custom buttons

[Thomas McGrath III]

So, my greatest available choice here looks like linking images 
together in a group and making that 'act' like a button.

OK. I will look into that.

thanks

tom

On Feb 25, 2004, at 12:10 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:

> Recently, "J. Landman Gay"  wrote:
>
>> I need to combine two images in one button
>>> and then have it act like one button as a 'real' button.
>>>
>>> I have a special button look and feel and want to include that. Then 
>>> I
>>> want to put a special icon into that special button look and feel. 
>>> Then
>>> I want it to act like a default button or like a regular button.
>>
>> The usual way to do this is to create the entire button as an image 
>> in a
>> graphics program. Include the actual button shape itself, as well as 
>> its
>> "icon," as a single image. Make two of these, one for the "up" state 
>> and
>> another for the "down" state. Then create a transparent button and set
>> its icon to the "up" state image, and its hilitedicon to the "down"
>> state image.
>
> To add to the above:
>
> If you want a scalable image button, you would need to combine the 
> separate
> sections of the button image into a group and use the group as a 
> button.  If
> you want a button that only scales horizontally, you need a minimum of 
> 3
> items: left, center and right (scale the center element).  If you want 
> a
> button that scales in both directions, it gets more complex as you 
> need a
> 3x3 grid of elements and you scale only the center cell.  It's work, 
> but it
> can be done.
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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