User manual ADS TECH BUTTON BUILDER

[. . . ] Button image The images of the button itself. Mask of button shape A mask image that specify the form or shape of the button itself. The part inside the shape is black, the deleted outside part is white. [. . . ] In the recent version, this function cannot be used. Saving buttons Click "Save" and create a button from the setting. Indicate the destination folder and name in the save folder dialog box and save. Re-editing button Click "Open", load the saved button and re-edit. Creating Buttons Let's explain how to create a button with button builder using a simple example. Let's create a simple button as seen on the right. Use a graphic software to create a button images of 200 x 200 pixel. Use a graphic software to create the round shaped image. Click within the frame of the (button image) in button builder. Create the (button shape mask) as you did with the graphic software in step 1. The white area becomes the cut out or deleted portion. A mask image that specify the form or shape of the button (picture 2). 2. 5. 6. Likewise, create the (Thumbnail mask). A mask image that specify the position of the button, and the form of the displayed thumbnail image. The white area will be where the thumbnail will be displayed. The white oval shaped becomes this portion (picture 3). Create the (button shadow mask), if necessary. [. . . ] Since a thumbnail can be displayed from any random position, it is possible to create a button as the one below . If you click the "Display thumbnail setup frame" button, a bounding box (for adjusting position and size) will appear in the button preview window. Drag any of the four corners to change the display size. [. . . ]