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  17. <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Window
  18. overview</span></b></p>
  19. <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Sprite
  20. Explorer has a very comfortable interface. There is nothing hard in it – the
  21. windows can be divided into the main menu, toolbar, and frames viewer and
  22. information panels. Here we'll describe the icons, which can be found on toolbar
  23. and tell you what the information panels do.</span></p>
  24. <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><br>
  25. <img border="0" src="img_toolbar.GIF" width="461" height="24"></font></p>
  26. <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Above, there
  27. is an image of Sprite Explorer's toolbar. Now I'll try to describe&nbsp; each icon of
  28. the toolbar.<br>
  29. Icons, including drop-down menu are numbered from 1 to 15 as their position from
  30. left to right.</span></p>
  31. <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium none; background: white">
  32. <tr>
  33. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm; background: #CACAFF">
  34. <p class="MsoNormal">
  35. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;
  36. color:white">&nbsp;Number</span></td>
  37. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm; background: #CACAFF">
  38. <p class="MsoNormal">
  39. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;
  40. color:white">&nbsp;Caption</span></td>
  41. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm; background: #CACAFF">
  42. <p class="MsoNormal">
  43. <span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: white">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:white">Description</span></td>
  44. </tr>
  45. <tr>
  46. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  47. <p class="MsoNormal">
  48. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;1</span></td>
  49. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  50. <p class="MsoNormal">
  51. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Create new HL
  52. sprite file</span></td>
  53. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  54. <p class="MsoNormal">
  55. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Launches the
  56. sprite creation wizard, which will help you to create a new sprite. Click
  57. <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="pg_new.htm">here</a> to find more about this wizard.</span></td>
  58. </tr>
  59. <tr>
  60. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  61. <p class="MsoNormal">
  62. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;2</span></td>
  63. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  64. <p class="MsoNormal">
  65. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Open HL
  66. sprite file</span></td>
  67. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  68. <p class="MsoNormal">
  69. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Loads a
  70. Half-Life sprite from a folder &nbsp;into Sprite Explorer.</span></td>
  71. </tr>
  72. <tr>
  73. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  74. <p class="MsoNormal">
  75. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;3</span></td>
  76. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  77. <p class="MsoNormal">
  78. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Previous file
  79. in folder</span></td>
  80. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  81. <p class="MsoNormal">
  82. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Loads a
  83. sprite, which is previous in the folder (or .pak, if sprite is loaded from
  84. it)</span></td>
  85. </tr>
  86. <tr>
  87. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  88. <p class="MsoNormal">
  89. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;4</span></td>
  90. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  91. <p class="MsoNormal">
  92. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Next file in
  93. folder</span></td>
  94. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  95. <p class="MsoNormal">
  96. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Reads a
  97. sprite which is next in the folder to active sprite (or in .pak, if sprite
  98. is loaded from it)</span></td>
  99. </tr>
  100. <tr>
  101. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  102. <p class="MsoNormal">
  103. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;5</span></td>
  104. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  105. <p class="MsoNormal">
  106. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Drop-down
  107. menu</span></td>
  108. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  109. <p class="MsoNormal">
  110. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Shows list
  111. of sprites, found in folder of active sprite, or from the whole .pak file,
  112. to make navigation in folders easier.</span></td>
  113. </tr>
  114. <tr>
  115. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  116. <p class="MsoNormal">
  117. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;6</span></td>
  118. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  119. <p class="MsoNormal">
  120. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Copy frame to
  121. clipboard</span></td>
  122. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  123. <p class="MsoNormal">
  124. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Copies
  125. selected frame to the clipboard, so you can paste it wherever you want (in
  126. mspaint or winword for example)</span></td>
  127. </tr>
  128. <tr>
  129. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  130. <p class="MsoNormal">
  131. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;7</span></td>
  132. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  133. <p class="MsoNormal">
  134. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Save single
  135. frame to .GIF</span></td>
  136. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  137. <p class="MsoNormal">
