3. Instruction for customizing icons?

Instruction for customizing icons?

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    Can someone give me a suggestion where I can find an instruction for customizing icons? Any post or video somewhere? I want to change an existing icon. Which is possible according to the documentation. The online manual v1.1.085 is too general about this.

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  • Which icon? Only the icons in the toolbox and those on the upper row of
    the context panel (the two-row bar at the top) can be customized at this time.

    Anyway…

    • draw the icon in VS (I would make it fit inside 80x80 pt);
    • group its components;
    • give this group the name of the tool (optional);
    • give it a 'Symbol' role (Object menu > Object Role > Symbol);
    • go to the VectorStyler menu > Customize Toolboxes;
    • in the 'Customize Toolboxes' window select 'Application' from
      the Toolbox dropdown menu if you want to edit the icons in the
      toolbox or 'Context Panel' for the context panel at the top;

    Then…

    • expand any of the categories on the left…
    • pick one tool and click the 'Edit icon' button;
    • in the window that opens click the Source menu and add the
      symbol you made, then…
    • close the window and re-open it (because of a bug)
    • select it from the list.

    You can also create a new icon set there before adding it. It's preferable.

    Btw, I'm working on a set of new icons which I plan to release here on
    the forum sometime before version 1.2 is launched, for members to
    install and offer feedback. There is a modification in code the developer
    needs to make, then I will post them.

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  • @b77 said in Instruction for customizing icons?:

    I'm working on a set of new icons which I plan to release here on
    the forum sometime before version 1.2 is launched, for members to
    install and offer feedback

    I liked several of the ones you made before. Looking forward to testing them out

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    @b77 Thanks, sounds quite complicated. I'm going to try that with a fresh head. The knife tool bothers me the most. A great tool with a terrible icon (kitchen knife). I am curious about your work.

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  • @Ayo When it's ready, post a screenshot with the new Knife icon for us to see.

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    @Ayo said in Instruction for customizing icons?:

    Can someone give me a suggestion where I can find an instruction for customizing icons? Any post or video somewhere? I want to change an existing icon. Which is possible according to the documentation. The online manual v1.1.085 is too general about this.

    The only way for now is with Symbols, as described by @b77

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