Observations Re: Images

[Rob Cozens]

Hi All,

I'm trying to determine the most efficient way of handling images in 
stacks short of distributing a bunch of individual image files.  Can 
anyone confirm or refute what I think I know?

* There is no way of sharing a image among several stacks except by 
keeping the image as an individual file.  If, for example, one starts 
using an image library stack and references an image in the library, 
a copy of the image is installed in the referencing stack.

* One should never put an image in a group that appears on more than 
one card...rather one should place a button referencing the image by 
icon #.  If this is not done, a new copy of the image appears in the 
stack's image library every time a card containing the group is 
created.

* Based on the above, an image library is really a developer's 
library, not a runtime library...simply a short cut (or alternate 
means) of adding images to a stack.  [Too bad, says moi]

* Is the situation any different for substacks in a stack?  I have 
not tested for this yet.

TIA,
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Rob Cozens
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