Creating Desktop Icons

Table of Contents

11. Creating Desktop Icons: An Overview

About Indigo Magic Desktop Icons

Checklist for Creating an Icon

Creating an Icon: The Basic Steps Explained in Detail

12. Using IconSmith

About IconSmith

Where to Put Your Completed Icon

Some Definitions

Starting IconSmith

IconSmith Menus

IconSmith Windows

Drawing With IconSmith

Selecting

Transformations

Concave Polygons

Constraints: Gravity (Object) Snap and Grid Snap

Icon Design and Composition Conventions

Advanced IconSmith Techniques

13. File Typing Rules

A Table of the FTRs With Descriptions

Naming File Types: The TYPE Rule

Categorizing File Types: The SUPERTYPE Rule

Matching File Types With Applications: The MATCH Rule

Matching Non-Plain Files: The SPECIALFILE Rule

Adding a Descriptive Phrase: The LEGEND Rule

Setting FTR Variables: The SETVAR Rule

Programming Open Behavior: The CMD OPEN Rule

Programming Alt-Open Behavior: The CMD ALTOPEN Rule

Programming Drag and Drop Behavior: The CMD DROP and DROPIF Rules

Programming Print Behavior: The CMD PRINT Rule

Adding Menu Items: The MENUCMD Rule

Getting the Icon Picture: The ICON Rule

Creating a File Type: An Example

14. Printing From the Desktop

About routeprint

Converting a File for Printing

The Print Conversion Rules

The Current Printer

15. Adding Your Application's Icon to the Icon Catalog

About the Icon Catalog

Adding an Icon to the Icon Catalog

Updating Your Installation Process