Introduction - LogoMotion icons

LogoMotion icons

LogoMotion is a versatile bitmap and animation editor. Using it together with Imagine you can produce and edit a series of picture frames that can then be used as the shape of a turtle that can be animated or turned. LogoMotion also allows the creation or editing of Windows bitmaps that can be used as backgrounds in Imagine or other Windows applications.

Toolbar

	Clicking on the Open File icon you can open different Logomotion picture frames (.LGF, .LGW, .LGF, .GIF). By default you will see the image directory of Imagine, but you can choose any other directory. (It is the same as choosing in the File menu the Open ... sub-menu.)
	Clicking on the Save Image you can save the picture frames into the desired file format (default is .LGF). It is only active if you already have a picture created. Saving picture frames for the first time, Logomotion asks you to decide on the name and directory to save into. You can save your picture frames under another name or in another directory if you wish to make sure that another, different version of your work is saved. (It is the same as choosing in the File menu the Save sub-menu.)
	Insert new Frame Item before selected Frame Item icon is active only if a frame item is selected within the organizer. Clicking on it in Logomotion creates a new frame item before the selected one with the same size and background and makes it selected (shows it in the drawing area).
	Previous Frame Item icon is active only if a single frame item is selected within the organizer (but some more items exist too). Clicking on it in Logomotion shifts the selected frame item by one to the left (if the selected item was the first, then it shall be the last) and shows it in the drawing area.
	Clicking on the Preview icon turns the Drawing area into an animation area.
	The Next Frame Item icon is active only if a single frame item is selected within the organizer (but more items exist too). Clicking on it Logomotion shifts the selected frame item by one to the right (if the selected item was the last, then it shall be the first) and shows it in the drawing area.
	Insert new Frame Item after selected Frame Item icon is active only if a frame item is selected within the organizer. Clicking on it Logomotion creates a new frame item after the selected one with the same size and background and makes it selected (shows it in the drawing area).
	Clicking on the Delete icon the selected frame items disappear and are deleted (cannot be redone). This button is active only if a frame item is selected.
	Clicking on Picture Settings opens a window, which allows you to adjust picture style, width and height, transparency, and paper colour. These can be changed freely without changing the content of the picture - unless the size of the picture is changed to one smaller, which cuts the original content. (It is the same as choosing in the Organize menu the Picture Settings... sub-menu.)
	Clicking on the Minimize Picture icon minimizes the size of the picture frame by deleting those rows and columns at the outside, that contain only transparent pixels - thus it reduces the size of the file. Note: This does not, however, modify the relationship between the picture and its hot spot. (It is the same as choosing in the Organize menu the Minimize sub-menu.)
	Clicking on Hot Spot icon the mode on choosing new hot spot is switched on or off. When it is switched on, the cursor changes to adjust for choosing a spot and the original hot spot is indicated as a cross on the picture area. Note: it is possible to choose a hot spot inside or even outside the picture area. It is also possible to adjust the hot spot of more than one frame item together. (It is the same as choosing in the Organize menu the Set Hot Spot sub-menu or Ctrl+H or F11.)
	Clicking on the Organizer icon the organizer window - which is the main organizing panel of LogoMotion - is shown or hidden. It helps you with organizing the different tasks performed on the frames or their items. (It is the same as choosing in the View menu the Organizer sub-menu.)
	Clicking on Painting Tools shows or hides the painting tool pane. (It is the same as choosing in the View menu the Painting Tools sub-menu.)
	Clicking on Zoom Settings shows or hides the pane for zooming within the editor. (It is the same as choosing in the View menu the Zoom Settings sub-menu.)

