186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
"Richard Burmeister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> From: "Mauricio Tavares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Quick question: why is my icon shifted down a bit under OS 2.0 and 1.0,
> > but not in higher versions? Could it be the size (it is 22x22 because
> that
> > was one of the sizes recognizables by pilrc)? SHould I make it 32x32
> > instead? As it is, it shifts down a bit and eats a bit of the bottom of
> > the icon.
>
> Sometime in January 2000 David Fedor (or was it someone else? -- it's hard
> to remember that long ago) suggested that you make your Icons 32x32. The
KB
> article, "How do I create a color icon for my application?" (
> http://oasis.palm.com/dev/kb/faq/1817.cfm ) also says: "Even though the
> window is 32 by 32, you should only use the top 22 pixels, and your
drawing
> should be no wider than 22 pixels, centered horizontally in the window.
This
> is not strictly necessary unless you want to maintain compatibility with
all
> versions of Palm OS and all the known application launching programs.
22x22
> is the "proper" size, but using 32x32 and centering horizontally but not
> vertically makes it work everywhere, at the expense of a few extra bytes
in
> your icons."
>
>
>
I just got back from vacation and am reading old messages and I
had to follow up on this one ... I thought that the smaller area used
was anchored at the upper left, what's this about centering horizontally?
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-Richard M. Hartman
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