Making icons

[Tony_photoplus]

I am looking for a way to make icons with PS7. I think the standard is 16x16 pixels, but not sure. And, when they are made where should I store them and what is the extension they should be filed with. I know the icons in WinXP are in the shell file and as yet other than changing the icons for each software etc it is done under properties. Any enlightenments please.

Tony_photoplus

[Tamlin]

Tony:
This may help you: ICO (Windows Icon) file format plugin for Photoshop

I haven't tried it, so can't vouch for whether it works or not.

Basically an icon file has the extension ICO, and you can put them more or less anywhere. If you want to use it as an icon for a desktop shortcut, the best place to put it would be in the same folder as the application's EXE file. If you're going to use it as an icon for an application you're programming it doesn't matter where you put the original ICO file, as it will get incorporated into the EXE when you compile the application.

Hope this helps.

[paulopires]

Try using Axialis Icon Workshop. It is PSP compatible.
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[Phoenix Wynde]

I have no idea if this helps or not, but I got this link from a previous post when I had asked about icons as well.

Creating Windows XP Icons

[Tony_photoplus]

Many thanks for your help. I now wiser. Icons were things attached to programs etc, but have had to source some and then realised I should make my own for a challenge.


Tony_photoplus

[Bobbles]

Tamlin, thank you very much for the link to the icon plug in for Photoshop. Prior to installing it I had to use an icon maker just to save.