How do I insert a ready made icon file into my application?

Author Name Status Posted Time Brahma Devlok 5/4/2008 10:55:33 PM Author is Offline Hi, How do I insert a ready made icon file into my app? I mean: I know the copy & paste routine in the icon canvases in RB, but that does not let me create icons with a transparant background. Besides that I often get unpredictable results in Windows AND I have some very nice ready made icon files here... Pls help

Subject Author Status Date Re: How do I insert a ready made icon file into my application? Chudain Soovay 5/5/2008 2:06:15 AM Try right-clicking in the icon pane and selecting the .ico file from the open dialog. Post Comments Re: That's not working on the Mac version Brahma Devlok 5/5/2008 2:10:35 AM That's not working on the Mac version I have? For clarity: I'm writing the software on a Mac version, but compiling for Windows pc's. Maybe that's complicating stuff, but I like working on OSX I'm now experimenting with the mask thing and I think that'll work, although it's a very big pile of work if you consider I already have the icon files at hand... Post Comments Re: Correct! Chudain Soovay 5/5/2008 2:13:18 AM Correct, you cannot import .ico files on the Mac currently, only from the Windows IDE. Similarl y, you cannot import icns resources from the Windows IDE, only the Mac. Post Comments Re: I knew there were going to pop up some disadva ntages Brahma Devlok 5/5/2008 2:21:29 AM Ah, I knew there were going to pop up some disadvantages from choosing the Mac platform to develop Windows software on No, just kidding. I'm gonna work with the mask thingy later on, first I'll finish the actual app Post Comments Re: How do I insert a ready made icon file into my application? Hilda Wasah 5/5/2008 2:07:01 AM In that area where you can copy and paste icons in, there is also a set of places to paste in a "mask". A mask determines what parts of the picture are transparent. A basic mask would be like your picture, where the image is now black and the background is left white. This makes you picture show up clearly and the background transparent. Having a color or grayscale mask gives interesting effects, but probably not what you are looking for. Post Comments Re: How do I insert a ready made icon file into my application? Zebastti Tottileit 5/5/2008 2:08:01 AM Open the icon option in the application property t hen click on the box where it says image it will highlight then open you image file that you want to use as your icon and copy it then when you have selected the box that says image paste the icon into the box . Post Comments

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