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Examples for
Buttons and masks:
1. Classic: (without Gifmask)
TextButton, Highlight=Fill
Normal
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TextButton, Highlight=Frame:
TextButton, Highlight=Both:
2. New (with Gifmasks)
(mask: BlueButton1.GIF, 120% Rel.Size, X/YOffset=0)
TextButton, Highlight=any, No Text-Highlight in GifMask=off,
GifMask for Highlight=off, inv. GifMask als Highlight=off:
Normal
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TextButton, Highlight=any, No Text-Highlight in GifMask=off,
GifMask as Highlight:
TextButton, Highlight=any, No Text-Highlight in GifMask=on,
GifMask as Highlight:
Just to show all possibilities: No
Text-Highlight
in GifMask=any
TextButton, Highlight=any, inv. GifMask as Highlight:
... is not very interesting for this
kind of button.
Adjusting Gifmasks:
To adjust the position of a mask relative to the text, you man use the
X/Y offsets.
Simple case: Just move the text slightly:
Mask: BlueButton1.GIF,
100% Rel.Size,
X/YOffset=0:
100% Rel.Size,
YOffset=2: (mask is moved down)
Another possibility: Buttons which
'hang'
(Important:
This only works if you have switched on Clip Masks!)
Example:
Normal
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Mask: BlueButton1.GIF, 110% Rel.Size,
X-Offset=35, TextButtons with font size=26, alignment=left, 4 spaces
before each title, all buttons moved to the right border.
3.
Graphical Buttons
Consist of two parts: A picture (or clip for
animated menus) and a button (normally with the exact same size), for
the control of the menu function (action) and the highlighting. A mask
may be used for the button as well as for the image or clip. However I
would recommend using a mask for either the button or the image/clip
but not both. To access the properties of an underlying image or clip
use shift (or Ctrl or Alt) + right mouse button.
Classic (without Gifmask):
GraphButton, Highlight=Fill:
Normal
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Highlight=Frame or Both
Highlight=Frame or Both
Button normally visible=on):
Button normally
visible=off:
4. New (with Gifmasks)
If you use a mask (BrassMask1.GIF)
for the image
without zoom or offset, nothing is changed, as the mask is treated like
a part of the picture. GraphButton, Highlight=Fill, no mask (on the
button!):
Normal
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If you use the same mask for the button, and set GifMask for HighLight
then it looks different:
Mask: BrassMask1.GIF legt (Rel.Size=100%, X/Y-Offset=0; GifMask
as Highlight
Normal
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As the mask is set into the same frame, the image is 'cropped'. If you
want to keep more of the image, rise the Rel.Size:
Mask: BrassMask1.GIF (Rel.Size=110%,
X/Y-Offset=0;
GifMask
as Highlight)
Normal
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The inverted GifMask as Highlight
uses the
transparent part of the Gif image for highlight
Mask: BrassMask1.GIF (Rel.Size=110%,
X/Y-Offset=0; inv. GifMask as Highlight)
"Effect-mask" (StarMask.GIF), Rel.Size=102%,
X/Y-Offset=0; inv. GifMask as Highlight
Normal
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Remark: For this kind of mask the visible part of the Gif image must be
the same color (or picture) as the background (the "star" is
transparent)
If you want to create your own Gifmasks, see: Short description for creating GifMasks