Dev:Types - Revision history

Jcome at 15:14, 25 July 2013

2013-07-25T15:14:00Z

Jcome: use 14px instead of 16px for type icon size

2013-07-25T15:11:46Z

use 14px instead of 16px for type icon size

Jcome: fixed the external link syntax

2013-07-25T15:06:22Z

fixed the external link syntax

Jcome: use table to organize the content

2013-07-25T15:01:07Z

use table to organize the content

Jcome at 13:57, 24 July 2013

2013-07-24T13:57:37Z

Jcome: Add type icons

2013-07-24T13:56:41Z

Add type icons

Jcome at 13:45, 24 July 2013

2013-07-24T13:45:34Z

Jcome at 13:40, 24 July 2013

2013-07-24T13:40:32Z

Jcome: Inline Paste Layer -> Group Layer

2013-07-24T13:28:36Z

Inline Paste Layer -> Group Layer

Jcome: New terminology, BLinePoint -> SplinePoint; encapsulate -> group

2013-07-24T13:27:05Z

New terminology, BLinePoint -> SplinePoint; encapsulate -> group

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 |-
-||01
+||01.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_bool_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Bool'''
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
-||02
+||02.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_integer_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Integer'''
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 |-
-||03
+||03.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_real_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Real'''
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
-||04
+||04.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_angle_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Angle'''
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 |-
-||05
+||05.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_time_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Time'''
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
-||06
+||06.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_vector_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Vector'''
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 |-style
-||07
+||07.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_color_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Color'''
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
-||08
+||08.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_segment_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Segment'''
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 |-
-||09
+||09.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_blinepoint_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''SplinePoint'''
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
-||10
+||10.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_list_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''List'''
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 |-
-||11
+||11.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_canvas_icon_0.63.06.png|14px}}
 ||'''Canvas'''
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
-||12
+||12.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_string_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''String '''
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 |-
-||13
+||13.
 ||{{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Gradient '''
 ||a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.

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 |-
 ||01
-||{{l|Image:Type_bool_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_bool_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Bool'''
 ||a boolean value; true or false.  Represented in Studio as a checkbox.
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
 ||02
-||{{l|Image:Type_integer_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_integer_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Integer'''
 ||an integer value; a whole number.  -3 or 0 or 2 are examples.
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 |-
 ||03
-||{{l|Image:Type_real_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_real_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Real'''
 ||a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number]. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
 ||04
-||{{l|Image:Type_angle_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_angle_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Angle'''
 ||a real number that is interpreted as an angle.
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 |-
 ||05
-||{{l|Image:Type_time_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_time_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Time'''
 ||a time, displayed in days, hours, minutes, seconds and frames.
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
 ||06
-||{{l|Image:Type_vector_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_vector_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Vector'''
 ||a 2d vector.  usually represented as two Reals representing X and Y values.
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 |-style
 ||07
-||{{l|Image:Type_color_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_color_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Color'''
 ||a color.  Usually represented as Red/Green/Blue/Alpha values.
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
 ||08
-||{{l|Image:Type_segment_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_segment_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Segment'''
 ||a single bezier curve segment.  Defined by 4 Vectors, representing 2 Vertices and 2 Tangents.
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 |-
 ||09
-||{{l|Image:Type_blinepoint_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_blinepoint_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''SplinePoint'''
 ||a point in a Spline.  Defined by 6 parameters (a Vector defining its location, a Real defining its width, another Real defining its origin, a Bool defining whether its tangents are split or not, and two Vectors defining the direction of its tangents (only the first of which is used if the tangents aren't split).
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
 ||10
-||{{l|Image:Type_list_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_list_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''List'''
 ||A list.  For example, an outline's Vertices parameter is simply a list of SplinePoint valuenodes.
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 |-
 ||11
-||{{l|Image:Type_canvas_icon_0.63.06.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_canvas_icon_0.63.06.png|14px}}
 ||'''Canvas'''
 ||A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
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 |-style="background:#eeeeee"
 ||12
-||{{l|Image:Type_string_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_string_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''String '''
 ||a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"
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 |-
 ||13
-||{{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|16px}}
+||{{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|14px}}
 ||'''Gradient '''
 ||a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.

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 ||{{l|Image:Type_real_icon.png|16px}}
 ||'''Real'''
-||a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number}}. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.
+||a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number]. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.
 |-style="background:#eeeeee"

