FolderIcon is a small utility which creates custom folder icons based on
other files' icons. To use it, drag any application, control panel, desk accessory, or document, etc. onto FolderIcon and it will create a folder on your desktop with the custom icon. Note that the file which you use must have a non-generic icon.
The system folder is an example of this type of custom icon. Another example is FolderIcon itself:
A custom folder created by FolderIcon for itself looks like this:
Note: FolderIcon requires System 7 and works best with applications/files which have a full complement of icons, especially ics4.
What's new in 2.0:
• Now supports non-Color QuickDraw machines (Plus, SE, Classic, PB 100).
• Works better with B&W icons; if you have a color capable system, you'll now get color folder icons, even if the file you're folderizing doesn't have a color icon.
• Destination preferences: folders automatically created can appear on your desktop, in the same folder as the original, or on your startup volume.
• Configurable suffix: default is " ƒ", but you can have anything you like.
• Scriptable: supports standard AppleEvents, plus the Folderize event:
folderize sourceFile into destFolderName
The included example script "Apple Folderize" shows how you might use this functionality. For what it's worth, it's also recordable.
-- Scott Lindsey <wombat@claris.com>
FolderIcon is neither a product of nor is supported by Claris Corporation.
