+1 for IcoFX. No mucking about with scaling graphics. Just drop a graphic image onto the canvas and it will scale it down to the size of the icon (and still look decent!)
On 22 July 2010 08:30, Cameron Hart <cameron.h...@flowsoftware.co.nz> wrote: > Use IcoFX for anything to do with ICOs. It handles imported other formats > to make them into icons. > > > > > > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Jolyon Smith > Sent: Thursday, 22 July 2010 9:57 a.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: Re: [DUG] Icon > > > > As far as I can tell, Paint.NET (as of the 3.5.5 release at least) doesn’t > support the ICO format either for reading or writing, which pretty > effectively limits its usefulness for converting to/from ICO files. J > > > > > > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Eric A > Sent: Thursday, 22 July 2010 09:38 > To: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Subject: Re: [DUG] Icon > > > > I use Paint .NET but prefer the GIMP (Windows) for graphics manipulation (I > think that does the conversion too?) > > Eric > >> From: johnkb...@paradise.net.nz >> To: delphi@delphi.org.nz >> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:46:41 +1200 >> Subject: Re: [DUG] Icon >> >> I think it disappeared in later Delphi, >> >> I use any of IrfanView, PhotoFiltre, Paint.Net - all freeware - Irfanview >> is a converter and viewer, the other two are excellent image editors and >> convert too. >> >> What do others use? >> >> John >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "David" <del...@275a.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:14 AM >> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi@delphi.org.nz> >> Subject: Re: [DUG] Icon >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > Not sure about BDS2006 but many Delphis have "Alt->Tools->Image Editor" >> > In there you can open the bitmap, copy it to clipboard, then make a new >> > icon and paste the bitmap in >> > then you just select the transparency colour and fill in the background. >> > >> > >> > Bob Pawley wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> Can someone suggest a tool for converting a BMP to Icon? >> >> >> >> I don't suppose my BDS 2006 this capability?? >> >> >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> >> signature database 5296 (20100720) __________ >> >> >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> >> Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz >> >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> >> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with >> >> Subject: >> >> unsubscribe >> >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> >> signature database 5296 (20100720) __________ >> >> >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> > signature database 5296 (20100720) __________ >> > >> > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> > >> > http://www.eset.com >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz >> > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: >> > unsubscribe >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: >> unsubscribe > > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
