I'm using Constructor version 1.5b7 (that's the latest version, right?) to
create a bitmap family. All I want to do is get a color bitmap created in
constructor to show up in the emulator using a Palm IIIc ROM. So here's my
steps:
Ctrl-R to create a new resource:
Resource type "Bitmap"
Resource name "BMP"
Resource ID "5000"
Double-click the new bitmap
Under the Colors menu, choose "256 colors"
Under Options, choose "Set Image Size" and set it to 30x30
Scribble on the bitmap in several colors.
Ctrl-R to create a new resource:
Resource type "Bitmap Family"
Resource name "FAMILY"
Resource ID "5001"
Double-click the new bitmap family
Change the width and height to 30.
So... um...now what? There's an empty list of "Family Items", but I can't
figure out how to add the new bitmap to the family. I can drag the bitmap
onto the dialog, but that doesn't do anything.
I can drag a form bitmap from the resource catalog onto it, but that doesn't
do anything either.
Hmm, copy the bitmap, click the bitmap family, but "Paste resource" is
disabled...
Wow. Let's see...
Drag BMP onto FAMILY in the list of application resources. Nope.
Click the bitmap, edit->select all, click the family, still can't paste.
Ctrl-drag? Shift-drag? Ctrl-shift-drag??
Now, I've been around many different kinds of computers and used countless
programs. I like to think I'm a computer expert. But for the life of me I
can't figure out how to create a bitmap family.
If I resort to the help file, the topic about bitmap families tells me how
to create the bitmap family but not how to add bitmaps to the family. Also,
the two images on this help page are broken with the messages:
The picture "Bitmapfam.bmp" is missing!
and
The picture "Bitmapfam2.bmp" is missing!
So how is this supposed to work?
-Bob Whiteman
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