Editing Icons and Cursors

Switch to the translation list, open the resources tree structure on the left side of the window, then click on the small plus sign next to the resource type, "Icon" or "Cursor".

Click on one of the ID numbers to display the corresponding icon or cursor in the icon/cursor view.

opens the icon/cursor editor and with you can save the icon or cursor on your hard disk.

Cursors and icons differ from bitmaps with regard to the following two properties: On the one hand, cursors and icons can contain image data at differing resolutions and, on the other, they may also contain transparent or inverted image areas.

First, in Icon/Cursor Editor dialog, click on the resolution list to display and edit the desired resolution. You can use the Transparent and Inverse properties in the same way as other foreground colors, with either the current image background or its inverted image shown.

The buttons described below are then available to edit icons or cursors. Changes you make can either be accepted by exiting the editor with OK or, to exit without saving any changes, clicking on Cancel.

Cuts either the entire area or a marked area and saves it to the clipboard. The cut area is then filled transparently.

Copies either the entire area or a marked area to the clipboard. The copied section can then be pasted in the icon/cursor editor or in another program for additional editing.

Pastes "pixel content" from the clipboard into the icon/cursor. If you did not define a specific area prior to pasting, the content is pasted into the upper, left-hand corner of the icon/cursors. Use the area tool to define the area where you want the content to be pasted. If the content is larger than the area you define, you can either choose to have only part of the content copied to it, or to have the area enlarged to hold the entire content.

Deletes the entire or the marked portion of the area and fills the resulting space with the transparent color.

or ALT+BACKPSACE or CTRL+Z undoes the previous action.

or CTRL+Y restores the previously undone action.

Defines the editing area. Other functions you select, such as cut, copy, paste, fill, or text input, will then be applied to this marked area. You can move the marked area by dragging it to the new position with the mouse, and you can change the size of the area by dragging one of the sizing handles.

Selects the desired drawing color directly from the icon or cursor as if you were using an eyedropper, and defines it as the color to be used for lines, strings, or other graphic elements.

Fills contiguous areas of the same color with the currently specified drawing color.

Opens the Text Tool with which you can add text to icons or cursors. If you did not mark a specific area, text input starts from the top, left-hand corner. To add text to a specific area, select the Text Tool first, then define the desired area.

Activates the spray can that lets you randomly distribute dots of the currently specified drawing color on icons or cursors. The spray paint radius or "coating thickness" is determined by the current setting for the line width.

activates the eraser with which you can remove areas of the icon or cursor which are then filled with transparent color. The size of the area erased is determined by the eraser width setting.

Activates the pencil with which you can sketch on icons or cursors using the current drawing color. The thickness of the sketch line is determined by the line width setting.

Activates the line tool with which you can draw straight lines in the current drawing color on the icon or cursor. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Allows you to select one of four default eraser widths.

Allows you to select one of five default line widths.

Activates the rectangle tool with which you can draw rectangles in the current drawing color on icons or cursors. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Activates the rounded rectangle tool with which you can draw rectangles with rounded corners in the current drawing color on icons or cursors. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Activates the ellipse tool, with which you can draw ellipses in the current drawing color on icons or cursors. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Activates the filled rectangle tool with which you can draw rectangles filled in the current drawing color on icons or cursors. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Activates the filled rounded rectangle tool with which you can draw rectangles with rounded edges filled in the current drawing color on icons and cursors. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Activates the filled ellipse tool with which you can draw ellipses filled in the current drawing color on icons or cursors. The border weight of the ellipse is determined by the line width setting.

Defines the drawing color for the foreground and is then used for all drawing tools. You can either select one of the predefined default colors from the color setting dialog, or click on the More Colors button to open the standard Windows Colors dialog. Click on the icon to set a transparent color, or on the icon to set an inverted color.

Defines the background color. This color is applied to the background when you draw on icons or cursors. This allows you to see directly how the final icon or cursor will appear against a selected background.