When i make icons....
choose size version.... Larger icons can have more information,
smaller icons need more distinctive look.
Inkscape -> SVG
scripts to edit SVG properties like text....
export to raster....
mkdir PNGS
for SIZE in 16 32 64 128 256 512
if [ -e FILENAME_$SIZE ]; then
inkscape -C --export-png=PNGS/$FILENAME_$SIZE -w $SIZE -h $SIZE $
(FILENAME)_$SIZE
fi
IconComposer -> icns
most of this is manual with some simple bash scripts to sort folders
to simplify drag and drop
Thanks for pointing out the tiff2icns, how does the alpha channel work?
Steve
On Nov 21, 2008, at 5:11 AM, Ted Pavlic wrote:
>
>>> Can we use something other than an icns file?
>>
>> Not certain, but I'd guess not given that icns is the system
>> expectation. But the icns format does have certain advantages in that
>> it contains several versions of the icon varying in bit depth and
>> size and alpha channel masks to allow for transparency.
>
> Wouldn't a vector-based PDF have many of the same advantages built in?
>
> Speaking of that, some icons are smarter than others (e.g., icons that
> show PDF thumbnails). There's no way to dynamically create icons (or
> simply text overlays) within the Finder, is there? (or would that be
> horrible?)
>
>
>>> For example, can we use a PDF? If so, it would be easy to automate
>>> the
>>> generation (and squeeze down the file size).
>>
>> There is a command line tool for converting tiffs 2 icns called
>> tiff2icns.
>
> latex -> eps -> tiff -> icns would then be a possible path.
>
>
> --Ted
>
>
> --
> Ted Pavlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >
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