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There are two kinds of icons that can be customized: The icons for templates that are shown in the template selection dialog (see Figure 3-1) and the icons that appear as bullets before elements (see Figure 8-5).
For both classes of icons, it is possible to extend the number of available icons by creating new icons or to replace the existing icons by new images. Icon images must be stored as individual files inside designated directories in the epcEdit directory hierarchy and follow these conventions:
The image format of the icon must be either GIF or PNG with a transparent background.
The file name of the icon file must have the extension .gif for GIF images or .png for PNG images.
It is recommended that the image size of the icons should correspond to the size of the already defined icons.
Icons for templates should be stored in the directory lib/epcEdit-1.2/images/templates in the epcEdit directory hierarchy. If epcEdit is installed in the default locations, the complete directory name will be /usr/local/tksgml/lib/epcEdit-1.2/images/templates on a Unix/Linux platform and C:\Program Files\epcEdit\lib\epcEdit-1.2\images\templates on a Windows system.
The size of a template icon should be 45 pixels high and 34 pixels wide. The filename of the icon determines the internal name that epcEdit will use to refer to this image. In order to replace one of the predefined icons, the file name for the replacement icon must correspond to the internal name of one of the predefined images:
blankFilename: blank.gif or blank.png
SGMLFilename: sgml.gif or sgml.png
XMLFilename: xmlvalid.gif or xmlvalid.png
DraftFilename: draft.gif or draft.png
DTDless XMLFilename: xmlwf.gif or wmlwf.png
If the file name of an image does not correspond to one of the predefined images, a new icon will be created. This icon will be added to the icons in the sub menu of the template context menu.
To assign an icon to a template, bring up the template selection dialog (e.g. by selecting -> from the main menu) and right-click on the template in question. You can then select the template icon by using the entry in the context menu.
Icons for list bullets should be stored in the directory lib/epcEdit-1.2/images/lists in the epcEdit directory hierarchy. If epcEdit is installed in the default locations, the complete directory name will be /usr/local/tksgml/lib/epcEdit-1.2/images/lists on a Unix/Linux platform and C:\Program Files\epcEdit\lib\epcEdit-1.2\images\lists on a Windows system.
The size of a bullet icon should be 10 by 10 pixels. The filename of the icon determines the internal name that epcEdit will use to refer to this image. In order to replace one of the predefined icons, the file name for the replacement icon must correspond to the internal name of one of the predefined images:
Filename: round.gif or round.png
Filename: squaref.gif or squaref.png
Filename: squarenf.gif or squarenf.png
Filename: diamond.gif or diamond.png
Filename: extlink.gif or extlink.png
Filename: bluearr.gif or bluearr.png
Filename: greenarr.gif or greenarr.png
If the file name of an image does not correspond to one of the predefined images, a new icon will be created. This icon will be added to the image icons in the list box in the Images tab of the style sheet dialog (see Figure 8-5). The file name (without the file extension) will be used as the description for the icon and will appear to the right of the icon in this list box.