You can see 'NewNOTEPAD II.Ext' file in this folder. This file is a sample of NewNOTEPAD II Extension File. It supports the Icon window in this version 1.7. The Extension File has some icon resources.
You can try copy this file into same folder as NewNOTEPAD II module exists and launch NewNOTEPAD II. You can see that an icon increase in the 'ICON' item of the 'Notepad preferences' dialog.
If you will create the extension file, This sample file will be template. Using ResEdit is a difficult job but read some following suggestions and you can create some icons.
•• How to create a ICON
Now NewNOTEPAD II provide 3 icons of the Icon window but you will be able to display some icons, which are created in the extension file.
You must create it in accordance with the following rules.
• The file TYPE is 'NNex'.
• The Extension File must exist into the same folder as NewNOTEPAD II module exists.
• Append the Icon resource 'cicn' to the Extension File by using ResEdit or Resorcerer.
• The ID of 'cicn' resource is between 9500 to 9999.
• It is need two Icon resources per an icon; the Normal Icon and the Drop Icon.
• The Normal Icon usually displays on the Icon window.
• The Drop Icon appears on the Icon window when text data are drop on it.
• Another icon is the Hello Icon, which appear when mouse cursor enters onto the icon window.
This icon appears irregular for animation.
• The ID of 'cicn' resources is in serial order as Normal, Drop and Hello.
If you don't want to appear the Hello Icon, you may not create it.
Start ID number is multiples of 4 and the Normal Icon, ID increase by 1 is the Drop Icon and increase by 1 is the Hello Icon.
- Example
ID :9800 the Normal Icon
9801 the Drop Icon
9802 the Hello Icon
• The Size of an icon resource is 32 by 32 dots, It is need each color and B&W pattern.
Icon's mask pattern should be ON all.
• NewNOTEPAD II recognizes the Extension File 32 limit in the same folder as it exists.
• If you will create the Extension File, you should locate the same folder as NewNOTEPAD II exists.
And launch NewNOTEPAD II, then you may confirm that the icon appear on ICON item of the 'Notepad preferences' dialog.