7.4.1 Settings

To bring up the ‘Animation Editor’ window, double-click the ‘Animation Editor’ in the project workspace or click [Tools] – [Animation Editor].

Item	Description
Group	Represents the group name of the current animation bitmap.
Name	Represents the name of the current animation bitmap.
New	Initializes the change to create a new animation bitmap. When there is a change, a message box will appear asking if you want to save the changes. The animation bitmap object is automatically saved in the following path; “C:\ATIVA_XPANEL\AniLib”.
	Yes			Saves the changes and initializes the editor.
	No			Initializes the editor without saving modifications.
	Cancel			Goes back to the editor window without initializing.
Open	You may select and open an animation bitmap for editing. Each animation bitmap is saved as ‘*.cmani^’file format, and stored in the following directory; “C:\ATIVA_XPANEL\AniLib”
	Group			Represents the group name of the animation bitmap.
	File Name			Represents the name of the animation bitmap.
	Enter a Group name			Enter the group name of the animation bitmap to modify. Alternatively, you may select the group name from the drop-down menu.
	Enter a File name			Enter the file name of the animation bitmap to modify. Alternatively, you may select the file name from the drop-down menu.
Save	Saves the currently edited file. If you enter the same name as an existing file, the file will be overwritten by the new animation bitmap.
Save as	You can save the animation bitmap with a new group and file name. The animation bitmap is saved as ‘*.cmani^’file format, and stored in the following directory; “C:\ATIVA_XPANEL\AniLib”.
Add Frame	You can add a new image to the animation bitmap. The image is added at the end of the frame. The editor supports the BMP, JPG, and PNG file formats.
Insert Frame	Inserts a new frame in front of the selected image of the animation bitmap.
Delete Frame	Deletes the selected frame from the images of the animation bitmap.
Change Bitmap	Replaces the selected image with a new image. You may import an image from your desired path.
Forward	Moves the selected frame forward in the sequence.
Backward	Moves the selected frame backward in the sequence.
Simulation	You can simulate the current editing animation bitmap by assigning a frame display time. A ‘Simulation’ dialog box appears when you press [Simulation]. The default speed of the animation bitmap is 100 ms.
	Close	Closes the ‘Simulation’ dialog box.
	Stop	Pauses the simulation. You can enter a value between 1ms and 32767ms to change the play interval.
	Run	Starts the simulation.
Quit	Closes the editor window. When there is a change, a message box asking you to confirm the save will appear.
	Yes		Saves the changes and closes the editor.
	No		Closes the editor without saving modifications.
	Cancel		Goes back to the page window without saving.

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