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- RISC OS 3 - New 3D-style Icons
- ------------------------------
-
- Written by Neil Spellings at Five Star Software based on information contained
- in the RISC OS 3 style-guide.
-
- (Note: sizes are in OS units,pixels. 8 OS units should be left between icons)
- ( Positioning key : V = vertically aligned, H = horizontally aligned)
-
-
- Display Fields
- --------------
- Used to show information the user can't change by typing in the field.
-
- x-size : as needed,width of text+3 either side
- y-size : 52,13
- Button type : Never
- Background colour : 1
- Foreground colour : 7
- Positioning : Normally V + H
- Type : Indirected + Border
- Validation string : R2
-
- Action buttons
- --------------
- A button that the user clicks on to cause an action to occur.
-
- x-size : as needed,width of text+3 either side
- y-size : 52,13
- Button type : Click
- Background colour : 1
- Foreground colour : 7
- Positioning : V + H
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Border
- Validation string : R5,3
-
- Default action buttons
- ----------------------
- A button that shows what action will take place if Return is pressed. There
- must be only one per dialogue box.
-
- x-size : as needed,width of text + 9 either side
- y-size : 68, 17
- Button type : Click
- Background colour : 7
- Foreground colour : 1
- Positioning : V + H
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Border
- Validation string : R6,3
-
- Writable field
- --------------
- Used when the user has to type text to give a value or name.
-
- x-size : as needed,width of text + 3 either side
- y-size : 52,13
- Button type : Writable
- Background colour : 0
- Foreground colour : 7
- Positioning : V + H
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Border
- Validation string : Ktar;Pptr_write
-
-
- Option buttons
- --------------
- Can either be on or off. May have associated text to the right of it.
-
- x-size : as needed
- y-size : 44
- Button type : Radio
- Background colour : -
- Foreground colour : 7
- Positioning : V
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Sprite, Not filled
- Validation string : soptoff,opton
-
-
- Radio buttons
- -------------
- One of a group of mutually exclusive icons. May have associated text to the
- right of it.
-
- x-size : as needed
- y-size : 44
- Button type : Action
- Background colour : -
- Foreground colour : 7
- Positioning : V
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Sprite,Not filled
- Validation string : sradiooff,radioon
-
-
- Adjuster arrows
- ---------------
- Used to increase or decrease a numeric value. May be used in conjunction with
- a slider.
-
- x-size : 32
- y-size : 32
- Button type : Auto-repeat
- Background colour : -
- Foreground colour : -
- Positioning :
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Sprite, Not filled
- Validation string : Up arrow : R5;sup,pup
- Down arrow : R5;sdown,pdown
- etc...
-
- Popup-menu button
- -----------------
- Used to activate a icon-specific menu.
-
- x-size : 44
- y-size : 44
- Button type : Click
- Background colour : -
- Foreground colour : -
- Positioning : V
- Type : Text(Indirected) + Sprite, Both filled
- Validation string : R5;sgright,pgright
-
- Label or Comment
- ----------------
- Used to add a comment or label to other icons
-
- x-size : as needed,width of text
- y-size : 40,9
- Button type : Never
- Background colour : -
- Foreground colour : 7
- Positioning : V (+H)
- Type : Text
-
- Group box or frame
- ------------------
- Used to enclose a group of icons relating to a similar subject.
-
- x-size : as needed
- y-size : as needed
- Button type : Never
- Background colour : -
- Foreground colour : -
- Positioning : -
- Type : Text(Indirected)
- Validation string : R4
- : May have a label attached to it.
-