Layout Properties, icons (in tabbed layout)

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Websitez Android Fan Posts: 17 Reg: Feb 19, 2013 The Esplanade S... 6,220	confirm \| cancel 05/27/13 12:02 PM (10 years ago) Layout Properties, icons (in tabbed layout) Hi all Q: how can i get the photos or icons to show in layout properties section, and under the tabbed layout, i am trying to get the icons for the tabs to show, anyone knows what format i have to have it in? i have tried png and ico, but nothing is showing yet.... any ideas thanks Title Comments Hi all Q: how can i get the photos or icons to show in layout properties section, and under the tabbed layout, i am trying to get the icons for the tabs to show, anyone knows what format i have to have it in? i have tried png and ico, but nothing is showing yet.... any ideas thanks

tb buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 2050 Reg: Nov 03, 2011 Oxford 32,300	05/27/13 01:16 PM (10 years ago) They have to be PNGs, but the transparency is what makes the images, otherwise they'll look like a white box. Comments They have to be PNGs, but the transparency is what makes the images, otherwise they'll look like a white box.

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	05/27/13 01:33 PM (10 years ago) Tab Icons are a bit different than the usual icons. I had a heck of a time figuring them out. There are issues with color 'channels' and things like that. This tutorial got me through the mist... http://greenerpastures.dk/blog/iphone-udvikling/how-to-make-tab-bar-icons I've been trying to figure out how to do it with 'Pixelmator' which is far less expensive than Photoshop, but so far I haven't... Cheers! -- Smug Comments Tab Icons are a bit different than the usual icons. I had a heck of a time figuring them out. There are issues with color 'channels' and things like that. This tutorial got me through the mist... http://greenerpastures.dk/blog/iphone-udvikling/how-to-make-tab-bar-icons I've been trying to figure out how to do it with 'Pixelmator' which is far less expensive than Photoshop, but so far I haven't... Cheers! -- Smug

Websitez Android Fan Posts: 17 Reg: Feb 19, 2013 The Esplanade S... 6,220	05/27/13 10:47 PM (10 years ago) ok thanks everyone... i got it working but all i had to do is get the png into the image folder.... and then move the image folder to Xcode that way it can read it... works great now... about pixelmator , i would rather use photoshop... but if you cant try gimp, it is also free and all you have to do is save the png without background.... it should work for you then... good luck, thanks and keep at it.... Comments ok thanks everyone... i got it working but all i had to do is get the png into the image folder.... and then move the image folder to Xcode that way it can read it... works great now... about pixelmator , i would rather use photoshop... but if you cant try gimp, it is also free and all you have to do is save the png without background.... it should work for you then... good luck, thanks and keep at it....

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