Image Galleries and Themes
Image Galleries are the primary source for all images and image based elements used for
designing pages. The list of images is split into the following categories:
Images
lists simple images such as backgrounds. Such images can be dropped onto
a page and used as static (i.e. without user interaction) images.
Buttons
lists predefined buttons, which can be dragged & dropped directly onto
pages. Some button properties, such as the actions, will need to be configured once
the button has been placed into a page. See
Buttons
for more information.
Groups
lists groups of buttons and other components. These are useful for dropping
a whole array of pre-defined components onto a page. Once the group is positioned,
the items can be ungrouped and individually configured. See
Groups
for more
information.
Volume Controls
lists volume controls, which can be dragged & dropped directly
onto pages. Some properties such as the zone may need configuring. See
Volume
Controls
for more information.
All images
(
Current Images
only) lists all discrete images in the current
configuration.
Predefined image galleries are read-only so changes made by users are not lost when an
update is installed. However users can create their own used-defined galleries alongside the
predefined galleries. Also see
Current Images
for information on the predefined current
images gallery.
The Image Galleries are found under Library Browser on the left hand side of the main
window. When the “Image Gallery” tab is clicked, one of the galleries is displayed.
Image 12 - Image Gallery selection and management
The dropdown list selects the gallery to be viewed. This effectively lists all the files with the
.gallery extension in the program directory. New, Rename and Delete are for creating new
user galleries, renaming them and deleting them respectively. Deleted galleries are moved
into the Windows recycler (trash) so that they can be recovered if necessary.
Images can be added to the “Images” category of user defined galleries by dragging PNG,
BMP, JPG or GIF image files from the Windows Explorer and dropping them onto the gallery
or by selecting “Add new image” from the context menu. Buttons, groups and volume
controls can be added to user defined galleries by copying them from the page where they
have been designed and pasting them into the gallery.
Themes are used by the assistants for selecting the look of the configuration. A theme is
basically the image gallery combined with its background images. Typically an image gallery
contains buttons and volume controls with a single common graphical style, such as glass or
gel, etc., and a number of backgrounds that work well with the graphical style.
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