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07-05-2003, 10:44 PM
clocker

I have been fooling around with my desktop and would like to make some custom icons.

I already have a program to convert photos into .ico files ( whatever the hell they are!) so that's not a problem.

Windows seems to have some sort if size limiter built in and I'd like to know if I can supercede it. I have already made the icon I wish to use and it's on the desktop, but the size is too small. No matter the size I create, Windows reduces it.

Does anyone know how to work around this?

Thanks.

PS- The OS is windows XP Home.
07-05-2003, 11:54 PM
Poonkie

Quote:

Originally posted by clocker@5 July 2003 - 22:44
I have been fooling around with my desktop and would like to make some custom icons.

I already have a program to convert photos into .ico files ( whatever the hell they are!) so that's not a problem.

Windows seems to have some sort if size limiter built in and I'd like to know if I can supercede it. I have already made the icon I wish to use and it's on the desktop, but the size is too small. No matter the size I create, Windows reduces it.

Does anyone know how to work around this?

Thanks.

PS- The OS is windows XP Home.

You need Windows Blinds etc.Applications that allow you to customise the themes, cursors, taskbar, wallpaper, screensaver,icons, etc. to anything you want, at anytime. B)
Read all about it even download at wincustomize.com.
07-06-2003, 12:07 AM
clocker

Thanks for the response, Poonkie, but I'm not looking to reskin my desktop or import custom icon packs.

Somewhere, buried deep within Windows, is a command which is reforming my icon to some preset size.
I would like to know how to change that.
07-06-2003, 02:48 AM
ShockAndAwe^i^

Clocker!
Look for a program called Microangelo.
It may help you as well.
07-06-2003, 02:54 AM
balamm

Isn't there an item in the tool bar properties to set the icon size? I've seen it , I just can't remember exactly where.
07-06-2003, 03:46 AM
clocker

S&A,
Microangelo is another tool to make icons and the like. It looks pretty cool, but I already have the icon I'd like to use.

Balamm,
I can find an option to pick between large and small icons, but that's it.

This is not a critical problem to me, but I'm now getting more curious about how to do it.
Basically, I've bundled a lot of shortcuts together and want to access them through one desktop icon.
For example the desktop icon "Media" takes me to the shortcuts to "Movies", "Music", "Video", etc.
I'd like this icon to be rather larger than the standard desktop icon. In fact it's a cool b&w photo of Katherine Hepburn aprox. 125x100 pixels in size. (I'd post a pic but PicStore is FUBAR at the moment).
I have already processed the image into a .ico file and it will go to the desktop just fine except that somehow Windows is automatically resizing it to about 40 pixels tall.
I am not all that savvy about the nuts and bolts so if I can't find an easy explanation of how to do this it won't break my heart, but I 'll bet someone out there can tell me.

Maybe I'll e-mail BlackViper.
07-06-2003, 03:55 AM
Xilo

I saw a way once on how to use 100x100 or so icons. Don't remember where i found it though :(
07-06-2003, 03:59 AM
balamm

I wonder if it might be easier to just put a folder on the desktop to contain your other shortcuts and then customise that folder with your new icon instead of just a shortcut icon. I think the folder options might be a little easier to find info on and work with.

Any thing above Win2k should support that kind of folder customisation. I've used it many times to get an extremely clean desktop.
07-06-2003, 05:02 AM
Xilo

Or if you got some time on your hands, you can create an active desktop page using dhtml. Just display the pictures on the background and hyperlink them.
07-06-2003, 08:44 PM
KUALKIERA

Quote:

Originally posted by balamm@6 July 2003 - 03:54
Isn't there an item in the tool bar properties to set the icon size? I've seen it , I just can't remember exactly where.

taskbar and start menu>start menu>customize............but don`t think this is what he is after. Realized that after next post. Apologies!
07-06-2003, 09:23 PM
enoughfakefiles

Right click on your desktop select proprtties then click on appearance.Select icon and just change the size to whatever you want.
07-06-2003, 09:54 PM
Wolfmight

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Originally posted by Poonkie+5 July 2003 - 17:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Poonkie @ 5 July 2003 - 17:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@5 July 2003 - 22:44
I have been fooling around with my desktop and would like to make some custom icons.

I already have a program to convert photos into .ico files ( whatever the hell they are!) so that's not a problem.

Windows seems to have some sort if size limiter built in and I'd like to know if I can supercede it. I have already made the icon I wish to use and it's on the desktop, but the size is too small. No matter the size I create, Windows reduces it.

Does anyone know how to work around this?

Thanks.

PS- The OS is windows XP Home.

You need Windows Blinds etc.Applications that allow you to customise the themes, cursors, taskbar, wallpaper, screensaver,icons, etc. to anything you want, at anytime. B)
Read all about it even download at wincustomize.com. [/b][/quote]
Aston is another great one

http://www.astonshell.com
07-09-2003, 06:01 PM
Poonkie

Quote:

Originally posted by clocker@5 July 2003 - 22:44
I have been fooling around with my desktop and would like to make some custom icons.

I already have a program to convert photos into .ico files ( whatever the hell they are!) so that's not a problem.

Windows seems to have some sort if size limiter built in and I'd like to know if I can supercede it. I have already made the icon I wish to use and it's on the desktop, but the size is too small. No matter the size I create, Windows reduces it.

Does anyone know how to work around this?

Thanks.

PS- The OS is windows XP Home.

To add a desktop icon
Right-click the desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
In Type the location of the item, type the path and name of the file or program you want to add as an icon, or click Browse to look for the file name, and then click Next.
Type the name that you want to appear under the icon, and then click Finish.

To create your own desktop theme
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Themes tab, under Theme, click the theme you want to modify.
Make your changes to the theme. The following items are saved as part of a theme: Control Panel Tab Item
Display Desktop Background, Position, and Color
Display Desktop Icons (click Customize Desktop to change icons)
Display Screen Saver Screen saver
Display Appearance Windows and buttons, Color scheme, and Font size
Display Appearance All features on the Advanced Appearance dialog box (click Advanced)
Mouse Pointers Scheme or individual pointers
Sounds and Audio Devices Sounds Sound scheme and Program events

When you finish making changes, click Apply on the Themes tab in the Display Properties dialog box, and then click Save As.
Type a name for the theme and click OK.
Notes

To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display.
If you modify a theme without saving it, your changes are saved with the name Previous theme name (Modified). However, your modified theme will be lost if you select a different theme.
New themes are saved in My Documents. To open the My Documents folder, click Start, and then click My Documents.