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CHAPTER 2 CREATING PROJECTS
2.2.3.2. Picture Groups
The picture database can contain picture groups.
A picture group is a collection of pictures. Each picture in a picture group represents one state. When a picture group is
displayed as the picture shape for an object, the picture that corresponds to the current object state is shown. This is the
main benefit of using a picture group as the object shape because it can show each object state with a different picture.
When a picture group is used as the shape for buttons or switches, you may want it to have a different look when it is
pressed. In order to support the pressed look, a picture group needs two pictures for each state; one picture is for the
normal (released) look and another picture is for the pressed look.
For example, a 3-state multi-state switch needs a picture group that contains 6 pictures as its picture shape if the pressed
look is required.
The following is an example of a picture group supporting 3 states and the pressed look.
Picture Group State Pictures
0 (Normal/Released)
0 (Pressed)
1 (Normal/Released)
1 (Pressed)
2 (Normal/Released)
2 (Pressed)