Drawing with Screen and Inverse Colors

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In the , the initial icon or cursor image has a transparent attribute. Although icon and cursor images are rectangular, many do not appear so because parts of the image are transparent: the underlying image on the screen shows through the icon or cursor. When you drag an icon, parts of the image may appear in an inverted color. You create this effect by choosing screen-color and inverse-color options from the color indicator on the Colors palette.

The screen and inverse colors you apply to icons and cursors either shape and color the derived image or designate inverse regions. The colors indicate parts of the image possessing those attributes. You can change the colors that represent the screen-color and inverse-color attributes in editing. These changes do not affect the appearance of the icon or cursor in your application.

To create transparent or inverse regions

1. On the Colors palette, click a selector for screen or inverse color.

2. Apply the screen or inverse color.

To change the screen or inverse color

1. Select either the screen-color selector or the inverse-color selector.

2. Choose a color from the Colors palette.

   The complementary color is automatically designated for the other selector.

Tip   If you double-click the screen color or inverse-color indicator, the Custom Color Selector dialog box appears.

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