| Description: | The icon plugin shall be capable of using a default and selected image specified in the tool types. And it shall be capable of composing an emblem image on top of both images.
It shall be possible to specify the width/height and position for the emblem image for both normal and selected icon.
It shall be possible to omit the default image(s) and use he icon image(s) instead.
It shall be possible to specify in which way the emblem and icon image shall be rendered on top of the icon image.
It shall be possible to use the icon image(s) as the emblem while referring to a standard image for the icon.
| SHADOW | - A +5,+5 soft alpha shadow is added below the emblem/icon | | GLOW | - An outer glow is added to the emblem/icon | | GRAY | - Emblem/Icon is rendered in black&white | | DARK | - Emblem/Icon is rendered 25% darker | | BRIGHT | - Emblem/Icon is rendered 25% brighter | | NONE | - Emblem/Icon is rendered as is |
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Not all of the above methods must be available in the first version
If rendering method is not specified then a global system preference setting shall be used. (Example: SHADOW)
Tool types: (suggested format)
IMAGE=DrawerNS,NONE
IMAGESELECTED=DrawerS,NONE
EMBLEM=Prefs,12,12,10,5,SHADOW
EMBLEMSELECTED=Prefs,12,12,9,6,SHADOW
Format for IMAGE/IMAGESELECTED:| |
Name,Method
If IMAGE is not specified, then the image inside the icon is used.
If IMAGESELECTED is not specified, then the image inside the icon is used.
If Method is not specified then a global system preference setting for the method shall be used. |
Format for EMBLEM/EMBLEMSELECTED:| |
Name,Width,Height,X-position,Y-position,Method
If EMBLEM is not specified, the it's not rendered
If EMBLEMSELECTED is not specified, then it's not rendered
If emblem Method is not specified then a global system preference setting for the method shall be used.If emblem X/Y-position is not specified then it shall be defaulted to 0,0
If emblem Width/Height is not specified or are set to 0 then the height/width of the emblem image shall be used
If the emblem/emblemselected name is set to INTERNAL then the images contained in the icon is used as emblem. In this case Image and ImageSelected must be set. |
If the specified image name can not be found in the image directory then that tool type directive is ignored.
Emblem rendering shall always be clipped to the physical size of the image it is rendered on. That is, the emblem and rendering method is not rendered outside the rectangle of the image it is rendered on top of.
All images, default images and emblems, are stored in envarc:sys/emblem as 24Bit+alpha capable image files.
Example images:
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DrawerNS.png
DrawerS.png
PrefsNS.png
PrefsS.png
EmblemDevs.png
EmblemDocumentation.png
EmblemInternet.png
EmblemMUI.png
EmblemPrefs.png
EmblemStorage.png
EmblemSystem.png
EmblemUtilities.png
EmblemWBStartup.png
EmblemTrashcan.png
EmblemFont.png
EmblemAHI.png
etc...
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Example tool types for Sys:Devs.info
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IMAGE=DrawerNS
IMAGESELECTED=DrawerS
EMBLEM=EmblemDevs,12,12,10,5,SHADOW
EMBLEMSELECTED=EmblemDevs,12,12,9,6,SHADOW
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Example tool types for Sys:Prefs/AHI.info
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IMAGE=PrefsNS
IMAGESELECTED=PrefsS
EMBLEM=EmblemAHI,0,0,23,2,SHADOW
EMBLEMSELECTED=EmblemAHI,0,0,23,2,SHADOW
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Example tool types for Sys:MUI/MUI.info
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EMBLEM=EmblemPrefs,10,10,15,20,NONE
EMBLEMSELECTED=EmblemPrefs,10,10,15,20,GLOW
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Example of using the icon as an emblem for a default icon. The selected image method uses the current system preference setting and the emblem is also rendered with teh current system preference setting.
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IMAGE=Drawer
IMAGESELECTED=Drawer
EMBLEM=INTERNAL,10,10,15,20
EMBLEMSELECTED=INTERNAL,10,10,15,20
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