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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

1694.0. "Want to create icons" by CAMONE::ARENDT (DDT - The first and still the best) Fri Sep 16 1988 19:39

    
    
    Howdy,
    
         I am interested in creating my own custom icons.  I have looked
    at some of the tool here and have concluded that they are used for
    manipulation fo existing icons.  Where can I get a program that
    will allow me to draw my own icons?  PD would be great however I
    am willing to shell out a few dollars to get this capability.
    How about it?  Is anyone out there making thier own icons?
    
   Thank You for Your Support
    
    Harry Arendt 
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1694.1IconLab will do it!LEDS::ACCIARDIFri Sep 16 1988 20:048
    
    Look in LEDS3::USER6:[ACCIARDI.AMIGA]ICONLAB.ARC...
    
    IconLab lets you save any IFF brush as an icon.  So, you go off
    and create anything you want in any paint program and you can save
    it as any type of icon, ie; project, tool, drawer, or disk.
    
    Ed.
1694.2icon editor on EXTRAS Disk??PCCAD7::BAEDERD. Scott DTN 237-2961 SHR1-3/E19Fri Sep 16 1988 21:189
    I think this might be obvious, but isn't there an icon editor on
    the extras disk...I remeber it is very simplistic, but if you don't
    have a paint program... (what...you don't have a paint prog ;-)

    
    scott.
    
    p.s.  I do have DPII, but have only used it 2-3 times...I gues Im
    not the artistic (visually) type...
1694.3WJG::GUINEAUJust a Window in TimeFri Sep 16 1988 22:245

On Workbench in system (I think) is ICONED.

John
1694.4NED\E\ED TO KNOW ABOUT PAINT PROGRAMSCAMONE::ARENDTDDT - The first and still the bestSat Sep 17 1988 03:238
    THE INFORMATION I WANT IS WHAT IS THE MINIMUM IE CHEAPEST PAINT
    PROGRAM WHICH WILL DO THE JOB.  AND IS THERE SUCH A BEAST IN THE
    PUBLIC DOMAIN?
    
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
    
    
    HARRY
1694.5ICONS that ACTIVATE TASKSTAGART::THOMPSONDoug Thompson, Ayr, ScotlandMon Sep 19 1988 08:3111
If you take the ICON discussion a little further (I used the ICON 
Editor on the Wb disk to be creative over the weekend) you 
eventually arrive at the state of installing the new icon and 
activating a program from it. What I want to know is HOW DO YOU 
TAG AN ICON TO A TASK SUCH THAT A DOUBLE-CLICK ACTIVATES IT?

I created a replacement ICON for one of my Analyse! spreadsheets,
followed the ICONED directives to replace the old icon, succeeded, 
BUT double-clicking only succeeds in "blipping" the screen. 

Doug.
1694.6quick explinationWJG::GUINEAUJust a Window in TimeMon Sep 19 1988 11:3223
I think I can explain.

There are 2 types of ICONs for doing this: TOOL and PROJECT.

The TOOL ICON will execute the program having the same name as the icon:

	Show.icon  will execute the Show program in the same directory.

The PROJECT ICON will take it's name and pass that file as data to the 
"DEFAULT TOOL" indicated in the INFO requestor.

	Analyze.dat.icon   (INFO shows this icon has a default tool of
			     C:Analyze)

	This will invoke C:Analyze and pass it Analyze.dat as input data.

Beware that some programs don't execute properly if you just make an icon for
them and double click it.

Also, scripts won't work either. However look into XICON (in many PD
directories here on the net) for much improved ICON capability...

John
1694.7.INFO, not .ICONCIMNET::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatMon Sep 19 1988 21:246
    Re .6:

    Everything said is on the money, except icons have an extension of
    ".INFO", not ".ICON".

	Paul
1694.8WJG::GUINEAUJust a Window in TimeTue Sep 20 1988 12:474
Oops. Your right!

John