Custom button images

Forum|Forum|19 years ago
March 14, 2007
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Hello all,

In CP 1, I was able to 'easily' (compared to now) create custom button images in fireworks then import and set their states (up, down, over, . .). Now, it seems to be a much more tedious process, and I still haven't got it to work. According to the documentation - you now have to use .bmps, then save the img states in a certain naming convention, then save them in a particular directory! No more browse function for each image state?!?!. Furthermore, you can only select 1 image - and this 1 image becomes becomes the image for up, down, over, etc. even though I used the documented naming convention 'style-preview.bmp', 'style-playbuttonup.bmp', 'style-playbuttondown.bmp'. I must be missing something - it cannot be this tedious to use your own custom created buttons. Anyone using their own buttons with up, down, and over states?? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Anonymous

Yep its great creating your own buttons. Also like creating my own basic preloader rather than the circle default you have with Captivate.

ginafromtampa

Inspiring

Thanks very much for this information. I'm now able to create navigation tabs out of custom buttons. This was much easier than the design template for tabs on the Captivate Exchange ( http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1049430). I opened one of Captivate's buttons (.bmp) from the Buttons folder in the Gallery folder (C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Gallery\Buttons) into Adobe Photoshop, then I modified the background and font color, saved it back into the button folder with the naming conventions listed here. I then copied all the buttons as a group against a background image on every slide. The over, up, and down states are inherent in the buttons when you use the naming conventions. I'm sure it will be easy to create the tab shape to look like navigation tabs.
I found some great samples here: http://www.alvit.de/css-showcase/css-galleries-tabs-navigation-showcase.php.

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BigDaddyNAZ2006

Inspiring

Mike,

Basically save each file as:

filename_up.bmp
filename_down.bmp
filename_over.bmp

into Program Files>Adobe>Adobe Captivate 2>Gallery>Buttons

When you insert a button from Cap 2, use the browse button to select the "filename_up.bmp"

This will pull all three button images into Cap 2 to give the proper Flash effect.

HTH

Jim

Captiv8r

Legend

Hi all

Just one more step that should probably be added to what Jim offered here. In order to actually see the new buttons in your list, you will probably find you need to restart Captivate.

Cheers... Rick

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Anonymous

Thank you both, I will try both of your suggestions . . .

Mike

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