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- From: mjr@zoo.bt.co.uk (Mark J Ridley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: App icons won't stay changed!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.081600.22920@zoo.bt.co.uk>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 08:16:00 GMT
- References: <1jsto7INNlfv@gizmo.usc.edu>
- Sender: news@zoo.bt.co.uk
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- Organization: BT Laboratories
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- In article 1jsto7INNlfv@gizmo.usc.edu, mharm@gizmo.usc.edu (Mike Harm) writes:
- >Hi.
- >
- >I've started writing mac programs with the help of David Mark's
- >mac programming primer vol 1&2, and the hypercard IM's. There
- >is a section on changing app icons in the primer which says to
- >stick in a new icon in the resource file, make a BNDL and FREF
- >resources, signature and the icon changes. It does when I
- >rebuild my desktop...
- >
- >If I then copy the app to a floppy, the correct (new) icon
- >shows up when I stick it in my machine (whose desktop was rebuilt)
- >but when I put it in another mac it shows the plain old vanilla
- >application icon.
- >
- >I'm sure I don't really have to rebuild the desktop on each
- >machine... how do I get all machines to recognize this icon?
- >
- >Any help greatly appreciated.
- >
- >please email me at: mharm@gizmo.usc.edu
- >
- >Thanks for any help.
- >
- >Mike Harm
- >Univ of Southern Calif.
-
- If you are using System 7, all you have to do, is rebuild the desktop file on the floppy.
- This is done by holding COMMAND+OPTION when inserting the disk. Hey presto, color icons everywhere!
-
- Hope I've helped.
-
- Mark Ridley.
- mjr@zoo.bt.co.uk
-