I'm putting together specs to have a graphics designer work on the
application icon, as well as a splashscreen logo, for an application.  

My application supports all devices running Palm OS 3.5 thru Palm OS 6.
I want the app icon to take fullest advantage of the display
capabilities of all supported devices; in other words, to look its very
best.  What is the least number of app icons I can get away with
creating?  Here's what I've come up with:

16-bit color double-density icon for Tungsten / Cli� devices
8-bit color single-density for Treo 600 and IIIc
4-bit gray single-density for IIIxe, Vx and such
1-bit b/w single-density for Dana and other monochrome devices

Am I forgetting about any devices here?  I was unsure about a couple of
things:

1) Treo 600 is apparently 11.5 bit, with 2896 colors.  I didn't see that
the Icon Family resource supports 11.5-bit depth.  :)  What's up with
this?

2) Is there any device that has a double-density display that does *not*
support 16-bit color?  If so, I'd need to add an 8-bit color
double-density icon I presume.

Man, this would be a great question for the dev certification exam.  :)

Thanks,
-Jeff Ishaq
Palm OS� Certified Developer






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