"Animation attributes" dialog box

Used to set those items related to an entire animation, such as the screen size, global palette, and number of repetitions.

[Auto Size] check box

If you place a check mark in this check box, the screen size is automatically adjusted so that all the frames fit within the screen.

Hint Normally, you can leave this item checked. However, we recommend clearing this check box when you want to create an animation such as a car that crosses from one side of the screen to the other. (Whenever you want to create an animation in which an image goes off the edge of the screen.)

[Width] [Height] field

When you clear the check mark from the [Auto Size] check box, you can use this field to specify the screen size.

Related Item

Setting the screen size

[Global Palette] check box, [Edit] button

Place a check mark in this check box when you want to use a global palette. The contents of the global palette are displayed in the attribute frame of the thumbnail display window. Click the [Edit] button to display the "Edit Color Palette" dialog box. Then, you can edit the global palette.

For details, refer to Palette.

Background Color - [Index] field, [Index] button

Specifies the global palette color to be used as the background color. Also, if you click the [Index] button, the "Color Palette" dialog box is displayed. You can also use this dialog box to specify the background color.

Repeat - [Infinite] [Finite] radio button

Specifies the number of times an animation will be repeated.

When you select [Finite], also enter the number of repetitions in the field.