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You can enable to change all the icons to a different theme by including this on your CONFIG.SYS file:
You can enable to change all the icons to a different theme by including this on your CONFIG.SYS file:
  SET BIGICONSPATH=C:\SYS\ICONS\BIGICONS
  SET BIGICONSPATH=C:\SYS\ICONS\BIGICONS
Also change the WPS settings. Go to "System Setup - Workplace Shell" under the "Icon Size" and enable "Use custom icons"
[[Image:DynamicIcons_002.png|400px]]


On the next boot you will see that all your desktop icons changed.  
On the next boot you will see that all your desktop icons changed.  
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==Themes==
==Themes==
David Graser had created a lot of custom set for PNG icons that you can use on OS/2. He usually post these themes on the OS2World Forum thread called [https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php?topic=3491.msg44611#msg44611 BigIcons].
David Graser had created a lot of custom set for PNG icons that you can use on OS/2. He usually post these themes on the OS2World Forum thread called [https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php?topic=3491.msg44611#msg44611 BigIcons].
==Themes Samples==
<gallery>
File:Haiku2.png
File:WhiteBlack.png
File:YellowBlack.png
</gallery>
==Related Articles==
* [[Icons Structure]]
* [[Pointer Icons]]
* [[Personal Comments about OS/2 Icons]]
* [[How to Change Icons in Warp]]
==Links==
* [https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php/topic,3491.150.html David's PNG Icons Themes]
[[Category:How To]]

Latest revision as of 16:15, 22 February 2025

ArcaOS comes with a feature called "Dynamic Icons" (also known as Big Icons) that allows PNG icons to be used on the desktop.

You can enable to change all the icons to a different theme by including this on your CONFIG.SYS file:

SET BIGICONSPATH=C:\SYS\ICONS\BIGICONS

Also change the WPS settings. Go to "System Setup - Workplace Shell" under the "Icon Size" and enable "Use custom icons"

On the next boot you will see that all your desktop icons changed.

Themes

David Graser had created a lot of custom set for PNG icons that you can use on OS/2. He usually post these themes on the OS2World Forum thread called BigIcons.


Themes Samples

Related Articles

Links