Also, on 8 bit masks wherever there is a shade of gray there is a corresponding degree of transparency.
> > 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 > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
