CHAPTER 5
Icons
Title Icons 5-11
Figure 5-8 Combining an icon with its mask to animate the icon
If you don’t provide a mask for your application’s icon, the Extras Drawer
automatically creates one that is an all-black shadow of the icon. An all-black
shadow mask combines with an icon to create a highlighted form of the icon.
Title Icons 5
An icon at the beginning of a view title graphically represents whatever the
title describes in words. For example, an icon at the beginning of a slip title
indicates the function of the slip. An icon is optional in a slip title. Figure 5-9
illustrates a slip title with an icon.
Figure 5-9 An icon in a slip title should decorate and inform
A title icon should be the same height as the title text. The usual font for the
title is the 10-point bold system font, which calls for an icon 11 pixels tall on
an Apple MessagePad. For more information on view titles, see “View Title”
on page 2-4.
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ot selected
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elected
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ask
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