>> Can we use something other than an icns file? > > Not certain, but I'd guess not given that icns is the system > expectation. But the icns format does have certain advantages in that > it contains several versions of the icon varying in bit depth and > size and alpha channel masks to allow for transparency.
Wouldn't a vector-based PDF have many of the same advantages built in? Speaking of that, some icons are smarter than others (e.g., icons that show PDF thumbnails). There's no way to dynamically create icons (or simply text overlays) within the Finder, is there? (or would that be horrible?) >> For example, can we use a PDF? If so, it would be easy to automate the >> generation (and squeeze down the file size). > > There is a command line tool for converting tiffs 2 icns called > tiff2icns. latex -> eps -> tiff -> icns would then be a possible path. --Ted -- Ted Pavlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