  138. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Saves select
  139. frame to .GIF. If there are multiple frames select, it will save first
  140. selected frame.</span></td>
  141. </tr>
  142. <tr>
  143. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  144. <p class="MsoNormal">
  145. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;8</span></td>
  146. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  147. <p class="MsoNormal">
  148. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Save single
  149. frame to .tga</span></td>
  150. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  151. <p class="MsoNormal">
  152. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;The same as
  153. before but saves the frame to targa graphics format.</span></td>
  154. </tr>
  155. <tr>
  156. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  157. <p class="MsoNormal">
  158. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;9</span></td>
  159. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  160. <p class="MsoNormal">
  161. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Save selected
  162. frames to .gif</span></td>
  163. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  164. <p class="MsoNormal">
  165. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Saves
  166. selected frames into a .gif file. You can select multiple frames also by
  167. clicking on them and holding Ctrl.</span></td>
  168. </tr>
  169. <tr>
  170. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  171. <p class="MsoNormal">
  172. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;10</span></td>
  173. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  174. <p class="MsoNormal">
  175. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Save selected
  176. to .GIF’s </span></td>
  177. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  178. <p class="MsoNormal">
  179. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;The same as
  180. before but saves frames into seperate .GIF files.</span></td>
  181. </tr>
  182. <tr>
  183. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  184. <p class="MsoNormal">
  185. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;11</span></td>
  186. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  187. <p class="MsoNormal">
  188. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Decompile
  189. sprite (.qc)</span></td>
  190. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  191. <p class="MsoNormal">
  192. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Exports the
  193. whole sprite to a collection of .GIF's and a .qc file, so it can be compiled
  194. by Sprite Explorer or SprGen utility.</span></td>
  195. </tr>
  196. <tr>
  197. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  198. <p class="MsoNormal">
  199. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;12</span></td>
  200. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  201. <p class="MsoNormal">
  202. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Save sequence
  203. to .gif</span></td>
  204. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  205. <p class="MsoNormal">
  206. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Exports
  207. whole sprite to .gif animation file.</span></td>
  208. </tr>
  209. <tr>
  210. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  211. <p class="MsoNormal">
  212. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;13</span></td>
  213. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  214. <p class="MsoNormal">
  215. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Read html
  216. manual</span></td>
  217. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  218. <p class="MsoNormal">
  219. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Launches
  220. your browser with Sprite Explorer's help system which you are reading now :)</span></td>
  221. </tr>
  222. <tr>
  223. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  224. <p class="MsoNormal">
  225. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;14</span></td>
  226. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  227. <p class="MsoNormal">
  228. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">About Sprite
  229. Explorer</span></td>
  230. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  231. <p class="MsoNormal">
  232. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Displays
  233. dialog box with information about program authors. You can send us email, by
  234. clicking on a name.</span></td>
  235. </tr>
  236. <tr>
  237. <td width="5%" style="width: 5.0%; border-left: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  238. <p class="MsoNormal">
  239. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;15</span></td>
  240. <td width="20%" style="width: 20.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  241. <p class="MsoNormal">
  242. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Quit
  243. application</span></td>
  244. <td width="75%" style="width: 75.0%; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt inset #CACAFF; padding: 0cm">
  245. <p class="MsoNormal">
  246. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">&nbsp;Quits Sprite
  247. Explorer.</span></td>
  248. </tr>
  249. </table>
  250. <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Information
  251. panels are situated at the right and the bottom. The one at right shows you the
  252. sprite's animated preview and information about the sprite, such as size, kind
  253. and transparency mode (format). The panel at the bottom shows you the hint of a
  254. GUI element on the window: for example when you'll move the cursor to a button
  255. on the toolbar, you'll see a hint there. Also Sprite Explorer’s state label is
  256. situated here (it has [PAK] or [FAT] text on it). It shows whether active sprite
  257. was loaded from a folder or directly from .pak. When you are loading a sprite on
  258. this panel, you can see the progress bar, which shows the progress of loading
  259. procedure.</span></p>
  260. </body>
  261. </html>