Innovate Motorsports LogWorks 3 - Manual (Page 46)

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5.4.1 Backgrounds
A background is the image on which the gauges are drawn. It can be either a solid color (select
with (Colors/Skins->Background->Solid Background color), or an image (load with
Colors/Skins->Background->Use/Load Background Pattern…
You can load any *.bmp, *.jpg or *.jpeg file as background image. For many purposes it is
advantageous to use “tileable” patterns as background image. A tileable pattern can be repeated
horizontally and vertically. If the pattern is tileable, it does not show any seams between repeats
of the image. This is often used to simulate natural materials like stone, leather or wood. Search
on the internet for “Texture Library” to find many tileable patterns.
When using a tileable pattern indicate this to LogWorks with:
Colors/Skins->Background->Tile Background Pattern
Otherwise use:
Colors/Skins->Background->Stretch-to-Fit Background
Solid Backgrounds use the least processing power to draw, Stretch-
to-Fit the most. The least processor intensive skins are the “LogWorks
classic” and “Graphics” skins that came preloaded with LogWorks 3.
This is especially true for gauge ring styles that texture map the background to the gauge ring like
angled and rounded background style.
If the computer you are running is slower than 1 GigaHz it is better to use solid backgrounds.
5.4.2 Saving and Loading Skins
Skins are saved in files with the extension .skn, by default in the LW settings folder.
When LogWorks exits, it also saves the current skin in a file named “Currentskin”.
A number of pre-created skins are already installed in the LW settings folder.