Another trick is to create a polygon in script, I created a disclosure triangle that requires no icon image. (looks good when rotated, too)
On 28 October 2011 09:54, Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> wrote: > Thanks for reminding me of that Devin. I had just started using characters > from symbol fonts as button labels and turning them into images removes my > last concern about doing that. > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Devin Asay <devin_a...@byu.edu> wrote: > > > > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 3:48 AM, Michael Kristensen wrote: > > > > > Hi there > > > > > > Icons can be quite space-saving and also pleasing to the eye. > > > > > > But somtimes the hazzle of making the icon in a paint app and import it > > into Livecode and keep it in a hidden place is to much. > > > > > > On a Mac there is a palette calle "Keyboard". > > > > > > It can show the thousands of chars/symbols in a Unicode font. > > > > > > Im sure you can find a symbol there that suits you. > > > > > > The trick is to add the char to the label of the button, not the name. > > > > > > Scale the char/icon by ajusting the textsize and color it as you > please. > > > > Thanks for a nice tip, Michael. It is possible to take this one step > > further, to address the possibility that the end user of your stack does > not > > have the same fonts installed on their system as you do. You can easily > turn > > any character from any font into an image without leaving LiveCode. > Simply > > create the character in a field, make it transparent and turn off its > > border. Then issue the command: > > > > import snapshot from field "whereTheSymbolIs" > > > > This creates an image object on the card that looks exactly like the > field, > > no third party image editor needed! > > > > Regards, > > > > Devin > > > > > > Devin Asay > > Humanities Technology and Research Support Center > > Brigham Young University > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
