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Dynamic Icons help

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Doug Clark:
Is there documentation somewhere for Dynamic icons - like how it works, what the Reset Icon button does and when it should be used, how to uninstall Dynamic Icons, etc.?

Thanks in advance

Doug Clark:
Let me ask differently - or rather more specific questions:

On AOS web site for Dynamic Icons it says:

"Version 2.5.2 includes a new unified Icon page in the WPS Properties notebook with the ability to easily switch between and browse for either a traditional icon file or a PNG image. In addition, it is now possible to add one-line comments to the “bigicons.txt” icon list file (see the online help from any Icon page for more details)."

There is some mention of dynamic icon features when you click the HELP button on the Icon page of a Program Object properties notebook - under "Icon" Page: Current Icon.  But I did not see in that help anything about bigicons.txt. 

And the description for the Reset button doesn't match the what happens.  It says:

""Reset icon" will reset the object's icon to its default, which is determined by its class. The button is disabled if the object is already using the class default icon." 

I take that to mean that if you drag a Program object from the templates to the desktop, file in the path/file name of the application, change the icon in the Properties notebook, and then click on Reset on the Icon page the icon will revert the icon shown for the WPObject (or DTProgram object)  in the templates folder - which is not what happens.

And - while I can find a file BIGICONS.TXT in the C:\SYS\ICONS folder - I can't find any information about what it does.  I am sure that info is located somewhere I am I am just missing it.

Martin Iturbide:
Hello Doug

There is an INF file with documentation.
Go to "System Setup - Workplace Shell" to the "Icon Size" tab and press the Help button there.

PNG Icons Themes
If you want to change the PNG icons themes, I have this little draft document here:
- https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dynamic_Icons_Themes_Installation

For any PNG icon theme you want to put on ArcaOS, it is as easy as pointing it on the config.sys with:
- SET BIGICONSPATH=C:\SYS\ICONS\BIGICONS


Change Default Size.
To change the default size of all the desktop icons, go to "System Setup - Workplace Shell" under the "Icon Size" tab.

Regards

Doug Clark:
Martin,

Thank you very much.  That's what I was looking for and missed.

Martin Iturbide:
Hello

I also found this I wrote some time ago:
- Increasing Icon Size in ArcaOS 5.0

Regards

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