Re: Creating PDF icons for buttons
Re: Creating PDF icons for buttons
- Subject: Re: Creating PDF icons for buttons
- From: Marc Respass <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:11:22 -0400
The AHIG now recommends using PDF for toolbar and sidebar icons. How do I make PDF icons without buying Adobe Illustrator? I've tried Inkscape, but its PDF output always has an opaque white background.
I recently bought Opacity which comes in an "Express" version (the one I bought) and I could not be happier with it.
1. Draw vector graphics
2. Save As the standard image formats plus PDF, SVG, Apple icns
3. Export your vector drawing as **code**.
Opacity and Opacity Express will actually generate a class for you with drawRect: fully implemented to draw the image in code that you drew. It supports Cocoa/Cocoa Touch, Quartz, and Core Animation. It's pretty awesome. I built my first custom control recently (one of those star rating things like iTunes has) and I wanted the hit to be inside the actual stars but the only way I knew to do that was to know the path. Since Opacity drew the image for me, I was able to return the bezier path and calculate the hit test. Gradients, fill, stroke, everything is supported. No more guessing what those color values are.
Marc |
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