Windows icons

[Chipp Walters]

Shari,

Try "Creating a custom icon for Windows" at:
http://www.altuit.com/webs/altuit2/RunRev/Tutorials.htm

-Chipp

> -----Original Message-----
> From: metacard-admin at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:metacard-admin at lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of Shari
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:53 PM
> To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Windows icons
> 
> 
> Okay, I've tried everything, and no matter how I create the icon, 
> Metacard will not build the Windows project into a standalone.
> 
> It spits out the error "icon wrong size, must be 766b" or something 
> to that effect.
> 
> I have used every icon program imaginable.  The icon is 32x32, 
> 16-colors (4-bits).
> 
> The latest program I tried (on Windows) is Axialis.  Choosing ONLY 
> the 32x32 16-color format.
> 
> Short of turning the icon into a black and white blob, I'm at wit's end.
> 
> What program, on Mac or Windows, will turn an image into an icon that 
> Metacard will accept?  Windows "sees" the icon and recognizes it as 
> such.  But Metacard just won't be satisfied.
> 
> Keep it simple.  I don't need a fancy icon editor.  Just something 
> that will take an image already in existence, and turn it into an 
> icon Metacard will accept on Windows.
> 
> Shari C
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