Adobe 22030000 User Guide - Page 110

ENCORE CS3 106 User Guide Automatic color set generated from layers While the colors you use in the layers do not become part of the actual subpicture overlay, Encore does create a color set based on those values. By applying the colors you want for the selected state of the button to the three layers, you are able to design the highlight color in Photoshop and save time editing the color set in Encore. (For more information, see "About color sets for menus" on page 107.) Layers represent areas of color, not states It is important to understand that the subpicture layers represent color areas that correspond to the color set. They do not represent the activation states of the button. Therefore, while the same subpicture overlay is used for each state, you can vary which elements in the subpicture are visible by changing the opacity and color definitions in each state. Create a subpicture in Photoshop 1 In either the Project or Menus panel, select the menu containing buttons that need subpictures. 2 Choose Edit > Edit Menu In Photoshop or click the Edit Menu In Photoshop tool in the Tools panel. Photoshop starts, displaying the selected menu. 3 In the Photoshop Layers panel, select the button layer set for which you want to create a subpicture. 4 Create a new layer and add the prefix (=1) to the beginning of the name. On this layer, create the subpicture elements that you want displayed using color 1. Elements should consist of a single, solid color, without gradients, feathering, or anti-aliasing. Remember that you can control the visibility of these elements in each state in the color set. If necessary, you can create more that one layer for this color (for example, if you want text and a button outline in this color). Each layer for this color should have the same prefix. Set the color and opacity of all elements on the layer as you want the layer to appear in the selected state. (All items should use the same values.) When you import the menu, Encore automatically generates a color set using this color definition and opacity value for the selected and activated state. (See "Automatic color set" on page 109.) 5 If you want a multicolored subpicture, repeat steps 3 and 4 for colors 2 and 3, using the layer-name prefixes (=2) for color 2 and (=3) for color 3. 6 If you want to create subpictures for another button, repeat steps 3 through 5. 7 In Photoshop, choose File > Save, and then File > Close. Photoshop saves the file to the project folder. It does not overwrite the original file that you imported into your project. Note: When you import a menu into Encore, it creates a copy of the menu. The Edit In Photoshop command opens this copy, not the original file. Photoshop saves any changes to the copy. If you want to update the original as well, it is important to first save the copy so that your project contains the revised menu. Once saved, you can also save the changes to the original file using the File > Save As command in Photoshop or the Menu > Save Menu As File command in Encore. 8 Define the colors and opacity values used in each button state, and assign a highlight group to each button as desired. See "Base a new color set on the Automatic color set" on page 109 and "Assign color sets and highlight groups" on page 110. You can let Encore automatically generate a subpicture for the text of a button. The advantage of using this button property is that it regenerates the subpicture for you if you edit the text. See "Update subpicture text automatically" on page 104.