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 Each {{l|ValueNode}} (and hence each {{l|Parameter}}) in Synfig has one of 13 types:
-# {{l|Image:Type_bool_icon.png|14px}} '''Bool''' -- a boolean value; true or false.  Represented in Studio as a checkbox
+{|border="0" align="left" style="border-collapse"  cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
-# {{l|Image:Type_integer_icon.png|14px}} '''Integer''' -- an integer value; a whole number.  -3 or 0 or 2 are examples.
+|-style="background:silver"
-# {{l|Image:Type_real_icon.png|14px}} '''Real''' -- a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number}}. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.
+|||||'''Type'''||'''Description'''
-# {{l|Image:Type_angle_icon.png|14px}} '''Angle''' -- a real number that is interpreted as an angle
-# {{l|Image:Type_time_icon.png|14px}} '''Time''' -- a time, displayed in days, hours, minutes, seconds and frames
+|-
-# {{l|Image:Type_vector_icon.png|14px}} '''Vector''' -- a 2d vector.  usually represented as two Reals representing X and Y values
+||01
-# {{l|Image:Type_color_icon.png|14px}} '''Color''' -- a color.  Usually represented as Red/Green/Blue/Alpha values
+||{{l|Image:Type_bool_icon.png|16px}}
-# {{l|Image:Type_segment_icon.png|14px}} '''Segment''' -- a single bezier curve segment.  Defined by 4 Vectors, representing 2 Vertices and 2 Tangents
+||'''Bool'''
-# {{l|Image:Type_blinepoint_icon.png|14px}} '''SplinePoint''' -- a point in a Spline.  Defined by 6 parameters (a Vector defining its location, a Real defining its width, another Real defining its origin, a Bool defining whether its tangents are split or not, and two Vectors defining the direction of its tangents (only the first of which is used if the tangents aren't split)
+||a boolean value; true or false.  Represented in Studio as a checkbox.
-# {{l|Image:Type_list_icon.png|14px}} '''List''' -- A list.  For example, an outline's Vertices parameter is simply a list of SplinePoint valuenodes.
-# {{l|Image:Type_canvas_icon_0.63.06.png|14px}} '''Canvas''' -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
+|-style="background:#eeeeee"
-# {{l|Image:Type_string_icon.png|14px}} '''String ''' -- a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"
+||02
-# {{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|14px}} '''Gradient ''' -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.
+||{{l|Image:Type_integer_icon.png|16px}}

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 # {{l|Image:Type_canvas_icon_0.63.06.png|14px}} '''Canvas''' -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
 # {{l|Image:Type_string_icon.png|14px}} '''String ''' -- a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"
-# '{{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|14px}} ''Gradient ''' -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.
+# {{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|14px}} '''Gradient ''' -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.

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 Each {{l|ValueNode}} (and hence each {{l|Parameter}}) in Synfig has one of 13 types:
-# Bool -- a boolean value; true or false.  Represented in Studio as a checkbox
+# '''Bool''' -- a boolean value; true or false.  Represented in Studio as a checkbox
-# Integer -- an integer value; a whole number.  -3 or 0 or 2 are examples.
+# '''Integer''' -- an integer value; a whole number.  -3 or 0 or 2 are examples.
-# Real -- a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number}}. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.
+# '''Real''' -- a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number}}. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.
-# Angle -- a real number that is interpreted as an angle
+# '''Angle''' -- a real number that is interpreted as an angle
-# Time -- a time, displayed in days, hours, minutes, seconds and frames
+# '''Time''' -- a time, displayed in days, hours, minutes, seconds and frames
-# Vector -- a 2d vector.  usually represented as two Reals representing X and Y values
+# '''Vector''' -- a 2d vector.  usually represented as two Reals representing X and Y values
-# Color -- a color.  Usually represented as Red/Green/Blue/Alpha values
+# '''Color''' -- a color.  Usually represented as Red/Green/Blue/Alpha values
-# Segment -- a single bezier curve segment.  Defined by 4 Vectors, representing 2 Vertices and 2 Tangents
+# '''Segment''' -- a single bezier curve segment.  Defined by 4 Vectors, representing 2 Vertices and 2 Tangents
-# SplinePoint -- a point in a Spline.  Defined by 6 parameters (a Vector defining its location, a Real defining its width, another Real defining its origin, a Bool defining whether its tangents are split or not, and two Vectors defining the direction of its tangents (only the first of which is used if the tangents aren't split)
+# '''SplinePoint''' -- a point in a Spline.  Defined by 6 parameters (a Vector defining its location, a Real defining its width, another Real defining its origin, a Bool defining whether its tangents are split or not, and two Vectors defining the direction of its tangents (only the first of which is used if the tangents aren't split)
-# List -- A list.  For example, an outline's Vertices parameter is simply a list of SplinePoint valuenodes.
+# '''List''' -- A list.  For example, an outline's Vertices parameter is simply a list of SplinePoint valuenodes.
-# Canvas -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
+# '''Canvas''' -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
-# String -- a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"
+# '''String''' -- a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"
-# Gradient -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.
+# '''Gradient''' -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.

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 * SplinePoint -- a point in a Spline.  Defined by 6 parameters (a Vector defining its location, a Real defining its width, another Real defining its origin, a Bool defining whether its tangents are split or not, and two Vectors defining the direction of its tangents (only the first of which is used if the tangents aren't split)
 * List -- A list.  For example, an outline's Vertices parameter is simply a list of SplinePoint valuenodes.
-* Canvas -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Paste Canvas}} layer called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
+* Canvas -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.
 * String -- a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"
 * Gradient -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.
 * Matrix -- TODO