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Importing menu graphics in Mosaic
This feature is not available for DSAEXEdition projects. For more information, see "Creating projects"
on page 31.
This section discusses how to create import menu graphics from a layered Adobe Photoshop (.psd) file
using an application that comes with DoStudio Authoring called Mosaic. Mosaic is a powerful and flexible
application that imports a layered .psd file and generates discrete DoStudio Authoring menu elements out
of each layer in the .psd file according to a simple naming convention. Mosaic allows you to reimport a
.psd file an unlimited number of times during the authoring process if your menu design undergoes design
changes. You can choose to preserve your current authoring for any reimported menu element, or you can
overwrite the authoring with the initial values contained in the .psd file.
Mosaic relies on a naming convention that you must use when labeling the layers of your .psd file before
importing the file. The naming convention relates to the basic menu elements in DoStudio Authoring:
blocks, sets, and buttons.
Mosaic can automatically handle the resizing of menu elements from one import to the next and it includes
a powerful mapping feature that allows you to move the authoring from one menu element to another
even when you have fundamentally changed the names of menu elements or changed the hierarchical
structure of your menu system.
Additionally, you can add DoStudio Authoring actions directly to menu elements in your .psd file by adding
layers to your file with a special kind of shorthand notation in the layer name called Mosaic Action Script.
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