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- ColorFinder
- a MacHack Hack
- by Chris Derossi
- 16 June, 1989
-
- ColorFinder is a startup document (INIT) which allows your applications, documents,
- folders, volumes, and other icons to be displayed in full color. This is done as
- a patch to CopyBits which identifies when the Finder is drawing icons.
-
- This version is prerelease but safe. There will be a few minor features in the release
- version which are not in this version, like a startup icon, and maybe colored application
- icons in the menu bar when running under MultiFinder.
-
- This version contains a bunch of icons for some common applications and other things,
- including the System Folder and the trash can. It’s very easy to add more color icons.
- As a matter of fact, one of the conditions to which you agree by accepting this toy is
- that you send me any color icons which you develop. I’ll act as an “Icon Repository”, and
- try to make available all the icons which I receive. (Maybe on Phil and Dave’s II?)
-
- ColorFinder associates standard icons with color icons. Whenever it sees the Finder drawing
- one of the standard icons it knows about, it substitutes the color one. This makes adding new
- icons very easy.
-
- All you have to do is paste an ICN# and a 'cicn' with the same ID into ColorFinder. The
- 'cicn' will be used instead of the ICN#.
-
- The only restriction is that the 'cicn' must have the same mask as the ICN#. This is because
- the Finder doesn’t know that the bits are being replaced behind its back, and it still uses
- the ICN#’s mask for other operations. Yes, that means that your color icons have to be
- 32 by 32 pixels.
-
- In order to prevent drawing very bad looking icons, ColorFinder uses the original ICN# if the
- icon intersects any screens that are set to less than 4 bits per pixel.
-
- Source code is available when lavished with gifts.
-
-
- How to reach me:
-
- Chris Derossi
- Apple Computer, Inc
- 20525 Mariani Ave. M/S 27-AJ
- Cupertino, CA 95014
- (408) 866-7500
- AppleLink: Chris
- cderossi@apple.com