Making custom skins for your app

[Phil Davis]

Hi Xeubie,

You can set the backgroundPattern of any object (stack, card, field, 
etc) to the ID of an image in your stack. That can be used for a very 
basic skin effect.

Phil Davis


Xeubie Tsu wrote:
> I didn't know it was as simple as importing images. Are you sure you're 
> not talking about images _within_ programs? I'm still not quite sure 
> where in Revolution you set the actual window skin.
> 
> 
>> From: Ian Wood <revlist at azurevision.co.uk>
>> Reply-To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>> Subject: Re: Making custom skins for your app
>> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:26:00 +0100
>>
>>
>> On 21 Apr 2006, at 17:16, Xeubie Tsu wrote:
>>
>>> On my mac, I can make the normal white or brushed metal look for my  
>>> app. Is there a way to import your own specially-made skins? If so,  
>>> is there any program that lets you make them fairly easily?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> You can make images in Photoshop, Fireworks or similar and use them  
>> as graphical elements as much as you want, just by importing them as  
>> images. You can use repeating patterns as the background for stacks  
>> and other items.
>>
>> You can also import PNGs with transparency and use them as masks for  
>> the window - giving the option of all sorts of weird window shapes.
>>
>> Making them all tends to be down to your design skills, though. ;-)
>>
>> Ian
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