Switching to 11-piece element and a single-piece element
Some components can be
switched between either 11-piece graphics or single-piece graphics
mode. In 11-piece mode, the component consists of four corner
graphics, two side graphics, one bottom graphic, three top graphics and
a center graphic. You can design each of these graphics individually.
11 piece elements are divided into:
- Top Left
- Top
- Top Right
- Top Middle
- Top Middle right
- Left
- Center
- Right
- Bottom Left
- Bottom
- Bottom Right
- Slice a
component into
11 pieces:
- In the Editor or the components view,
right-click on a component which is a single piece which can be
broken into 11 pieces and select Switch
to 11-Piece element.
The Action confirmation window opens and prompts you to confirm if the
image can be sliced and converted into a bitmap image, if required.
- If you want Carbide.ui to remember your
decision, mark the checkbox.
- Click OK.
In the Layers view, you see that the
image is sliced into a components consisting of 11 parts.
Note:
Not all the components can be switched to 11-piece mode.
- Switch back to a
single-piece element:
- In the Editor or the components view,
right-click on a component which is a 11- piece which can be
converted into a single piece and
select Switch to Single-Piece element.
The Replace confirmation window opens and prompts you to confirm if the
image can be replaced with the current visible image.
- If you want Carbide.ui to remember your
decision, mark the checkbox.
- Click OK.
In the Layers view, you see that the
image consists of a single part.
Note:
Not all the components can be switched to single piece mode.
Note:
This is not applicable for all platforms.