[olug] icons in gimp

[Brandon Lederer]

A little birdie on my shoulder told me this isnt the case.... I didnt think it 
was that simple (or i felt really stupid)....  But he says ICO headers are 
more complicated than BMPs.... but similar.

On Monday 27 October 2003 03:20 pm, Adam Lassek wrote:
> 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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