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Menu options
The icon editor main menu contains a File menu, an Edit menu and a Tools menu. In addition, a Done option appears to the right of the Tools menu if the editor is opened from the Edit Object dialog box. By selecting Done you accept any changes made to the icon and return to the Edit Object dialog.
The following tables describe available menu options:
File option Description
Open Loads the icon of a support file into the icon buffer.
Save Stores the contents of the icon buffer to disk.
Import Reads the icon of a support file and inserts it into the icon buffer.
Exit/Cancel Closes the icon editor window.
If the option displays Exit and the icon buffer has been modified, you are given a chance to save the icon before closing. If a Done option is available from the main menu, this option displays Cancel, and the window is closed without any warning with respect to loss of modified data.
Edit option Description
Undo Cancels the last edit operation.
Redo Cancels the undo command.
Cut Copies a bitmap version of the icon to the Clipboard and clears the icon buffer. This bitmap can be pasted into other applications (e.g. pbrush.exe).
Copy Places a bitmap version of the icon in the Clipboard.
Paste Inserts the bitmap in the Clipboard into the icon buffer. If colors are different from those used in the original bitmap, it is because the icon editor calculates which color in its own color palette provides the nearest match to any bitmap color.
Delete Clears the icon buffer.
Tools option Description
Pen Selects the pen drawing tool, enabling you to draw single icon pixels, or lines or shapes by pressing and holding down the left or right mouse button while you move the mouse.
Fill Selects the flood fill tool. Fills any shape with the current color.
Line Selects the line tool. Draws a line in the selected front color. Click and hold, release to draw.
Circle Selects the cicle tool. Draws a circle in the selected front color. Click and hold, release to draw.
Rectangle Selects the rectangle tool. Draws a rectangle in the selected front color. Click and hold, release to draw.