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You can make the icons in photoshop but you will need other software to save as .ico. Use this link to get yourself an evaluation copy:
It is realy easy to use but if you're gonna create them in PS then all you need do is open the .gif in Microangelo and the save it as .ico. You can also do cursors too. roda B-)
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It is realy easy to use but if you're gonna create them in PS then all you need do is open the .gif in Microangelo and the save it as .ico. You can also do cursors too. roda B-)
Learning is like rowing against the current. As soon as you stop, you start going backwards.
Hey suzCubfan
I tried your suggestion in Windows 98 and afterwards I used this icon in Visual Basic as a mousepointer.
But sadly it doesn’t work this way for me.
Perhaps it is too good to be true, that Windows would change the filestructure of a bmp?
By the way, you can get information on, how images are stored on: It helped me understand, how jpg. formats can be so small in filesize and how to work with metafiles.
With Regards from KBBJ (-:
I tried your suggestion in Windows 98 and afterwards I used this icon in Visual Basic as a mousepointer.
But sadly it doesn’t work this way for me.
Perhaps it is too good to be true, that Windows would change the filestructure of a bmp?
By the way, you can get information on, how images are stored on: It helped me understand, how jpg. formats can be so small in filesize and how to work with metafiles.
With Regards from KBBJ (-:
HI KBBJ,
I don't generally use my ico files for anything but simple desktop icons. If that is all Smash wanted to do, then my method works fine. I am using Windows Me which isn't that different from Windows 98. I would Microangelo to create cursors which to my knowledge are different than icons. Sorry I know nothing about Visual Basic but I just took a picture of my cat, edited it in Photo Shop 6.01, saved it as a BMP, went into DOS and renamed it to an ICO file and replaced my Netscape Icon with the new one of my cat. It looks silly but the size is perfect it works great.
Suzanne
I don't generally use my ico files for anything but simple desktop icons. If that is all Smash wanted to do, then my method works fine. I am using Windows Me which isn't that different from Windows 98. I would Microangelo to create cursors which to my knowledge are different than icons. Sorry I know nothing about Visual Basic but I just took a picture of my cat, edited it in Photo Shop 6.01, saved it as a BMP, went into DOS and renamed it to an ICO file and replaced my Netscape Icon with the new one of my cat. It looks silly but the size is perfect it works great.
Suzanne
Hi,
Simply make a .bmp file then using DOS rename it to .ico
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
Simply make a .bmp file then using DOS rename it to .ico
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
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Hi,
There is another way to convert your bmp to ico. open the bmp file in MS Paint and save with .ico format it will change as ico file. This will help you only your image created using 16 colors. If you have used more colors you cannot avoid the color loss.
Also there are lot of third party porgrames are out there to convert from bmp to ico. check in I hope that would be better.
Prakash Srivaths
There is another way to convert your bmp to ico. open the bmp file in MS Paint and save with .ico format it will change as ico file. This will help you only your image created using 16 colors. If you have used more colors you cannot avoid the color loss.
Also there are lot of third party porgrames are out there to convert from bmp to ico. check in I hope that would be better.
Prakash Srivaths
prak74,
My version of MS-Paint can save as:
-MONOCROME .BMP
-16 COLOR .BMP
-256 COLOR .BMP
-24-BIT .BMP
-JPEG
Also you can have icons at 32-bit too. All my custom icons are True Color (32-bit) icons. I use an icon editor though called IconCool Editor. I would suggest that if anyone is seriuos about making icons then they should get an editor. Most shareware ones aren't that expensive and there are bound to be free ones out there too.
I need to retract my statement above though. You can't just save as a .bmp and rename to .ico I just tried it and it screws up the colors. Sorry!
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
My version of MS-Paint can save as:
-MONOCROME .BMP
-16 COLOR .BMP
-256 COLOR .BMP
-24-BIT .BMP
-JPEG
Also you can have icons at 32-bit too. All my custom icons are True Color (32-bit) icons. I use an icon editor though called IconCool Editor. I would suggest that if anyone is seriuos about making icons then they should get an editor. Most shareware ones aren't that expensive and there are bound to be free ones out there too.
I need to retract my statement above though. You can't just save as a .bmp and rename to .ico I just tried it and it screws up the colors. Sorry!
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
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