Icons

hi friends,

i want to know how to create the Icons and after creating i want to use Icons in VB.

i tried in paintbrush and saved as .ico file. when i try to use in VB it's not working.

bye.

There are programs out there that allow you to creat icons...such as microangelo....just search for "icons" on download.com and it will come up with some.
And you can use them freely in your program...eigher by adding a picturebox and selecting the icon or selecting the icon in your form properties.

Gl,
D!m

Use Microangello Studio. It can be found at http://www.impactsoft.com.

I have an icon editor that comes with visual basic, its called imagedit.
I am not sure about professional edition, but it comes with visual studio enterprise, if you have that check your CD.

Yes it's shipped with the Professional Edition, but I don't think it can save in 256 Colour or 24-bit colour, nor can it create Animated Cursor's.

If you download Microangello Studio (free trial), it will give you more flexibility like:

• Ability to create Animated Cursors
• Create Icon Libraries
• Custom image sizes (such as 64x64)
• Abitiy to save in Monochrome, 16-Colours, 256-Colours and True Colour (24-bit).
• Capture screen portions for image creation

I like to use IconForge, http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_if.html

You can download a free trial, it has about the same features as Microangello, but I think the interface is better. Just my opinion...

HERE is the list of Popular ICON EDITORS...

http://www.davecentral.com/iconed.html


But I mostly use 16 color Icons..
So I am very well satisfied with this little PC MAGAZINE
1997 Utility...

THIS IS COMPLETELY FREE...

ftp://ftp.jwpepper.com/pub/pcmag/iconed.zip(149KB)


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are any of these icon editors cabaple of edditing apple(?) icons (5694 bytes resolution 40X40) ???
cose i can use them in my vb but can't edit them (yet) !

you can use mspaint to make icons...set the height and width to 16x16 or 32x32...then save as .ico

ALSO, go to http://www.tucows.com or http://www.zdnet.com and there are freeware icon editors BETTER than microangelo. i cracked microangelo a while ago, but it isnt as good as they say, so now i have some nag-screen shareware (fully functional, though)...

Wes, with regards to creating an Icon with MSPaint, it cannot be accomplished. Although it might look like an Icon, it's still a Bitmap. If you try loading it into your Form's Icon property, you'll get an error.

Just quick reply to last message, you can't create icons by saving them as ico within paint, but if you save as bmp, then rename in dos, I found this works for some unknown reason.

REN C:\MyIcon.bmp C:\MyIcon.Ico

Bye!

Alex Read

Whether you rename it in DOS or rename it in Windows, it's still the same picture and it's still a Bitmap. If you try loading it into VB as an Icon, it will not work.

I have done a lot of work with icons, MSVB6 PRO includes a copy of microsoft's imagedit program. I use it alot. you can also download is off the internet if you look for it.
You can also download ANIedit (I think that is what it is called) off the internet. This is can also be obtained off the MSDN cd or dvd rom.

PS.
If you need icons I can help, I have around 5600 different icons just E- Mail me At [email protected] and tell me what you want.

-Slammer-



[Edited by Slammer_1987 on 07-18-2000 at 08:19 PM]