Hi Daniel, Thanks for the speedy response :)
In this case, I don't think it is just a size thing - I think the sidebar icons must be designated as such somehow. The reason I say this is if I go to my home folder in finder, set it to icon view and then in the view options take the size all the way down to the min 16x16 the icons still just stay as smaller versions of the blue folder with overlay icon - they don't change to the more colorful, non-folder-type sidebar icons (try it). I checked out the discussion link you gave but, they said (as you thought) that it is just a size issue - however, from my test above, I don't think that this is the case - unless there is some special sidebar icon size (presumably smaller than 16x16 or I would see the sidebar icons as I changed the folder view icon size option. I can see that setting the 16x16 icon might be a quick fix (assuming the sidebar defaults to the smallest 16x16 icon) - but this would then also show in the main finder window (if you set icon size to 16x16) - so this is not the same as the default apple set-up for folders such as downloads/music/pictures etc. I looked at Iconographer but it is now discontinued and the developer's website says the latest version (2.5) was last updated in mid 2003 - so I'm not too keen to mess with SL icons with it! It's no big deal - just something I fancied playing with. When I get time, I'll google-on and if I do find out any more, I'll report back! Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 26/5/10 9:24 PM, Daniel Kerr at wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: > > 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> > -- 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>
