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Jeku
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 07:56 Edited at: 13th Apr 2009 07:58
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Hello,

I have Paint Shop Pro 11 but it has too many options for a non-artist like me. I've almost completed my first iPhone game and I need to have different buttons (i.e. Menu, Play Again, High Scores, etc.) with different states (normal, selected). PSP 11 is overkill, and I'm positive there must be some good button maker applications out there.

Yes, I tried Google, and there are many apps and websites that claim to be all, but some of their samples look like crap. I have an artist that has done a ton of art for the game already and I don't want to bother him with these odds and ends.

Anyone know of anything I can use? I don't mind paying if it's powerful

EDIT:

I've downloaded and tried Icon Workshop. While they have a lot of nice templates to use for icons, they're not really designed for buttons per se. That one was recommended to me by my manager from work, but that's my best option so far.

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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 10:19 Edited at: 13th Apr 2009 10:39
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you didn't mention button shapes or any "special effects" you might want but i found this site via a quick search ("button maker"). some of these online button generators are pretty good and this one is quite inclusive with many customization options, including uploading your own fonts, textures, etc, if you wish.

note, non-members of the site are limited to buttons 100 pixels wide and i don't know what art for iphones is about spec-wise but, since you're willing to pay some (site charges $9/mo subscription), if 100x100 isn't big enough, you could go that route.

also, after you follow the creation steps (make sure you take note of the color values, fonts, etc so you can maintain uniformity. there are a number of options here) and then hit the "make the button" button on the bottom, page 2 will preview your button toward the top and then below it will have 2 links to the separate "normal" and "selected" graphics. the file types available are adequate, too (chosen on first page, including .png).

anyway. i think it's what you're looking for. good luck


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puppyofkosh
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 14:04
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Try [href=flamingtext.com]flamingtext.com[/href]
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 18:38
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Nice find Virtual Nomad.

If you are still having trouble finding some buttons however, I'll be willing to whip some up if you need.



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Jeku
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 19:25
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@Virtual Nomad - That's an interesting site, I'll check it out, thanks Now I wish there was specific software for this kind of thing. Maybe it's too narrow a topic to be deemed worthy of a full software package.

@BiggAdd - Thanks for the offer

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If you want to spend money then try http://www.xara.com/uk/products/webdesigner.

There is a trial available. I used to use Xara webstyle 3 that was given away free on a pc coverdisk years ago and it hid a brilliant button maker. Their new webdesigner is far more advanced even if you ignore the rest of the package and just use the button maker part of it. No harm in trying the trial is there!

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Jeku
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Wow, that Web Designer product looks amazing. Thanks for the great find

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Posted: 15th Apr 2009 03:49 Edited at: 15th Apr 2009 03:49
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just to share what i use, it has a wide selection of fonts, effects, etc.

http://cooltext.com/

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