[olug] icons in gimp

Adam Lassek hayai2 at cox.net
Mon Oct 27 21:20:53 UTC 2003


You didn't specify Windows, so I assumed you meant for Linux. Making an icon in Windows is an entirely different story. It needs to be in BMP format, 32x32 pixels with the .ico extension.
> 
> From: Nate <tbrownarcher at cox.net>
> Date: 2003/10/27 Mon PM 02:03:26 EST
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] icons in gimp
> 
> Adam:
> I'm making these icons to use in windows.  Would the extenstions you 
> mentioned work in windows too?
> I told a friend that the gimp could do it so he will be pretty impressed 
> when Linux makes something for windows.
> 
> thanks,
> Nate
> 
> Adam Lassek wrote:
> 
> >There's no difference. You can use any picture as an icon that your
> >system has a library for. I believe the usual formats are xpm and png,
> >and the size is usually 48x48.
> >
> >On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 15:16, nate wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Can someone tell me if The Gimp is able to make an Icon out of a picture.  I 
> >>want to make an Icon to replace another Icon for a file type.  
> >>
> >>thanks,
> >>Nate
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