-click on the
|
||||
icon name in the Files list. Or, you can type in the name for the icon you want
|
||||
and then click on the Open button.</Para>
|
||||
<Para>Note that
|
||||
the correct format for icon names is name.size.format. The size and format
|
||||
information must be in the icon name to make icons work properly. Icon editor
|
||||
should automatically fill in the correct size and format values based on the
|
||||
size and output format you chose from the menu bar in the editor.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Open or Save</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Opens or Saves the file and closes the dialog box.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Update</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Changes the Folders and Files lists to show the contents of
|
||||
the folder the is shown in the Enter path or folder name field. You can type
|
||||
the folder name in the field and then click the Update button. Or, if the
|
||||
folder you want to open is shown in the Folders list, just double-click on its
|
||||
name.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Cancel</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Cancels the open or save and closes the dialog box.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Help</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays help about this dialog box.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
</VariableList>
|
||||
</Sect2>
|
||||
<Sect2 Id="IconEditorSaveAsDialogDE">
|
||||
<Title>Icon Editor save As Dialog Box</Title>
|
||||
<Para><Anchor Id="IEsaveasDB">
|
||||
</Para>
|
||||
<VariableList>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Enter path or folder name:</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Type the full path name of the folder
|
||||
where you want to save the icon.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Folders</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays a list of the folders that are inside the folder shown
|
||||
in the "Enter path or folder name" text field.
|
||||
If you double-click on a folder in this list, the Folder and Files lists will
|
||||
change to show the contents of that folder. Or you can select a folder in the
|
||||
Folder list and then click on the Update button.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Files</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays a list of the files contained in the folder that is shown
|
||||
in the "Enter path or folder name" field. If you change the name in the Enter
|
||||
path or folder name field, you must click the Update button to get the Files
|
||||
list to show the new list of files.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Enter file name:</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Type the name for the icon you want to save. Note that
|
||||
the correct format for icon names is name.size.format. The size and format
|
||||
information must be in the icon name to make icons work properly. Icon editor
|
||||
should automatically fill in the correct size and format values based on the
|
||||
size and output format you chose from the menu bar in the editor.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Save</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Saves the file and closes the dialog box.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Update</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Changes the Folders and Files lists to show the contents of
|
||||
the folder the is shown in the Enter path or folder name field. You can type
|
||||
the folder name in the field and then click the Update button. Or, if the
|
||||
folder you want to open is shown in the Folders list, just double-click on its
|
||||
name.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Cancel</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Cancels the save and closes the dialog box.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
<VarListEntry>
|
||||
<Term>Help</Term>
|
||||
<ListItem>
|
||||
<Para>Displays help about this dialog box.</Para>
|
||||
</ListItem>
|
||||
</VarListEntry>
|
||||
</VariableList>
|
||||
</Sect2>
|
||||
<Sect2 Id="IconEditorConfirmationDialogDE">
|
||||
<Title>Icon Editor Confirmation Dialog Box</Title>
|
||||
<Para><Anchor Id="error">
|
||||
<Anchor Id="query">
|
||||
The confirmation dialog box protects you from inadvertently losing data by
|
||||
verifying that you want to perform the command (such as exiting
|
||||
Icon Editor without saving your icon).</Para>
|
||||
<Para>Click OK to continue, or Cancel to cancel the command.</Para>
|
||||
<!-- EOF: Reference -->
|
||||
</Sect2>
|
||||
</Sect1>
|
||||
</Chapter>
|
||||
<!--fickle 1.15 help-to-docbook 1.4 01/17/96 16:36:17-->
|
||||
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