Icon authors need to consider the Windows versions and video configuration(s) of their target audience, and understand how differences will affect the appearance of icons.
This chapter explains:
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Different icon sizes used by Windows. |
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Where Windows uses different sizes. |
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When to use True Color images. |
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What image formats you should include in an icon or cursor. |
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How Windows uses, and sometimes converts, the information inside of an icon or cursor resource. |
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Color depth issues and answers. |
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Animated resource considerations. |