Painting tools

	Clicking on Anti-aliasing On/Off icon the mechanism for producing smooth edges. Using this mechanism the edges of shapes, lines, letters, circles, ...etc. appear to be smoother due to the fact that auxiliary pixels of lighter colours are added.
	Clicking on the Define Selection icon the function of the new selection is switched on or off. The cursor changes so that when dragging on the background a rectangular area develops.
	Left clicking on the Zoom On/Off icon zooming can be changed from (20% to 1600%) and normal, 100% view. Right click on this icon and a menu appears offering the most frequently used zooming percentages, plus the use of the zoom settings window.
	Left clicking on the Onion Skin On/Off icon transparent mode can be switched on or off, meaning that frame items show the next and previous frame item with a lighter colour to aid creation of character animation. Right click on the same icon and you can adjust it if you wish to see the two previous or next frame items. (It is the same as choosing in the View menu the Onion Skin sub-menu.)
	Clicking on the Free hand drawing /Paint with dots icon allows you to create freehand drawings by using full lines or dots with the selected colour, width and form of brush.
	Clicking on the Ellipse icon allows you to draw an ellipse. Pressing the SHIFT key down while drawing produces a circle. Clicking on this icon another time (icons shape changes to indicate) creates filled ellipse while drawing.
	Clicking on the Spline icon allows you to draw splines (open, closed or closed and filled curves). Each next click on the drawing area unites the next selected point to the last point in the spline already created. Double click on the drawing area to finalize spline drawing.
	Clicking on the Fill / Colour Replacer icon you can fill a closed area with a chosen colour. If you click on a coloured spot then it re-colours the pixels around it with the same chosen new colour.
	Clicking on the Line icon you can draw straight lines with the chosen pen width, colour, etc.
	Clicking on the Rectangle icon you can draw lines or filled rectangles. Pressing the SHIFT key down while drawing produces a square. Clicking on this icon another time (icons shape changes to indicate) creates filled rectangles while drawing them.
	Clicking on the Polygon icon you can create open, closed, or filled polygons depending on how many times you clicked on it (icon shape changes to indicate). Clicking on the drawing area always creates a new point to be added (connecting points with lines) to the polygon shape created so far. Double-clicking finalizes the polygon.
	Clicking on the Text icon opens a small text editor where you can also choose fonts, size and style of text. Clicking on the stamp actually stamps the created text to the background.
	Clicking on the Small Nib selects a small (1 pixel) nib for the drawing pen.
	Clicking on the Large Nib selects a small (5 pixel) nib for the drawing pen.
	Clicking on the Custom Nib Size icon allows you to select any nib size you wish.
	Clicking on the Round /Square Nib icon selects a nib with a round or square edge.
	Clicking on the Spray icon allows you to use cursor clicks as a spray tool.
	Clicking on the Custom Shape icon allows you to choose a shape for the nib. It uses the last shape defined for Paint with Selection within the Paint menu Selection sub-menu.
	Clicking on the Painting Tools roll-down window you can choose the style of painting. Most of the tools determine how the actually selected colour (or rectangle in case of Paint with Selection) effects the already created picture. The rest of the tools adjust how the given area of the drawing area should change.
	Clicking on the Undo icon the last step that has been created by a drawing tool is undone. Re-do is in effect if you click again. However it is not possible to use this function once you have changed selected frames.
	Clicking on the Clear icon clears the picture to become the background colour. The icon is effective only if there is a picture in the drawing area.
	Pick colour area shows the actual colour being chosen for drawing or filling purposes. Left clicking on this icon (button is pressed in) and you can point at a colour within the drawing area to choose. The Pen Transparency slider also adjusts to the chosen pen colour's value (between 0% and 100%). Right click on this icon and a menu appears where you can choose from one of the previously chosen colours or use one of the three colour models. You can choose colour to your absolute preference using Colour Settings.
	Three different colour models exist within LogoMotion which can be used to select colours for drawing and filling, or writing text. Right clicking on the icon and a menu appears that allows you to choose between models. HSV model (hue, saturation, value components ) – is represented by a circle with a triangle within. You can drag the little circle on the circular area to choose colour adjusting colour components or you can move the cross within the triangle to adjust the saturation. The actual colour will appear in the Pick Colour area. RGB model (red, green, blue components) – is represented by a hexagon where the little circle can be moved towards any edges adjusting the components for the desired colour. Pallet model – 256 pre-defined colours can be chosen by clicking.
	Pen Transparency slider allows you to adjust the transparency value (from 0% to 100%). Drawing with transparent colour means that the selected colour will not totally fill the drawing area where it is applied let that be line, rectangle, text, etc.