On 26/5/10 8:02 PM, "Neil Houghton" <n...@possumology.com> wrote:
> > Hi all, > > You know how in Finder certain items display different icons in the sidebar > than their normal finder icon - does anyone know how you can add a custom > sidebar icon to a folder. > > I'm not talking about changing the normal finder icon associated with the > folder (which you can change by selecting the icon in the "get info" window > and pasting the "new" icon over it) but associating a special icon that just > shows up when you add the folder to the sidebar. > > At first I thought it might just be part of finder for the default "places" > that show up in the sidebar preferences - but other Apple folders exhibit > this behaviour also - to show what I mean: > > If you look at certain Apple-created folders in finder, eg: > > - Downloads > - Music > - Pictures > > In "get info" thew show a custom Folder icon - which is also the icon that > shows in Finder windows (eg for "downloads" a blue folder with a down arrow > overlay) - however, if you drag the folder to the sidebar, a different icon > is shown in the sidebar (a green circle with a white arrow for the downloads > folder, a camera for "pictures" etc). > > So, what I am trying to find out is how these sidebar icons are associated > with the folders - where is the sidebar icon located and how is it > added/linked to the folder? > > Anybody come across this info? > > > > TIA > > > > Cheers > > > > Neil Hi Neil As I understand it, it's all to do with folder sizes at specific resolutions. For example: A folder will multiple "icons" depending on it's size. If it's 8x8 or 16x16.... Right through to 512x512 for Snow Leopard. Normally, these icons from big to small, will look the same, so once you shrink or expand the folder, it looks like the same, just bigger or smaller. However, you can set all the icons to "look" the same or different at different sizes. Eg, you'd make them all the same except for the 16x16 size. Then once you drag the icon to the side bar, where it's shown at 16x16 I believe, you will then see the different icon. In OS9 days (and earlier), you used to be able to make your own icons and play around with them with a program called ResEdit. (And you can get all sorts of info and "things" out of programs and Applications. Resource forks, and sounds and icons and graphics. You could have a ball with it!! You could also rightly do some major damage as well, hence why you always worked on a copy of the original, so when you went,..oops that's not right, you could ditch it and start again. Sorry I digress (it's the 1 hour sleep I've had).... Anyway,...back to your question. Yes you can do it, and I believe you can do it with a program called Iconographer. (You can also get other similar programs as well). Have a look at this link, it may help. <http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=92982> Hope I'm on the right track for what you were after. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
