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<h1 class="topictitle1">Working with Resources in Variant Proposals</h1>
<p>A resource is an asset such as picture, sound, animation, video or theme included in the variant proposal.</p>
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<h2 class="topictitle2">Importing Resources</h2>
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<div class="section">Situation: You want to add a new resource file (asset like picture or sound) that does not exist in the CPF yet.</div>
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<span>In the Resource Library select the target folder and click <span class="uicontrol">Import <img src="images/import_16_tlb.png" alt="Import resource." /></span> or click right mouse button and select <span class="uicontrol">Import Resource(s)</span> in the context menu.</span>
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<span>Browse to the location of the resource file that you want to add.</span>
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<span>Select the file and click <span class="uicontrol">Open</span> to add it to the Resource Library.</span>
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<span>The other way is to use <span class="uicontrol">drag&drop</span> functionality. Drag the image/video/sound file from the source folder and drop it directly to Resources Library. You can also remove resources from CPF by dragging them e.g. onto your desktop.</span>
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<div class="section">The file is added into selected folder. You can now preview the new resource file and use it in the settings. Here are the supported resource file types:</div>
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<div class="example"> <img src="images/supported_resources.gif" alt="Supported Resources." /> </div>
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<h2 class="topictitle2">Exporting Resources</h2>
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<div class="section">Situation: You want to move or copy resource file from CPF to operating system drive.</div>
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<span>In the Resource Library choose resource file, which will be moved.</span>
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<span>Using drag&drop operation you can move file to destination folder, for example the Desktop folder. While file is dragged you can see windows cursor for move operation <img src="images/move_cursor.jpg" alt="Move cursor." /> .</span>
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<span>Also, you can change move operation to copy operation using Ctrl key while resource file is dragged. The cursor will change to copy operation cursor <img src="images/copy_cursor.jpg" alt="Copy cursor." /> .</span>
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<h2 class="topictitle2">Removing Resources</h2>
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<div class="section">Situation: There is a resource file (asset like picture or sound) in the Resource Library that you do not need in the variant software proposal form.</div>
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<span>Select the resource file that you want to remove from the Resource Library.</span>
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<span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Remove <img src="images/delete_16_tlb.png" alt="Delete resource." /></span> or click right mouse button and select <span class="uicontrol">Remove Resource(s)</span> in the context menu..</span>
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<div class="section">Carbide.v removes the selected resource from the CPF.</div>
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<h2 class="topictitle2">Previewing Resources</h2>
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<div class="section">Situation: You want to check that a resource file (asset like picture or sound) is correct.</div>
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<span>Select the resource file that you want to see or hear.</span>
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<span>Carbide.v shows the resource in the preview pane. If it is</span>
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<span>a picture, Carbide.v displays it.</span>
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<span>a sound file, Carbide.v displays the sound play controls with which you can listen to the sound.</span>
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<span>an animation, Carbide.v displays the animation play controls.</span>
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<span>a theme, Carbide.v launches the theme preview controls with screen thumbnails. Expand the preview pane for smooth theme navigation screen by screen.</span>
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<span>not previewable in Carbide.v (yet), Carbide.v notifies that. Double-click the file to preview it in an external application to which the file type is associated on your PC.</span>
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<div class="section">You can preview or listen to the resource with appropriate controls. You can also see the metadata details of the resource whenever available. For example, themes are previewed as follows:</div>
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<div class="example"><img src="images/theme_preview.png" alt="Theme preview" /> </div>
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<h2 class="topictitle2">Associating Resources with Settings</h2>
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<div class="section">Situation: you want to add a resource (asset like picture or sound) as a value in a setting. You may use the below steps or the file browse dialogue.</div>
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<span>Open the part of the software proposal form that includes the setting to which you want to add a resource as value.</span>
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<span>Find and select the resource in the Resource Library.</span>
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<span>Drag and drop the resource to the setting field.</span>
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<div class="section">Carbide.v shows the resource as the value of the setting.</div>
<span>Carbide.v shows the resource as the value of the setting. Carbide.v shows the resource in the preview pane. If it is </span>
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<span>a picture, Carbide.v displays it.</span>
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<span>a sound file, Carbide.v displays the sound play controls with which you can listen to the sound.</span>
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<span>an animation, Carbide.v displays the animation play controls.</span>
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<span>a theme, Carbide.v launches the theme preview controls with screen thumbnails. Expand the preview pane for smooth theme navigation screen by screen.</span>
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<span>not previewable in Carbide.v (yet), Carbide.v notifies that. Double-click the file to preview it in an external application to which the file type is associated on your PC.</span>
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<div class="section">You can preview or listen to the resource with appropriate controls. You can also see the metadata details of the resource whenever available. For example, images are previewed as follows:</div>
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<div class="example"><img src="images/associated_file.png" alt="Associated file" /> </div>
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<div class="section">In the future, Carbide.v will have a feature for converting resource files to the format that is required in variant creation.</div>
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