C H A P T E R 7

Controls

Placards are 15 pixels high and use either 10-point or 11-point Lucida Grande Regular.

Carbon developers can use the Carbon Control Manager CreatePlacardControl call or DrawThemePlacard in the Carbon Appearance Manager to create a placard.

Bevel Buttons

A bevel button has a beveled edge that gives the button a three-dimensional appearance.

■Bevel buttons can display text, an icon, or a picture

■They mimic the behavior of other button types; for example, a bevel button can behave like a standard push button. Bevel buttons can be grouped and used like radio buttons or checkboxes.

■Bevel buttons can have a menu attached, so the button behaves like a pop-up menu. See “Pop-Up Icon Buttons and Pop-Up Bevel Buttons” (page 134)

■They can have rounded or square corners. The square buttons work well for tiling together in groups, to be used as radio buttons, for example.

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C H A P T E R 7

Controls

Bevel Button Specifications

Figure 7-14 Bevel button specifications

Rounded corners

32 x 32

Leave at least 5 pixels between edge of icon and edge of button.

Rounded corners with label below icon

32 x 32

Label

58 x 57

Square corners

32 x 32

■Size of button: 20 x 20 pixels minimum

■Size of icon: 32 x 32 pixels recommended, with at least 5 pixels between icon and button edge

132Control Behavior and Appearance

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