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<h1>The Image Index Editor</h1>
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This window is used to create an Image Index. The index may be organized according to any
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taxonomy you wish. Using it allows you to access any image file that is accessible from your
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computer without moving or copying the file. It is similar to a table of contents or index
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that you might find in a reference textbook.
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<h2>Contents of the Image Index Editor</h2>
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<img src="ImageIndex.png" class="floatRight" alt="sample index">
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<p>The window contains two panes side by side. The left side is your current Image Catalog.
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This is what the Icon Editors have been using to change icons. The top panel of this pane
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consists of one or more trees. The default tree is "Program Directory", the catalog of all
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the image files downloaded with the version of JMRI you are using. These are files that were
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encapsulated in "jmri.jar". Another default tree may be "Preferences Directory", the catalog
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of all the image files contained in the "resources" directory in your JMRI preferences
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directory. If you have not created a "resources" directory in your JMRI preferences directory
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you will not see this tree. Other trees that you may see are those that you have installed
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after using the <strong>Open File System Directory</strong> menu item in one of the Icon
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Editor windows and pressed the <strong>Add to Catalog</strong> button there. (The "Add to
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Catalog" button does not appear in this window.) Next to each tree is a "Preview" pane that
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displays the images found in any node that you have selected from one of the above trees.
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"Nodes" are the folder icons that appear when you click on the handle to the left of a folder
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icon. Clicking on a node will open a pane that displays the icons contained in the node.</p>
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<p>The "Preview" pane has a label that states how many image files are referenced in the
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node. Beneath each image (icon) is a label that states the "scale" at which the image is
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displayed. <span class="since">since 4.9.7</span> Below the icons are "View on:" combo boxes
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that allow you to choose a background for the icons. This may help you determine what parts
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of the icon are opaque and what parts are transparent.</p>
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<p>The right side is the <strong>Image Index</strong> you may edit. It is similar to the left
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pane in that the left half shows the tree of the Index you are creating. Likewise, the right
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half displays the images found in any node of the tree that you select. Initially, there will
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be just one node labeled "Image Index". You are able to add additional nodes to this node by
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using the menus below.</p>
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<h2>The Menus</h2>
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<p>The <strong>File</strong> menu shown with the Create/Edit Image Index pane contains three
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items:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Store Image Index</strong>. This stores a permanent record of the Image Index
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that will be restored the next time the Panel Editor is opened. The Image Index will be
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included in the Catalog trees used by the Icon Editors.</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Open a File System Directory</strong>. This opens a file chooser dialog where you
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may open any directory that has image files. To open the directory, select any image file
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contained in it and a pane will attempt to display all the image files found in that
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directory. See <a href="../display/IconAdder.shtml">Icon Editors</a> for more details on
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this menu item.<br>
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The icons displayed in the "preview" panel of any directory window opened from this menu
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item can be added to the Image Index. How to do this is described below.
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</li>
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<li><strong>Search File System for Icons</strong>. Opens a file chooser dialog to start a
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search for image files. A panel filled with all found image files is shown as the search
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finishes.<br>
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Drag one of the found icons to your Catalog.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>The <strong>Edit</strong> menu has three items:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Add Node</strong>. First select a node in the Image Index tree. Then, use this
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menu item to add a sub-node the selected node. A "sub-node" is a node that branches from
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under the selected node.</li>
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<li><strong>Delete Node</strong>. First select a node in the Image Index tree. Then, use
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this menu item to delete the node. Since this will also delete the nodes and icon
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references that branch off from under this node, a confirmation dialog is opened with the
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total of all the items that will be deleted.</li>
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<li><strong>Rename Node</strong>. First select a node in the Image Index tree. Then, use
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this menu item to change the name of the node.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Adding Icons to the Image Index</h2>
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<p>Use "Drag and Drop" to copy an icon from either the Catalog pane (left pane) or a File
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Directory window. Press the mouse button down on any icon appearing in the "preview" panel of
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either of these windows to "drag" the icon to a node of the Image Index tree (right pane).
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(Dragging means holding the mouse button down as you move the mouse pointer to a node of the
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Image Index tree.) Actually, it is only the reference to the location of the icon that is
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saved by the Image Index. As long the file remains in place, it will be displayed by the
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Catalog, the Image Index and your Panel (if you have installed it there).</p>
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<h2>Deleting and Renaming icons in the Image Index</h2>
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<p>Pressing and releasing (clicking) the mouse button over an icon in the preview pane of the
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Image Index activatea a "pop-up" menu. Pop-Up menus display the name and reference location
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of the icon. The pop-up also provides items to modify icons in the Image Index.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Rename Icon</strong> opens a dialog box where a new name can be entered.</li>
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<li><strong>Delete Icon</strong> removes the icon from the Image Index node.</li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<p>Note: <em>the "preview" pane will only show these changes after leaving the node and
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then returning to the node.</em></p>
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</li>
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