Chapter 37
The Icon Editor and Icon Management
Describes the G2 Icon Editor and its icon description language.
- Overview
- Icon Library
- Composition of an Icon
- Regions
- Starting the Icon Editor
- Parts of the Icon Editor
- Layers Pad
- Icon Viewer
- Layer Indicators
- Other Indicators
- Drawing Buttons
- Command Buttons
- Defining Icons
- Starting an Icon Definition
- Controlling Icon Size and Shape
- Controlling Icon Viewer Magnification
- Working with Layers
- Creating Layers
- Moving Layers
- Cloning Layers
- Deleting Layers
- Specifying Colors
- Creating Graphics
- Drawing Points
- Drawing Lines
- Drawing Segmented Lines
- Drawing Arcs
- Drawing Rectangles
- Drawing Circles
- Drawing Polygons
- Toggling Filled and Outlined Graphics
- Deleting Graphics
- Moving Graphics
- Reshaping Graphics
- Defining Text Components
- Including Externally Created Images
- Image Size and Icon Size
- Image Position
- Defining Regions
- Creating Groups
- Saving and Canceling Changes
- Tips for Working with Icons
- Editing Icons Textually
- Icon Description Language Example
- Icon Description Language Grammar
- Specifying Points
- Specifying Lines
- Specifying Segmented Lines
- Specifying Arcs
- Specifying Outlined Rectangles
- Specifying Filled Rectangles
- Specifying Outlined Circles
- Specifying Filled Circles
- Specifying Outlined Polygons
- Specifying Filled Polygons
- Specifying Text Components
- Including External Images
- Using the Icon and Text Editors Together
- Specifying an Icon Background Layer
- Specifying a Background Image
- Notes on Background Images
- Specifying a Background Color
- Animated Icons
- Defining and Using Icon Variables
- Specifying Graphical Positions with Icon Variables
- Specifying Text Components with Icon Variables
- Specifying Image Components with Icon Variables
- Specifying Locations with Expressions
- Manual Layer Positioning and Icon Variables
- Errors in Icon Variable Specifications
- Animating Icons
- Changing Width and Height
- Referencing Icon Variables
- Replacing Icon Variable Values
- Merging Icon Variable Values
- Conveniently Merging New and Default Values
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