 Bitmap Gallery Overview
Bitmap Gallery Overview
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The Bitmap Gallery shows all the bitmap objects that are currently being used in each of the loaded documents. It is used to view, insert, delete, and apply bitmaps as fills or transparency. It can also be used to choose bitmaps for use with other Xara LX features such as the Tracer and bitmap plug-ins. The gallery is divided into sections, one for each document currently open.
 Insert  Insert 
 the bitmap into the selected document.
 Insert  Insert 
 the bitmap into the selected document.
 Fill  Apply 
 the bitmap as a bitmap fill 
 to the selection.
 Fill  Apply 
 the bitmap as a bitmap fill 
 to the selection.
 Transp  Apply 
 the bitmap as a bitmap transparency 
 to the selection.
 Transp  Apply 
 the bitmap as a bitmap transparency 
 to the selection.
 Delete  Delete 
 the bitmap from the document.
 Delete  Delete 
 the bitmap from the document.
 Background Sets 
 the background of the document
 Background Sets 
 the background of the document  
 Trace  Open 
 the Bitmap Tracer to trace the bitmap.
 Trace  Open 
 the Bitmap Tracer to trace the bitmap.
 Effects  Apply 
 Special Effects to  the 
 bitmap.
 Effects  Apply 
 Special Effects to  the 
 bitmap.
 Options  Bitmap 
 Gallery options.
 Options  Bitmap 
 Gallery options.
 Save  Save 
 the bitmap.
 Save  Save 
 the bitmap.
 Properties  Opens 
 the bitmap properties dialog box.
 Properties  Opens 
 the bitmap properties dialog box.
 Preview  Displays 
 a full-size preview of the selected bitmap(s).
 Preview  Displays 
 a full-size preview of the selected bitmap(s).
Many operations using the Bitmap Gallery are made easier by the Bitmap Gallery pop-up menu.
Display Options
The Bitmap Gallery has only one mode available - Full Information.
Note: some bitmaps may be listed as "0 K [Edits List]" in the bitmap gallery. This occurs when you create a copy of a bitmap in your document, then make alterations to it. Rather than creating a second copy of a bitmap to edit, Xara LX just uses your original bitmap and then "remembers" any changes you've made to its copies. This means that Xara LX benefits from massive reductions in memory usage and file size, because whether you have 2 copies or 100—all Xara needs to do is store one base copy of the original bitmap.