Stadalone Icons

[Devin Asay]

On Mar 13, 2007, at 11:06 PM, Karen Jones wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am a newcomer to Revolution and the list. I am making small drill  
> standalones for my computer lab. I have looked and searched for  
> instructions on how to make the standalone app display a custom  
> made icon, but can't seem to find it. I have created the icon files  
> in PhotoShop using IconBuilder.
>
> Is there a website anyone would recomend that addresses this or  
> could someone please help me with this.

Karen,

Be sure to visit Chipp Walter's tutorial on standalone building at  
http://www.altuit.com/webs/altuit2/RunRev/Tutorials.htm . It contains  
a good section on creating application icons.

Several people her, including me use a PhotoShop plugin called  
IconBuilder, which gives excellent results. You should also be aware  
that on OS X there is a little quirk with Rev standalone app icons,  
in which the icon doesn't appear immediately, even when the icon has  
been properly placed into the app bundle Resources folder. What I  
always do is launch the new standalone--you'll notice that the proper  
icon does appear in the dock, even though it's not yet visible in the  
Finder. Then quit the standalone, click its icon in the Finder and  
open the Get Info window. Then click on the icon in the info window  
and press the delete key. The new icon will appear.

HTH

Devin


Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University