Using the Bitmap Buttons in the Property Inspector


When a bitmap is selected in the Document window, the Property inspector displays the bitmap's name, symbol type, current size, and X, Y location. In addition to these basic bitmap properties, the Property inspector offers two useful options — the Swap button and the Edit button.

Swap

The Swap button invokes the Swap Bitmap dialog box (shown in Figure 16-10), allowing you to specify a different bitmap from the current project Library to replace the bitmap selected in the Document window. This can be considered a localized equivalent of the Import option of the Bitmap Properties dialog box. Rather than replacing the original bitmap symbol in the Library and all instances of the image, the Swap button will simply replace the currently selected bitmap instance without altering the symbols in the Library or any of the other instances of the bitmap that may occur in your project. (This feature is also available from the application menu under Modify ð Bitmap ð Swap bitmap.)

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Figure 16-10: The Swap Bitmap dialog box lists all the bitmap symbols available in your current project Library.

Edit

The Edit button of the Property inspector will open the selected bitmap for editing outside of Flash, either in your default image editing application or the application that was used to save the bitmap file, if it is installed on your system. After you edit the image and choose Save, it will automatically be updated in the Flash document. If you prefer to select a specific application for editing a bitmap, select the bitmap in the Library before choosing Edit With from the options menu or the contextual menu. The Edit With menu item launches the Select External Editor dialog box that enables you to browse or search for a specific application installed on your system (or network). When you have selected the application of your choice, it will be launched and the bitmap is opened for editing.

Note 

Bitmaps imported from Fireworks as .png files specified as editable objects cannot be edited with an external image editor, so the Edit button will not be visible in the Property inspector when these items are selected in the Flash authoring environment.




Macromedia Flash 8 Bible
Macromedia Flash8 Bible
ISBN: 0471746762
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 395

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