Tile generator for Windows 10
Windows tile can have different size depending on the DPI.
- Non-scalable Tile: The size of tile image is fixed.
- Scalable Tile: Images with different sizes, Windows can choose the currect one automatically.
- Image Tile: Dozens of non-scalable tiles that show an image like a jigsaw.
The settings file is saved in the same directory and named Voxel.settings.json
.
Here is default settings:
{
"ShowSplashScreen" : true,
"StartMenu" : {
"Fullscreen" : false,
"ShowMoreTiles" : false
},
"NonscalableTile" : {
"AutoLoadXml" : true,
"AutoLoadVoxelFile" : false,
"ClearTileCacheOnGenerate" : true,
"ColorPickerView" : {
"PreviewOnTile" : true,
"RgbMode" : false
}
}
}
ShowSplashScreen
: Show a splash screen when app is starting.StartMenu
: The editor use these settings to determine the size of tile.Fullscreen
: Set it to true if you use fullscreen start menu.ShowMoreTiles
: Set it to true if you enabled Show More Tiles in system settings.
NonscalableTile
: Settings for non-scalable tile editor.AutoLoadXml
: If the$TargetName$.VisualElementsManifest.xml
exists in the same directory, load tile information from it.AutoLoadVoxelFile
: If the$TargetName$.voxel
exists in the same directory, load tile information from it.ClearTileCacheOnGenerate
: When generating, scan all shortcut files on start menu that match the current target, and refresh them.ColorPickerView
: Settings for color picker.PreviewOnTile
: Preview new color on editor.ShowSampleText
: Obsoleted since 4th release. Show sample text to check the readablity.RgbMode
: If true, color picker will use RGB color model when it starts (default is HSB). Voxel will update it after you close a color picker.
- Main Window:
Non-scalable Tile
:Select Target
: Select the target file, or right-click to select folder.Select Image
: Select the image that shows on your tile, or right-click to use no image (show the icon of target).Set Backcolor
: Set backcolor of tile, or right-click to use default color.Use Dark Theme
: If checked, the tile name will be black (useful when background image is bright).Show Name
: If checked, your tile will show target name.Medium/Small
: Toggle this to see what your tile looks like on different sizes.Reset
: Reset all tile settings above except the target.Generate
: Generate all necessary files for your tile, and clear tile cache if it's enabled in settings.Add to Start
: Create a shortcut file on Start Menu folder so that you can pin it later.Import
: Import tile data from.voxel
file.Export
: Export tile data to.voxel
file.
Scalable Tile
: Coming soon.Image Tile
: Coming soon.Clear Tile Cache
: Clear cache for all tiles on start menu.
You can qucikly make it by using the command-line argument
--clear
.