?I just decided to order that Icon Workshop software - note it seems to have dropped another $5 in price - its now USD$34 or $NZD$49.20
John -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy North Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 10:45 AM To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Icon creation As people know, I always recommend IconWorkshop for icons and think it is the ants pants. Tried Gimp (no thanks), IcoFx is ok for a free product. Anyway, it is on special at the moment, almost half off. It is a lifetime license as well. It is an offer via SWREG so you can't just go to the website (unless the discount is given in the checkout screen). Link from email: http://dr.bluehornet.com/ct/3992300:4569202619:m:1:294663869:22ADE41AE5315E436E0B22FC0E8007EF Becomes: https://usd.swreg.org/cgi-bin/s.cgi?s=47156&p=471561&v=0&d=0&q=1&rc=45K2D464EW&a=swreg_Q4_2010&linkid=IWP_2 * No I don't work for them - just like the product. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Alister Christie <alis...@salespartner.co.nz> wrote: > GiMP is pretty awesome, however not overly suited to icon creation. I > also use it for all my button images. Generally I use a really old > version of Corel Draw (7 I think) for creating a vectored image, then > copy and paste it into GiMP to sort out the transparancy and shadows and > stuff. > > What do other people do for button images? > Draw their own? get pre-built packs? have an in-house graphic artist? > > Alister Christie > Computers for People > Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 > http://www.salespartner.co.nz > PO Box 13085 > Johnsonville > Wellington > > > On 10/11/2010 9:26 a.m., Nick Fauchelle wrote: >> After seeing Alister's video a few years ago, I have been using gimp for >> my icons! >> >> (Thanks Alister!) >> >> On Tue, 2010-11-09 at 18:11 +1300, Alister Christie wrote: >>> I made this video a few years ago >>> http://codegearguru.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27 >>> making icons with GiMP. >>> >>> However there are some quite good free standalone Icon editors. >>> Alister Christie >>> Computers for People >>> Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 >>> http://www.salespartner.co.nz >>> PO Box 13085 >>> Johnsonville >>> Wellington >>> >>> On 9/11/2010 5:32 p.m., John Bird wrote: >>>> I have never read up on best practices/sizes etc for creating >>>> program icons and BMP files for buttons/images etc. Anyone got any >>>> good references to read up further?? >>>> >>>> q1 – I have figured how to create a BMP with transparent background >>>> for bit buttons etc so the image is not square. How do I create >>>> same for program ICO files? All my program icons in the task bar >>>> are square as a result. >>>> >>>> q2 – Where does everyone else store their image files? Really they >>>> should be considered part of the project. Only the IDE does not >>>> store what the original filename was, so to find the image again >>>> (for a bitbutton/program icon etc) I have to know what it was and >>>> where. I haven’t made up mind between storing them in the >>>> project source folder or a separate images folder... >>>> >>>> Any Embarcadero programmers out there reading this – how about the >>>> IDE stores the names of the files when it loads them, so it can be >>>> found again. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
