Glyph Library

Load a new glyph or view the properties and image of existing glyphs.

You can use a glyph as an icon, a background for a component, or as image data in the application.

Properties

The following properties are derived from the original image and cannot be changed.

  • Height—height of the glyph in pixels; read-only.
  • Width—width of the glyph in pixels; read-only.
  • Colors—number of colors used in the image; read-only

Glyphs are only supported for Windows platforms, so the properties GUI, GUI-Specific, and Full-Color cannot be modified:

Menu Options

Menu Options for Glyph Editor
Menu Option Action

File > Open/New

Open or create a new library.

File > Close

Close the editor.

File > Save

Save the glyph.

File > Delete Library

Delete the current glyph library.

Edit > New Glyph

Create a new global object

Edit > Duplicate <Global Object Type>

Save a copy of the current global object under a different name.

Edit > Delete Glyph

Delete the current glyph.

Edit > Compile Glyph

Compile the current glyph.

Edit > Unload

Export the glyph as a .bmp image file.

View >Zoom Field

Edit the selected field in a separate dialog; useful when editing text blocks and code.

View >Message Frame

Display the message frame; useful after compiling the object.

Go To <Global Object Type>

Create or open a different type of global object library.

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