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This shows the
BITMAP GALLERY for the above document, and shows the original JPEG
image of the girl which is embedded into the native .xar file. As mentioned above, all
copies of this image are displayed directly from the one master, so only the single
image is shown and not all four variants that appear on the page.
The following useful information is displayed about the original image:
• Filename of the original JPEG
• The file type, in this case a JPEG, and the file size, 1,006K. (This is the original
size of the file, and also how much of the .xar file will be taken up by this image.)
• The pixel dimensions of the original, the Megapixel size (in this case just under
2MP)
• The color depth, in this case "24 bit" which is sometimes called true color.
• The original resolution of the image, in these cases 96dpi
The
BITMAP GALLERY always contains a default bitmap, with the gray default image.
This is used as the default bitmap for bitmap fills and in cases where other bitmaps
are missing. It's useful to have as a placeholder as well.
As with all galleries, you can drag the objects from the gallery onto the page to create
a new copy. Or you can select an image in the gallery and click one of the buttons
across the top. The following section details the operation of the
BITMAP GALLERY
controls, most of which are for the more advanced user.
Filling shapes with a bitmap
Select the shape on the page, then select the bitmap in the gallery and click the fill
button. Alternatively drag the image from the
BITMAP GALLERY and drop it onto any
shape while holding "Shift". You can adjust the size, angle etc in the
FILL TOOL.
Setting a Bitmap Transparency
This is for the more advanced user. You can use any bitmap as a transparency mask
on any filled shape or bitmap. The lightness of the bitmap affects how transparent the
selected object is. The bitmap transparency size, rotation and tiling can be controlled
from the
TRANSPARENCY TOOL (on page 222) InfoBar.
Deleting images from the Gallery
When you delete a bitmap from the page, it remains in the BITMAP GALLERY. Any
unused bitmaps will be deleted from the file when saved and re-opened. However
you can force the deletion of any bitmap by selecting it and pressing the
DELETE
button. If the bitmap is used in the document, it will be replaced by the standard X
bitmap.
Setting the page background to a bitmap
Select the bitmap in the gallery and click the BACKGROUND button. This will tile the
image. When exporting the page as HTML, this image is tiled across the whole visible