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icon that can be exported for windows and mac
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File size:
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| 1 | To create the MacOS icon, do
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| 2 | * In GIMP, export the icon to tiff (png might be as good or better), fullsize (currently 128x128 [Aug 08])
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| 3 | * You should also export a 16x16 icon to the same format, tweaked for readability at that small size
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| 4 | * Go to a mac machine
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| 5 | * run 'Icon Composer' and create the icon from the exported tiff
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| 6 | * drag fullsize tiff from finder to the appropriate panel in Icon Composer (currently the 128x128 panel)
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| 7 | * it should ask about copying the image to different sizes, opt for 'Copy to all smaller sizes'
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| 8 | * drag the 16x16 image to the 16x16 panel
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| 9 | * exit Icon Composer
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| 10 | * you will be asked where to save, save to shared/greenstone(2|3)/icon/icon.icns
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| 13 | To create the Windows icon, do
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| 14 | * In GIMP, export icons of these sizes: 128x128, 64x64, 48x48, 32x32, 16x16
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| 15 | * 16x16 icon should have the edges cropped for readability at this small size
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| 16 | * Open each as a layer in a new GIMP image (File->Open as Layer), and delete other layers (like 'Background')
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| 17 | * Save as an ico file
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