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Types of resources
The FirstClass resources that you can work with in a settings file are:
pictures |
You can use customized pictures when you are working with the fields on forms. In addition, users can select a picture as a background for their Desktops, Mailboxes, or other containers while running FirstClass. Pictures are displayed actual size and placed in the upper left corner when they are selected as backgrounds. Users
can change this positioning. The Picture category in a settings file contains pictures in PICT format. To see all the picture resources in a settings file, including their resource IDs, choose File > Picture List. |
icons |
Each FirstClass object has an icon associated with it. In addition, many system resources have icons associated with them. For example, the status field on the FirstClass Login form displays icons representing the login statuses. You can assign icons to objects, add them to forms, and use custom icons to replace the default system icons. To see all the icon resources in a settings file, including their
resource IDs, choose File > Icon List. |
PNGs |
Pictures in PNG format. These pictures are included when you choose File > Picture List. |
PNG icons |
Icons in PNG format. These icons are included when you choose File > Icon List. |
sounds |
FirstClass allows you to assign sounds to an action or to a window. FirstClass provides a default set of sounds. In addition, you can assign custom sounds that are in settings files. The Sound category in a settings file contains sounds in SND format. |
forms |
Custom forms can supplement the default FirstClass forms or act as replacements for default forms. |
strings |
Strings of text are used for FirstClass interface elements like menus and error messages.  To make custom strings work, you must have a database extension that can make use of them. |
toolbar buttons |
Custom buttons that users can add to FirstClass toolbars. To allow users to add custom toolbar buttons, you must create a form that contains these buttons. |
login settings |
The Login Settings category can contain one resource. Although you can create this resource by choosing Form > New > Login Settings, and edit the file as a straight text file, we recommend that you specify login settings using the FirstClass client rather than FirstClass Designer. |
custom file formats |
If you import a picture in a file format other than PNG or PICT, a category is created for that format. These pictures are included when you choose File > Picture List. |
To use picture, icon, and sound resources in a settings file, you must first import them into the settings file or store them on your server.
If FirstClass Designer doesn't recognize file types
When you import resources into settings files from resource files, FirstClass Designer recognizes and automatically handles the basic file types supported by the FirstClass client. You may have a FirstClass Application Services application or client extension that handles additional resource types. You can import these resources, too.
If FirstClass Designer doesn't recognize the file type of a resource you are importing, you are asked to supply the Mac 4-character resource type that applies. No attempt is made to convert these files, and a separate category, based on the resource type you provided, is created for them.
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