On Aug 21, 2006, at 10:15 AM, Steven Hedgepeth wrote:
RB User Guide page 579 regarding Icons:
"A mask that defines the icon’s edges so that the operating systems
can determine which regions in the square image are clickable."
What is a mask, with regard to icons, and how is it created? The
User Guide doesn't explain.
Hi Steven.
You create a mask the same way you create the icon itself - by some
kind of image-editing program, such as Photoshop. RB does not provide
this facility directly.
The mask is a black-and-white image the same size as the icon.
Wherever it is black, the icon will show. Wherever it is white, the
icon will not be visible; the user will see whatever background was
"behind" on the screen, before the icon was drawn.
Russ
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