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- Short: 60 More NewIcon Images! Net,games,utils..
- Author: Phil Vedovatti (vedovatt@u.washington.edu)
- Uploader: Phil Vedovatti (vedovatt@u.washington.edu)
- Type: pix/icon
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- WHAT IS THIS?
-
- This is the second set of my NewIcon images for your Workbench.
- These all use the standard NewIcon palette, so they won't
- allocate any extra pens from your workbench if you are already using
- Newicons.
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- WHAT'S IN IT?
-
- Included are images not found in the original NewIcons archive,
- NewIconsXtra set, or AesIcons1. Many are totally original, some are adapted
- from parts of Roger McVey's work, and a few others are adapted from
- images done by other aspiring isoicon artists, such as Dave Wiles' nice
- work. Credit is due to these guys. This archive includes icons for
- many games, network/email stuff, utilities, commodities, etc.
-
- Included in the "envarcsys" drawer of this archive are some new deficons,
- including separate default picture icons for IFF, JPEG, and GIF files.
- If you are running deficons, the deficons program will identify which
- type of picture file it is, and show the appropriate icon. Since
- default JPG and GIF files were not included in the original NewIcons
- package (although supported), I decided to make these ones. The icons
- in the "envarcsys" drawer are the only ones in this archive you can
- copy straight across into your ENVARC:sys drawer. Don't forget to add
- your favorite pic viewer to the default tool if you want it to show up
- in the "Execute command" requester when you click on an iconless picture.
- The remainder of the icons in this archive should NOT be copied straight
- over to your other files. Read below on how to install them.
-
- A lot of people are having trouble placing their def_RAMDisk to show up
- in the right place on thier workbench. Here's the trick. Open your
- ENVARC:sys drawer (that is, Prefs/Env-archive/sys) and drag the def_RAMDisk
- icon directly onto the workbench where you want it to show up. Then snapshot
- it by selecting the icon and hitting RightAmiga-S. Then put the icon away
- by selecting the "Put Away" Workbench menu item. There!
-
- HEY SOFTWARE AUTHORS!
-
- For you software authors out there, how bout putting some NewIcon images
- in with the program? For those not using NewIcons, they don't see them
- anyway, and it saves me the trouble of having to deal with deleting those
- peach and purple MWB icons and me having to make new images for your software.
- You can easily make them from DPaint IFF brushes.
-
- Regardless of whether you prefer MWB or NewIcon images, it's important to
- remember that the NewIcons system works with either type of image, and gives
- you the benefit of not having to worry about what your palette is set to
- in preferences. The images will auto-remap to the appropriate color.
- Personally, I prefer the NewIcons style, but you can use NewIcons to adapt
- your icons to any style you like. Kudos to Nicola for making such a fine
- system, and to Roger for his excellent artwork. It's been fun working
- with you guys.
-
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- HOW DO I INSTALL THESE TINY LITTLE SQUARES?
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- If you plan to use these images, you need the NewIcons Package. It's
- available on Aminet (pub/aminet/util/wb/NewIcons.lha). If you are not
- running NewIcons, you will only see little squares for the icons, and
- this package will be of no use for you. To install these images, use
- the "copynewicon" utility to transfer the images over to the appropriate
- icon. DON'T use the "creatdefaulticon" utility. That's for creating
- NewIcon images for files that don't have .info files attached to them.
- Copynewicon is safe to use on your existing icons, because it won't mess
- with your default tool or your tooltypes. Also, DON'T just copy the .info
- file over to your existing programs, because you won't keep your default
- tool or tooltypes that way either. Like the NewIcons documentation says,
- think of this collection as a catalog of "images" rather than icons, from
- which you copy the image over to your other programs, rather than replacing
- the whole icon itself. (The exception in this archive are the icons in
- the "envarcsys" drawer, which CAN be copied directly to your ENVARC:sys
- drawer).
-
- This set is freely distributable, and the individual icons may be used or
- modified as you please. If you pass on the package to others, please keep
- the archive intact with its documentation.
-
- Feedback is always appreciated.
-
- Enjoy!
-
- Phil Vedovatti
-
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- Boise, Idaho 83702
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