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Old Aug 25th, 2005, 02:49 PM   #1
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I just discovered Iconic and it's quite good at what it does:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16841

Drag a picture file from the desktop and the program spits out an ICNS file. Open that file in preview, copy the 128 x 128 and paste it on a generic icon to customize the look.

Two questions:

1) I'm wondering if customized folders are more prone to corruption/data loss/issues? Finder seems slower after I applied an Iconic icon.

2) I've noticed that I can create a PNG photo in Photoshop and grab (cut & paste) the PNG file icon to customize another file (such as a folder.) Is this a better way?

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Old Aug 25th, 2005, 03:29 PM   #2
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Hey. Nifty Program. I ran an EPS image with a clipping Path and it clipped it and did a shadow at the same time. Nice find!

Edit: Alpha channels are knocked out from a Photoshop Tiff file with transparencies kept.
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Old Aug 25th, 2005, 03:47 PM   #3
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Customized icons will make your computer run slower.
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Old Aug 25th, 2005, 03:54 PM   #4
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Customized icons will make your computer run slower.
To what extent?
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Old Aug 25th, 2005, 04:06 PM   #5
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Customized icons will make your computer run slower.
Only if you do every icon there is. I think doing a few will not take any toll on your speed.
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