Bitmap Tool Menus

The Bitmap Tool has the following menus:

File

The File menu contains the following standard Windows functions:
  • Open
  • Save
  • Save As
  • Exit

Edit

The Edit menu contains the following items:
Menu Item
Description
Copy
Copies the selected region to the clipboard.
Paste
Inserts the contents of the clipboard into the Bitmap Tool.
New Mask
Creates a child window into which you can place a monochrome mask bitmap.
Apply Mask
Applies the current mask bitmap to the baseline and the result bitmaps in memory. Does not apply the current mask bitmap to the result bitmaps on disk.

Bitmap

The Bitmap menu contains the following items:
Menu Item
Description
Set Baseline
Toggles the bitmap in the active window as the baseline bitmap.
Set Result
Toggles the bitmap in the active window as the results bitmap.
Set Mask
Toggles the bitmap in the active window as the mask bitmap.
Fit to Window
Zooms or stretches the bitmap in the active child window to the exact size of the child window.

Differences Menu

The Differences menu contains the following items:
Menu Item
Description
Show
Creates a Differences window that contains a monochrome bitmap of the differences between the current baseline bitmap and the current result bitmap. Black represents areas with no differences; white represents areas with differences.
Zoom
Available only when the Differences window is open. Fits and stacks the Baseline, Differences, and Result windows, and creates a special, not sizable Zoom window with three panes. When you place the mouse cursor at a given location in the Baseline Bitmap, Differences, or Result Bitmap window:
  • The top pane of the Zoom window shows the same portion of the Baseline Bitmap window.
  • The middle pane shows the same zoomed portion of the Differences window.
  • The bottom pane shows the same zoomed portion of the Result Bitmap window.

Moving the mouse within one of the three windows generates a simultaneous and synchronized real-time display in all three panes of the Zoom window. The zoom ratio is 4 to 1.

Scan

Available only when the Zoom window is open. Starts automated zoom mode, in which the bitmap tool scans for differences from left to right and top to bottom. When the tool finds the first difference, it displays a square in the same relative location of the Baseline Bitmap, Differences, and Result Bitmap windows. In addition, that location is shown in all three panes of the Zoom window.

Selecting Scan while the tool is in scan mode exits Scan and returns to zoom mode.

Next

Jumps to the location of the next difference in scan mode, denoted as a square in the Baseline Bitmap, Differences, and Result Bitmap windows. That location is also shown in all panes of the Zoom window.

In zoom mode, Next starts scan mode.

Previous
Jumps to the location of the previous difference in scan mode, denoted as a square in the Baseline Bitmap, Differences, and Result Bitmap windows. That location is also shown in all panes of the Zoom window.
Comparison Statistics
Displays a Bitmap Comparison Statistics window, which compares baseline and result bitmaps with respect to width, height, color format, number of pixels, and the number and percentage of differences. Comparison takes masks into consideration.
Convert to Mask
Creates a mask bitmap from the Differences window, swapping black and white, and applies the mask to the baseline and the result bitmaps in memory.

Capture

The capture menu contains the following items:
Menu Item
Description
Window
Captures the window that you select.
Client Area
Captures the client area of the window that you select.
Rectangle
Captures a rectangular area of choice. Move the mouse cursor to the desired location to begin capture. Click and drag the mouse to the desired location to end capture and then release the button.
Desktop
Captures the entire desktop.
Hide Window on Capture
Hides the Bitmap Tool temporarily when you select a window or area to be captured. This menu item is checked by default. Use this setting before beginning the capture procedure.

Window

The Window menu contains the following functions:
  • Tile Vertically
  • Tile Horizontally
  • Cascade
  • Arrange Icons
  • Close All

Help

The Help menu enables you to access the help topics and the About information of the Bitmap Tool.