> > What are the rules for designing and applying custom cursors, in
>particular:
> > - what sizes can they be? (for Mac & Win cross-platform)
>
>To be cross-platform, use 16x16.
>
> > - what colours should be used? (black, white, transparent?)
> > - what file format should be used? (e.g. GIF with transparent colour
> > for edges?)
>
>Black and white, with a single transparent color, GIF is OK. See the recent
>posts on this subject (they cover painting into the image in MetaCard after
>its been imported to get it into MC's internal file format).
>
>Regards,
>
>Kevin
Thanks for the reply.
I'm still using MC 2.2.5 for my current development work and this
doesn't support painting on Mac or Win (which are what I have
available). I tend to develop as much as possible on the Mac & then
tweak things on the Win system.
I tried MC 2.3B1 and whilst this does support painting, it also
disrupts my current project. For example, I simulate the use of
Netscape on an intranet and in one example a pseudo Netscape frame
border displays nicely in MC 2.2.5 but is transparent in MC 2.3B1!
Also, I'm not keen on using a Beta version of a product to deliver my
current project to my customers, which is why I'd rather stick with
MC 2.2.5 until I know MC 2.3 is solid and I have the time to deal
with odd effects like the one above.
To be honest, trying to paint over a tiny cursor design using the
paint tools (in MC 2.3B1) without any form of zoom is rather
torturous to say the least!
Is there no way of preparing an external image prior to importing
that would ensure the right use of black & white? I have a fairly
comprehensive set of graphics tools for Mac & PC, surely something
can be done without having to 'paint' over the cursor designs??
Best regards
Peter
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