Rack Extension graphics for panels

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wendallsan
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04 Jul 2021

Hi all, do you static_decoration widgets for everything on your panels that's not a knob, slider, button, etc, or do you just use a panel image with all that 'static' stuff (labels, logos, screws, power cords, etc) baked into the image you use for your panel background? I took the 2nd approach with my extension because I'm a Photoshop nerd, but wanted to know if this is discouraged or otherwise "not the way."

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pongasoft
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05 Jul 2021

I think the recommended approach is to use as few static_decoration as possible. Every single one of them will have to be drawn separately on top of the background panel which obviously will require much more resources than a single background panel image.

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ekss
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05 Jul 2021

I use as few static decorations as possible.

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rcbuse
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05 Jul 2021

The only time I ever use static_decoration is if I need to turn a graphic on and off programmatically via visibility_switch or overlay with alpha on top of custom displays via blend_mode = "normal"

wendallsan
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06 Jul 2021

Thanks all, this means I don't need to needlessly rebuild all of my panel designs!

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