Whither Photoshop and GIMP?

[Richard Gaskin]

Richmond Mathewson wrote:

> Richard Gaskin wrote:
>> They're gorgeous, but with two significant omissions:
>>
>> 1. bevels - every other of the core set of image enhancement
>>    goodies is there but this one, and this is the one most
>>    needed for making custom buttons.
>>
>> 2. while these image enhancements work with all objects
>>    (and beautifully so), the wonderful gradients added
>>    in the last version are limited to graphic objects
>>    only.   I can think of a great many cases where I'd
>>    like to use button objects with gradients and shadows,
>
> I don't know what all the fuss is about as I seem to always be
> 'breaking the rules' by using IMAGES, FIELDS and GRAPHICS
> as BUTTONS.
> 
> A GRAPHIC object layered above a text field with all the
> jazzy gradients can then be grouped with the text field
> (or button, for that matter) to achieve all sorts of
> spectacular results.

I've made my share of custom controls, and with Rev 3.5's new Behaviors 
and group-specific messages it's easier now more than ever.

But still not as easy as using a built-in button, esp. when all one 
wants is a gradient effect that the engine already support but for a 
different object type.

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