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Re: where and how to get/make more icons?

I really can't tell what type of file Resco is reading, but there must be a folder with the files, either pngs, icos, or dlls.

Just about every program icon is from a dll, so you can't just drop a png or ico into a folder to change it. But you should be able to easily change an icon that's from a launcher, as long as you have the option to do so.

The icon sets I made are mainly used for launchers\UI's (user interface), such as SPB Mobile Shell, TouchFlo, etc. I use Ultimatelaunch which uses ico files (see first attached image). Other programs use png files directly. For some others such as TF3D you need to convert the files into the right format to use them (see second image).

Re: where and how to get/make more icons?

Sorry, I looked more carefully and it turns out I was having a brain cramp when I posted. I'm using the tabbed launcher on the today screen called SPB Plus (v4), not Resco... I've found a bunch of icon sets as CABs on the SPB website, which I've installed to SD card onto my Imagio (HTC Whitestone running WM6.5 with touchscreen). When I choose "rename/change icon" for one of the items on my SPB Today screen tabs, I still only see the same small "standard", "SPB programs", and "Custom" sets that were there before. Any idea how I get to choose from among the icons that were in the sets I installed?

Mike

Re: where and how to get/make more icons?

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Originally Posted by mlevin77 (Post 1475969)

Sorry, I looked more carefully and it turns out I was having a brain cramp when I posted. I'm using the tabbed launcher on the today screen called SPB Plus (v4), not Resco... among the icons that were in the sets I installed?

Ok, now we're on the same page

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Originally Posted by mlevin77 (Post 1475969)

I've found a bunch of icon sets as CABs on the SPB website, which I've installed to SD card onto my Imagio (HTC Whitestone running WM6.5 with touchscreen). When I choose "rename/change icon" for one of the items on my SPB Today screen tabs, I still only see the same small "standard", "SPB programs", and "Custom" sets that were there before. Any idea how I get to choose from among the icons that were in the sets I installed?

I don't know which icon sets you found, but they are probably for another SPB program, most likely Mobile Shell. I tried SPB Plus a long time ago. There was something about it I didn't like, can't remember. Anyway, I downloaded the trial version. From what I can tell the icons are located in .dat files. To add your own icons I'm guessing you'd first have to know if SPB Plus was written using VB or C++. Then you'd have to write the code for it to make your own .dat file. (I think I'm right about this, but I've been wrong before).

From using the settings in the program it appears you can only change the icons for the tabs, not individual programs. So it really wouldn't be worth all the trouble just so you could have 5 or 6 custom icons.