Icon Editor - Revision history

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	The '''Icon Editor''' dialog box is a built-in tool in the [[~~LabVIEW~~ Environment ~~Overview~~\|LabVIEW IDE]] to help create custom icons for VIs. The [[VI Icon]] is an important documentation tool because it controls the appearance of the [[VI]] as a [[SubVI]] on the [[Block Diagram]]. In [[LabVIEW 2009]] the Icon Editor was completely redone. This page is for the Icon Editor for [[LabVIEW 2009]] and later. For the Icon Editor before [[LabVIEW 2009]] see the page [[Icon Editor (LabVIEW 8.6 and Earlier)]].		The '''Icon Editor''' dialog box is a built-in tool in the [[Development Environment\|LabVIEW IDE]] to help create custom icons for VIs. The [[VI Icon]] is an important documentation tool because it controls the appearance of the [[VI]] as a [[SubVI]] on the [[Block Diagram]]. In [[LabVIEW 2009]] the Icon Editor was completely redone. This page is for the Icon Editor for [[LabVIEW 2009]] and later. For the Icon Editor before [[LabVIEW 2009]] see the page [[Icon Editor (LabVIEW 8.6 and Earlier)]].

	== Accessing the Icon Editor ==		== Accessing the Icon Editor ==

Q: Completed Icon Editor page.

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Completed Icon Editor page.

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	The '''Icon Editor''' dialog box is a built-in tool in the [[LabVIEW Environment Overview\|LabVIEW IDE]] to help create custom icons for VIs. The [[VI Icon]] is an important documentation tool because it controls the appearance of the [[VI]] as a [[SubVI]] on the [[Block Diagram]]. In [[LabVIEW 2009]] the Icon Editor was completely redone. This page is for the Icon Editor for [[LabVIEW 2009]] and later. For the Icon Editor before [[LabVIEW 2009]] see the page [[Icon Editor (LabVIEW 8.6 and Earlier)]].		The '''Icon Editor''' dialog box is a built-in tool in the [[LabVIEW Environment Overview\|LabVIEW IDE]] to help create custom icons for VIs. The [[VI Icon]] is an important documentation tool because it controls the appearance of the [[VI]] as a [[SubVI]] on the [[Block Diagram]]. In [[LabVIEW 2009]] the Icon Editor was completely redone. This page is for the Icon Editor for [[LabVIEW 2009]] and later. For the Icon Editor before [[LabVIEW 2009]] see the page [[Icon Editor (LabVIEW 8.6 and Earlier)]].

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	== Best Practices ==		== Best Practices ==
			* Use glyphs instead of text for published [[Wikipedia:Application programming interface\|API]]s and libraries
			* For text icons font 9-point Small Fonts in all caps and Center text vertically and Capitalize text both TRUE. With this size of font, each line can only be six (6) to seven (7) characters long.

	== Tips and Tricks ==		== Tips and Tricks ==

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Best Practices

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	== Best Practices ==		== Best Practices ==

			== Tips and Tricks ==
			* Double-click the '''Text''' tool to quickly access the '''Text Tool Settings''' in the '''Icon Editor Properties''' dialog.
			* Double-click the '''Select''' tool to select all layers of an icon (this is a fast way to delete the default icon).
			* Double-click the '''Rectangle''' tool to draw a rectangle of the size of the icon.
			* Double-click the '''Filled Rectangle''' tool to draw a filled rectangle of the size of the icon.
			* Press '''Ctrl''' to temporarily switch to the '''Dropper''' tool for the front color.
			* Press '''Ctrl+Shift''' to temporarily switch to the '''Dropper''' tool for the back color.
			* Use the arrow keys to move layers pixel-by-pixel.
			* Leave empty space around an icon to draw a smaller icon.
			* Drag an image over a VI icon on the front panel or block diagram to use the image as icon.
			* Copy the icon of an existing VI or function from the block diagram into the Icon Editor with '''Ctrl+C''' and '''Ctrl+V'''.
			* Use the '''Select''' tool to select a target area before pasting data from the clipboard to automatically fit the content inside the selected area (will size to fit).

