Editing Bitmaps

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, "Bitmap". Click on one of the ID numbers to display the corresponding bitmap.

opens the bitmap editor and with you can save the bitmap to disk.

It may be necessary to adjust the size of the Bitmap Editor dialog in order to display the bitmap. You can also use the sliding scale to adjust the bitmap to any size between 10 % and 600 %.

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

Cuts the entire area or the marked area within the bitmap and stores it to the clipboard. The cut area is filled with the current background color.

Cuts the entire area or the marked area within the bitmap and stores it to the clipboard. The cut area is filled with the current background color.

Copies the entire area or the marked area within the bitmap to the clipboard. The copied section can then be pasted in the bitmap editor or in another program for additional editing.

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

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

or CTRL+Y restores the previously undone action.

Changes the size of the bitmap in the editing window. When using the zoom function, the left mouse button increases the scale, and the right mouse button decreases it. To hide this function, select a different drawing tool.

Optimally adjusts the bitmap image size to that of the editing window.

Defines the bitmap 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 bitmap 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 the bitmap. If you did not mark a specific area, text input starts from the top, left-hand corner of the bitmap. To add text to a specific area, select the Text Tool first, then define the desired area.

Enter the text in the Text Tool dialog, where you can also define its font, direction, and formatting.

Activates the spray can that lets you randomly distribute dots of the currently specified drawing color on the bitmap. 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 bitmap which are then filled in with the current background color. The size of the area erased is determined by the eraser width setting

Activates the line tool with which you can draw straight lines in the current drawing color on the bitmap. 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 the bitmap. 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 the bitmap. 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 the bitmap. 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 the bitmap. 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 the bitmap. 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 the bitmap. 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.

Defines the background color. This color is used to fill in areas where you have cut, deleted, or erased objects.