Library Properties

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Palette Buttons

Transfer Scope

User Libraries

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Library Properties Button

The Library Properties Button, found near the top right of a few EazyDraw parameter palettes, provides a mechanism to add the palette’s parameter set to a user library. For example a Gradient Fill may be a user library element. To add the current gradient fill to a user library, the "L-L" button is dragged to the user library palette.

The Transfer Palette defines the underlying mechanism that is used to conveniently drag a parameter palette’s current settings to a user library. The parameter set is installed by automatically setting the Transfer Scope to apply only the parameters associated with the originating palette.

If a palette supports this feature it will have the Library Properties button. At least one user library needs to be open and on the desktop for the button to enable.

Drag the Library Properties button to user library to add a the palette’s corresponding parameter set to the user library.

All parameters associated with the palette are included in the property set. No other parameters are included.

The parameter set is represented in the user library by an automatically selected container graphic. For "Fill" properties (color, gradient, etc) the container is a rounded rectangle with an accentuated top right corner. For "Line" properties the carrier graphic is a simple line.

In most cases the parameter palette must have the associated parameter set in the "On" mode for the Library Properties button to enable. For example, the dash palette will not enable the button unless the dash checkbox is checked and the dash parameters represent an actual dash line. If dashes are turned off, there are no properties for the button to represent and it is disabled.

Dragging the properties button to an EazyDraw drawing is not permitted. Only drag and drop on a user library applies. Dragging to a drawing would make no sense, as the parameters are automatically applied to or reflect the drawing target (selected graphics or default setting). Once the parameter set is installed in a user library the settings may be dragged from the user library to an EazyDraw drawing and dropped on unsuspecting graphics.

This button, in conjunction with a user library is used to design and implement a menu command that applies a parameter set. The menu command may then be assigned to a keyboard shortcut for convenient application of parameter palette’s set of attributes, for example a particular dashed line pattern, or complex gradient. The menu links on the left cover the help pages needed to learn how to accomplish this task.

A simple fill color or line color cannot be applied directly with this Library Properties button. The Color and Style palette’s Library Properties button will install both line and fill color. The Transfer palette, scope tab, is used to disengage line color or fill color and turn the corresponding user library element into a "fill only" or "line color only&qout; attribute.