ICONEDIT(1) — USER COMMANDS
NAME
iconedit − create and edit icons and cursors
SYNOPSIS
iconedit [ filename ]
OPTIONS
iconedit accepts the SunWindows generic tool arguments; see suntools(1) for a list of these arguments.
DESCRIPTION
iconedit is a bitmap editor that allows you to create small images such as icons and cursors. iconedit runs in the SunWindows environment and can be positioned and manipulated in the same way as any other SunWindows tool. For general hints on using SunWindows tools, see suntools(1).
When invoked, iconedit displays a window consisting of several subwindows:
•A large drawing area or canvas (on the left).
•A small proof area for previewing a life-size version of the image being edited (at the lower right).
•A control panel showing the options available and their current state.
•An area for status messages (at the upper right).
Instructions for the use of the mouse appear above the canvas.
Move the cursor to the canvas, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse as desired to draw an image. As you draw, an enlarged version of the image appears in the canvas, while a life-sized version of the image appears in the preview area. To “erase” any unwanted portions of the image, press and hold the center mouse button while moving the mouse as desired. Clicking the right mouse button inside the canvas will undo the previous operation.
If you are editing a cursor image, move the cursor into the proof area to turn the proof image into the mouse cursor. This effect only lasts while you are in the proof area; it allows you to test how the new cursor looks during “real” use.
Note that in this writeup, the term “cursor” refers to the mouse cursor, while the term “caret” indicates the current type-in position.
CONTROL PANEL
The control panel at the center right of the tool window lists the options available to you.
To select an option, position the cursor on the desired item and click the left mouse button.
To display a menu for an item, position the cursor on the desired item, then press and hold the right mouse button. To select an alternative from the menu, point at the desired alternative and release the mouse button. If you are just starting out, you may want to use the menus until you become familiar with the tool.
Some of the panel options are buttons which you press, in effect, by pointing to them and clicking the left mouse button. Load and Store are two examples of buttons. A small capsule-shaped box encloses each button.
Other choices give you a set of alternatives from which to select. You can cycle through a set of alternatives for a given item by pointing to the item label and repeatedly clicking the left mouse button.
The “painting hand” indicates the current painting mode. Small triangular carets indicate the current state of the Size and grid options as well as the proof background pattern. A triangular caret points to the current type-in position; this can be either the File field or the Fill field corresponding to the Text (“abc”) painting mode (see below).
In detail, the control panel options are:
FileContains the name of the file where the current image resides. To use a different file from the one shown, point at the file name, click the left mouse button, and type a new file name. The filename defaults to the filename given on the command line.
Entering an alphabetic string terminated by <ESC> requests filename completion. iconedit searches the current directory for files whose names begin with the string you entered. If the filename search locates only one file, that file will be loaded in. In addition, typing CTRL-L, CTRL-S, or CTRL-Q are equivalent to pressing the Load, Store, or Quit buttons, respectively.
Load(Button) Load the canvas from the file named in the File field.
Store(Button) Store the current image in the file named in the File field.
Quit(Button) Terminate processing. Quitting requires a confirming click of the left mouse button.
SizeAlter the canvas size. Choices are icon size (64 x 64 pixels) or cursor size (16 x 16 pixels). Default is icon size.
GridDisplay a grid over the drawing canvas, or turn the grid off. Default is “grid off”.
Clear(Button) Clear the canvas.
Fill(Button) Fill canvas with current rectangular fill pattern.
Invert(Button) Invert each pixel represented on the canvas.
Paintbrush
Select from among five modes of painting. The painting hand indicates the current painting mode. Point at the desired mode and click the left mouse button to move the painting hand. The current painting mode remains until you change it. Instructions for each painting mode appear above the canvas. The painting modes are:
dotPaint a single dot at a time.
lineDraw a line. To draw a line on the canvas, point to the first endpoint of the line, and press and hold the left mouse button. While holding the button down, drag the cursor to the second endpoint of the line. Release the mouse button.
rectangle
Draw a rectangle. To draw a rectangle on the canvas, point to the first corner of the rectangle and press and hold the left mouse button. While holding the button down, drag the cursor to the diagonally opposite corner of the rectangle. Release the mouse button.
In the control panel, the Fill field to the right of the rectangle indicates the current rectangle fill pattern. Any rectangles you paint on the canvas will be filled with this pattern.
circleDraw a circle. To draw a circle on the canvas, point to the center of the circle, and press and hold the left mouse button. While holding the button down, drag the cursor to the desired edge of the circle. Release the mouse button.
In the control panel, the Fill field to the right of the circle indicates the current circle fill pattern. Any circles you paint on the canvas will be filled with this pattern.
abcInsert text. To insert text, move the painting hand to “abc” and type the desired text. Then move the cursor to the canvas and press and hold the left mouse button. A box will appear where the text is to go. Position the box as desired and release the mouse button.
In addition, you can choose the font in which to draw the text. Point at the Fill field to the right of the “abc” and either click the left mouse button to cycle through the fonts available (watch the “abc” change as you do this), or press and hold the right mouse button to summon up a menu of fonts.
LoadThis is the rasterop to be used when loading a file in from disk. See the SunWindows Reference Manual for more details on rasterops.
FillThis is the rasterop to be used when filling the canvas. The source for this operation is the rectangle fill pattern, and the destination is the canvas.
ProofThis is the rasterop to be used when rendering the proof image. The source for this operation is the proof image, and the destination is the proof background.
Proof background
The proof background can be changed to allow you to preview how the image will appear against a variety of patterns. The squares just above the proof area show the patterns available for use as the proof background pattern. To change the proof background, point at the desired pattern and click the left mouse button.
SEE ALSO
FILES
/usr/bin/iconedit
Sun Release 3.0β — Last change: 17 September 1985