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■ Fade Quad menus open by fading in from transparent to opaque, and close by fading out from opaque to transparent. Steps The number of frames used to complete the animated display of the quad menu. As this value becomes larger, the transition (small to large, transparent to opaque, and so on) becomes more gradual. Pause The time between frames during the animated display of the quad menu. As this value becomes larger, the animated display of the quad menu slows down. Edit Button Appearance Dialog Right-click any button on a custom toolbar. > Edit Button Appearance Use this dialog to change the appearance of the selected button. You can substitute a different icon for the button, or change to a text button instead. You can also customize the tooltip. Custom Icons To make a custom icons, you need a series of four files, each beginning with the same prefix which designates the icon group. You can create these images in any paint program. ■ A 24x24 image for use when large icons are displayed. Suffix: _24i.bmp. ■ A 24x24 grayscale image showing the transparency of the 24x24 image, with black pixels indicating see-through areas where the gray button background shows through. Suffix: _24a.bmp. ■ A 16x15 image for use when small icons are displayed. Suffix: _16i.bmp. ■ A 16x15 grayscale image showing transparency of the 16x16 image. Suffix: _16a.bmp To use a file with multiple icons, arrange the icons in series, one after the other. For example, if you want three icons to appear, the file that ends in _24i.bmp would be 72 pixels wide and 24 pixels high, and contain the three icons arranged in a row with no space between them. 7720 | Chapter 26 Customizing the User Interface