You can use any size you want. Doesnt matter in the least bit. Thumbnails do have an optimal size, 21 X 21 or whatever it is, at which they do not get scaled up or down. Anything else gets its thumbnail scaled which can be detrimental to some well thought out artwork. Its not that the image data for the thumbnail gets whacked, its the thumbnail itself that gets scaled.
There is a known bug in the cast thumbnail that causes thumbnails to sometimes not fill the member window properly which is likely what you are running up against.
Kraig
& there's workarounds for that bug (if it's the same one) (at least on mac)
I don't remember which gets it: a) dragging the member to a new slot b) duplicating the member c) pasting the member back into it's own slot d) using cast prefs to resize them, forcing a re-calc
& back on the original issue (being able to identify #type in the castlib) - aren't the 'picons' (petite icons) distinct enough? - are you displaying those, Kerry?
hth -Buzz
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roy Crisman Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:07 PM To: Lingo programming discussion list Cc: Lingo programming discussion list Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Cast member visuals
And I tell you I've been using 55x41, 110x81, and 165x123 for quite a while. They store as-is, don't lose pixels, fill the cast boxes on my screen fully, and are large enough to actually get some decent amount of info into them. The Library Palette (once I figured out how to get that back up on the screen) images tend to use square 26x26 images....obviously not the regular rectangular cast-thumbnail size....dragging and dropping them into my cast gives me a lot of whitespace not only on the edges, but the top and bottom too, in the medium view.
roymeo
At 10:44 AM 1/21/2005, Mentor, Kraig wrote: >I think the only standard size is that which matches the thumbnails in >the Behavior Libraries. I think thats 21 X 21 pixels off memory. There >is some scaling involved with your cast preferences, and the dimensions >of the source image. All of which play into the quality of the thumbnail >image. A good way to start is to copy a Behavior Lib thumbnail then> >paste it into the Paint window. That will give you the most suitable > >dimension. > > > > > >Kraig > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Roy Crisman > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:34 PM > > To: Lingo programming discussion list > > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Cast member visuals > > > > Property Inspector. > > Right click the icon for the cast member. > > You can clear, copy, or paste the bitmap. > > Some of the standard sizes are: 55x41, 110x81, and 165x123.> > > > > > roymeo > > > > > > At 10:13 AM 1/21/2005, you wrote: > > > >In the cast window, thumbnail view, there's a way to set > a bitmap or > > > >pattern for cast members. E.g., you could have all your> > > Flash MX Professional 2004 - Now Without Manuals!> > parent scripts > > >red, all your behaviors yellow, and so on. You can also do > > patterns like stripes. > > > > > >How do you do that? It's a great visual cue when you have a > > lot of cast > > >members. > > > > > >Cordially, > > > > > >Kerry Thompson > > > > > > > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest > > mode, go to > > >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > >email lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems, email > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > >Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > > --------------------------------- > > roymeo(AT)brokenoffcarantenna.com > > ---------------------------------> > > messages to the list, email lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems,> > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest > > mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post> > email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and > > helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L >is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
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