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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: restore2003 on May 13, 2004, 06:00:48 PM
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Aight! Now that we have Powericons for OS3.9 OS4 & MorphOS, it`s time to start converting all those amazing icons that exist out there, both for Mac OSX and Windoze.
Ok, where can i find the best icon resources u ask?
I have made a list of THE most essential icon sites, both for mac and windows icons:
Icons in Mac OSX format:
www.xicons.com (http://www.xicons.com)
www.resexcellence.com (http://www.resexcellence.com/archive_icons_01/)
www.iconfactory.com (http://www.iconfactory.com/ware.asp)
www.rad-e8.com (http://www.rad-e8.com/downloads/icons/)
www.wbchug.com (http://www.wbchug.com/icons1.htm)
Icons in Windows .ICO format:
http://interfacelift.com (http://interfacelift.com/icons-win/)
Icons in PNG format:
www.wincustomize.com (http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=29)
www.pngresource.com (http://www.pngresource.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1)
www.jonmega.com (http://www.jonmega.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=4)
Ok, so now you need to convert those icons.
When you download mac icons they`re always packed with stuffit (*.sit file), similar to .zip or .rar
If your only on an Amiga, you can use these tools to unpack them:
For PPC:
mcvertPPC.lha (http://no.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/arc/mcvertPPC.lha)
For 68K:
unsit-1.5c2.lzh (http://no.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/arc/unsit-1.5c2.lzh)
If you have a PC u can unpack them with:
www.stuffit.com (http://www.stuffit.com/win/index.html)
Sadly there isnt any apps that converts mac *.rsrc icon files to png for Amiga yet :-(
But if you have windows, the options are numerous.
Just look at this guide for converting mac .rsrc to windows .ico:
http://www.xicons.com/help/winxp.php (http://www.xicons.com/help/winxp.php)
here is a list of apps that feature batch converting of .rsrc/.ico to .png/.ico/.jpg etc etc:
http://www.simtel.net/category.php?id=157&SiteID=simtel.net (http://www.simtel.net/category.php?id=157&SiteID=simtel.net)
Happy converting! :pint:
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I use the "crystal" icon set for a KDE install and it's very very nice.
www.kde-look.org/
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@brian:
The crystal icons are nice indeed :-)
Btw here`s some more links:
http://iheartny.com/xicons/ (http://iheartny.com/xicons/)
http://www.bombiadesign.com/new_icons.html (http://www.bombiadesign.com/new_icons.html)
http://www.customize.org/list/icon/0/30/downloads-desc (http://www.customize.org/list/icon/0/30/downloads-desc)
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By the way, AmigaDOS can quite easily convert all your icons for you. For conversion, all you need to do is rename each .png image file to .info, and then provided PowerIcons is running (or a similar PNG icon tool), AmigaOS will be quite happy to use them as icons in the normal way.
Obviously it'd take you an age to rename each file in an icon directory, because there could be hundreds in there! That's where AmigaDOS comes in, because using the LFormat feature you can get AmigaDOS to write you a script which will do all the donkey work for you. LFormat is simply excellent - possibly one of the most useful features of AmigaDOS.
If you had a directory of PNG Images in "Work:KDEicons" and you wanted them all converted to .info files, all you'd need to type in a CLI window is something that looks like this:
list Work:KDEicons p="#?.png" lformat="rename *"%p%n*" *"%p%m.info*"" >ram:script
AmigaDOS should then create a script for you which will correctly rename all of those files, and it'll store the script as RAM:script.
All you need to do then is run RAM:Script and off it'll go! If you're curious as to how it does it, you can of course look at the contents of the script AmigaDOS has written for you using a simple text editor.
AmigaDOS rules!
Brian
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Thanks for the info, but the problem is converting mac format icons to .png on amiga, if anyone know of such a program, let me know :-)
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For those of you using Opus there's a button bank available that can make the task of renaming very easy. It's called SRename, it has lots of options and it can be downloaded from http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/cnicol/index.htm
Bob
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Hi BrianJHoskins
it isn't enough, to rename it to .info.
In this way you got, only "virgin" icons.
You should use Information, and grag the new PNG.info created icon to have a real AmigaOS icon (with tooltypes and so).
Bye
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Hi Ribby
i use SRename too from Dopus but with some problems
SYS:C/SRename #?.png SU TO info
ie- selecting a dir, full of .png images, works but without selecting the files on the lister.
How may i do the same job ONLY on the selected one?
Cheers
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Hi Framiga
I use the button bank included with the SRename distribution and have no problem. Just select the contents of the dir and click on the Replace Suffix button, in the input requester that open type info ( without the . )
SRename in also in my SYS:C but it's defined as:
SRename SU AD TO and it workes fine for me.
Bob
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It's the same on MorphOS just rename to
".info" and voila it's an icon. :)
I am guessing you would have to convert
proprietory icon types using the OS they
come from for now...
Edit:
I use this tool when wanting to preserve
Tooltypes and other info (mos):
http://www.ppa.ltd.pl/software/download/CopyIcon.lha
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I use to have the same problem, having to use information and dropping the png.info onto the icon i wanted to change. This program will make it a lot easier:
www.ibaden.it/kdeview.lha
Bob