Supports multiple screen densities (vector based).It is a good program for producing graphics for the Android platform. For this tutorial Inkscape is used to produce the images. Creating Bitmaps for AndroidĪll graphics for an app can be designed in free programs such as Inkscape, GIMP, or Paint.NET, as well as commerical programs like Photoshop. For this tutorial use Android Studio to start a new app project, here called Button Press, with an empty Activity. If not familiar with app programming in Studio then Tek Eye has beginners articles. This tutorial assumes that an app can be created and run in Android Studio. This article is a simple example of an Imagebutton with custom graphics.

This allows the ImageButton to be made unique. However, it is easy to add a custom image for each of the three states. Without a custom image the visuals for each state is determined by the default theme for the Android device. The ImageButton supports three visual states, normal, focused and pressed. If the screen design requires buttons with symbols then the ImageButton can be used. Symbols, colors and pictures can make a screen attractive and easy to use. Sometimes simple pictures can replace words on a screen. ImageButton Graphics with Inkscape ExampleĪ good User Interface should be intuitive and attractive.

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