[olug] icons in gimp

Nate tbrownarcher at cox.net
Mon Oct 27 22:17:26 UTC 2003


thanks adam ... sorry for my lack of pointedness

thanks,
Nate

Adam Lassek wrote:

>You didn't specify Windows, so I assumed you meant for Linux. Making an icon in Windows is an entirely different story. It needs to be in BMP format, 32x32 pixels with the .ico extension.
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>>From: Nate <tbrownarcher at cox.net>
>>Date: 2003/10/27 Mon PM 02:03:26 EST
>>To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>>Subject: Re: [olug] icons in gimp
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>>Adam:
>>I'm making these icons to use in windows.  Would the extenstions you 
>>mentioned work in windows too?
>>I told a friend that the gimp could do it so he will be pretty impressed 
>>when Linux makes something for windows.
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>>thanks,
>>Nate
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>>Adam Lassek wrote:
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>>>There's no difference. You can use any picture as an icon that your
>>>system has a library for. I believe the usual formats are xpm and png,
>>>and the size is usually 48x48.
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>>>On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 15:16, nate wrote:
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>>>>Can someone tell me if The Gimp is able to make an Icon out of a picture.  I 
>>>>want to make an Icon to replace another Icon for a file type.  
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>>>>thanks,
>>>>Nate
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