Using the Icon Editor

To run the Icon Editor, select the Development Tools folder and then select Icon Editor.

The Icon Editor window consists of three parts: the information panel, the palette window, and the editing window.

The information panel at the top of the Icon Editor window displays the following information:

• A picture of a two-button mouse, showing the colors currently selected for each button

• An actual-size image of the current figure that you are editing

• The status area, showing the following:

  • Size (defined as 32 x 32 for icons and pointers; user-defined for bit maps)
    
  • Pen location
    
  • Pen size (from 1 x 1 to 9 x 9)
    
  • Hot spot (for icons and pointers, but not bit maps)
    
  • Figure type (icon, pointer, or bit map)
    
  • Form name

  The palette window, in the lower-right corner, displays the colors that are available for use during editing. The colors currently selected are marked with frames.

  The editing window is the largest part of your working area. Use the mouse or keyboard to move the pointer, clicking or dragging the pointer to paint the enlarged representation of pels with the selected color.

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