	== History ==		== History ==

Q: /* Icon Editor Properties */

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Icon Editor Properties

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	== Icon Editor Properties ==		== Icon Editor Properties ==
	=== Templates Properties Page ===		=== Templates Properties Page ===
			[[File:Icon Editor 2009 Templates Properties Page.png\|center\|thumbnail\|Templates Properties Page]]
			This page determines if and where third-party templates are saved. Third-party templates are template used by VI's whose template is not one of the standard ones.

	=== Layers Properties Page ===		=== Layers Properties Page ===
			[[File:Icon Editor 2009 Layers Properties Page.png\|center\|thumbnail\|Layers Properties Page]]
			This page determines if all user layers are merged automatically when the Icon Editor is dismissed with the '''OK''' button.

	=== Text Tool Properties Page ===		=== Text Tool Properties Page ===
			[[File:Icon Editor 2009 Text Tool Properties Page.png\|center\|thumbnail\|Layers Properties Page]]
			This page determines the font used by the '''Text Tool'''. This is not the font used by the '''Icon Text'''.

	== Best Practices ==		== Best Practices ==

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Help

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	\| '''Show Context Help'''		\| '''Show Context Help'''
	\| style="text-align: center;" \| Ctrl+H		\| style="text-align: center;" \| Ctrl+H
	\| ~~Toggle~~ visibility of the Context Help window		\| Toggles visibility of the Context Help window
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''Lock Context Help'''		\| '''Lock Context Help'''

Q: /* Layers Page */

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Layers Page

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	=== Layers Page ===		=== Layers Page ===
	[[File:Icon Editor 2009 Layers Page.png\|center\|thumbnail\|400px\|Icon Editor - Layers Page]]		[[File:Icon Editor 2009 Layers Page.png\|center\|thumbnail\|400px\|Icon Editor - Layers Page]]
	The '''Layers''' page of the Icon Editor allows configuration of the name, opacity, visibility, and order of the '''User Layers''' and the opacity and visibility of the '''Non-User Layers'''. The '''Layers''' Page is not shown by default, to make it visible select '''Layers»Show Layers Page''' in the Icon Editor' menu. After doing so, it will remain visible by default until turning it off through the same menu item.		The '''Layers''' page of the Icon Editor allows configuration of the name, opacity, visibility, and order of the '''User Layers''' and the opacity and visibility of the '''Non-User Layers'''. It also allows selecting, adding, deleting, and re-ordering of the '''User Layers'''. The '''Layers''' Page is not shown by default, to make it visible select '''Layers»Show Layers Page''' in the Icon Editor' menu. After doing so, it will remain visible by default until turning it off through the same menu item.

	== Menu Items ==		== Menu Items ==

Q: /* Editing Tools */

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Editing Tools

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Symbol		! rowspan=2 style="width: 32px" \| Symbol
	! rowspan=2 colspan=2 \| Tool Name		! rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="width: 20%" \| Tool Name
	! colspan= 4 \|Actions		! colspan= 4 \|Actions
	\|-		\|-
	! Single Click		! style="width: 10%" \| Single Click
	! Double Click		! style="width: 10%" \| Double Click
	! Left-Click in Edit Area		! style="width: 30%" \| Left-Click in Edit Area
	! Right-Click in Edit Area		! style="width: 30%" \| Right-Click in Edit Area
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Icon Editor 2009-Pencil Tool.png\|center]]		\| [[File:Icon Editor 2009-Pencil Tool.png\|center]]

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Menu Items

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 | Merges all user layers into one user layer.
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 === Help ===
 [[File:Icon Editor 2009 Help Menu.png|thumbnail|Help Menu]]
 == Icon Editor Properties ==

Q: /* Menu Items */

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Menu Items

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 === Tools ===
 [[File:Icon Editor 2009 Tools Menu.png|thumbnail|Tools Menu]]
-==== Synchronize with Icon Library ====
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
+|-
-==== List Glyphs and Icon Templates ====
+! Menu Item
+! style="text-align: center;" | Keyboard Shortcut
-==== Icon Editor Properties ====
+! Action
 === Layers ===
 [[File:Icon Editor 2009 Layers Menu.png|thumbnail|Layers Menu]]
-==== Show Layers Page ====
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
-==== Create Layer ====
+====  ====
 ==== Delete Layer ====

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[Icon API]]		* [[Icon API]]
			* [[Custom Icon Editor]]

	== External links ==		== External links ==