In the summary tab, there is a button labeled “Custom Files”. This allows you
to attach files to objects just as you would do to email that you send.
The first reason that you may wish to do this is to attach fonts to a package.
If you have text objects that use a font that you are not sure a user has on
their machine then you can attach them as a Custom File.
DesktopX automatically installs any fonts that included with a pack, so then you
text objects will appear as intended.
This introduces an important point. You must ensure that by attaching Custom
Files of any sort that you have the file author’s permission or that the file is
not subject to any copyright or licensing agreement which does not permit
distribution.
There are many other potential uses for Custom Files. When a package containing
Custom files is loaded they are automatically extracted to the theme directory
so they are accessible from there.
For example, if you attach your brochure as a PDF you could create an object
that links to it using the shortcut “%objectdir%\Brochure.pdf”
You may want to attach a flash movie which can then be loaded into a web browser
control.
Budding musicians may want to attach MP3 files and create a “demo track” object
that they want to send to record companies.
The options are unlimited.
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