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Creating Files

abbie edited this page Aug 26, 2023 · 2 revisions

In Rawky, we can either choose to open a previously created document or we can choose to create our own file. In order to do this, we can use the New File dialog. This dialog can either be opened with Ctrl+N or be found in the following places;

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Once we have the dialog open, there are a number of values we can change, though everything has a default value

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Name

We can give a name hint to our file so when it's exported, we dont need to retype it. We can also specify a preferred extension

Size

We can set the size our initial layer in our initial frame. This will also be used as a hint for the size of new layers. Some templates might set the size for us

Template

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Before setting the width or height, can choose to use a Template. Templates might also provide some guides. Each Guide is a rectangular region with a name

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Frames

If we want to do animation, we can add some frames to start with. Though we can also add frames later via the following places;

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Layers

If we want to have details stacked ontop of eachother, we can add some layers to start with. Layers can also be created in the following places,

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Control Mode

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In the hopes of accessibility, Rawky can be controlled from peripherals other than mice

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We can also change the control mode from the statusbar

Keyboard

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We can change bindings used by the keyboard mode from the settings dialog

Grid Mode

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As Rawky is a cell-based editor, it also has the capability to store data in it's cells other than a colour. This will also determine the initial layout used