free icon maker? 8

[PrograMan]

I just now finished my program and just as I was about to package it, I remembered that I wanted a customized graphical representation made for it. All the programs I've tried to find for it are shareware. Are there any programs out there that are completely free? Maybe just a bmp to ico converter?

 

[Niphyr]

If you have Visual Studio, Visual C++ has a built in one, just goto File|New, then files then icon file, else im not too sure, havent looked for one.

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[LPlates]

MicroAngelo is free, its an icon maker/editor...

I just checked, its not free anymore, but I have a freeware version, if you dont have any luck finding the free version and wish to post your email I could send you a copy

 

[PrograMan]

Niphyr, if your compiler allows that option, you gotta tell me what kind/version of compiler you have. Mine doesn't have that.

LPlates, I've looked for MicroAngela and I think I just found one that's free. It looks free from the information given (lack of details on any payment), so I'll give it a try. Wish me luck! Thanks guys!

 

[PrograMan]

Spoke too soon. I had downloaded the wrong file and had to uninstall it when I realized what I really had. Can anybody else lend a hand? All I've been able to find are shareware files. *sigh*

 

[strongm]

>Maybe just a bmp to ico converter

VB can do this

Create your image in Microsoft Paint, then load it into an ImageList control whose Mask Color is set to the color you want to be transparent, then do

SavePicture ImageList1.ListImages(1).ExtractIcon, "myicon.ico"

 

[PrograMan]

Would that actually put the icon into the left part of the title bar? It doesn't sound like it to me, but I could be wrong. I'm dead tired right now and I'm gonna go to bed.

 

[strongm]

No. It would turn your source image into an icon saved on disk, which could then be loaded just like any icon file.

 

[Glasgow]

I've used one called IconEdit. Can't remember where I got it from. Perhaps at:

http://www.hagai.com/download.asp?ProgID=13

but can't guarantee this is the same one - but it is feeware.

 

[JAG14]

For gpod, upto 256 color icons, it appears the LiquidIcon is one of the best out there.

http://www.webattack.com/get/liquidicon.shtml

Hope this helps.-

[tt]"Very funny, Scotty... Now Beam down my clothes."[/tt]

 

[MattSTech]

I am aware you are looking for a free version of an icon editing software, so my apologies if this reply is unwarranted. IconCool Editor is by far the best icon creating software I have used. Capable of creating true color depths. For $20.00 you have got free upgrades for life. Freeware, as you have noticed with MicroAngelo, will eventually become not free.

Star for strongm, nice to learn something new so early in the morning.

 

[sdraper]

I made a 32px X 32px .bmp file in Photoshop and then simply renamed the file to a .ico file and it seemed to work well for me. Although I used photoshop, any image editor that can save bitmaps (.bmp) files should work.

Sam

 

[strongm]

There are some limitations in the simple renaming solution

 

[sdraper]

Indeed Strongm. After I posted I realized that my solution doesn't support transparency as far as I can tell. Are there other showstoppers as well?

Sam

 

[strongm]

Not really; the transparency issue is the main problem

 

[gpzcrasher]

Microsoft provide one on the VB6 installation disk called Imagedit. It can be found under 'common\tools\VB\imagedit'. Just copy it to your hard drive. This is true of the profressinal edition and i'm assuming the others too. With it you can create icons, cursors and bitmaps.

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[strongm]

(also some graphical controls expect a genuine icon handle, which they won't get from a renamed bmp)

 

[RebeccaLynn]

pic2Icon ... Free program ...

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Misc__Utilities/Pic2Icon.html

IconArt by ConWare ... Free program ...

http://www.webattack.com/get/iconart.shtml

I highly recomend both.

Becca

Somtimes, the easy answer is the hardest to find.

 

[PrograMan]

I looked up the site suggested by Rebecca. Pic2Icon is certainly a quaint, at first mysterious program, but easy to learn. Thanks, all! This stuff will work nicely.

 

[RebeccaLynn]

I know what you mean ... but I sure like it


Becca

Somtimes, the easy answer is the hardest to find.