How do you convert an Icon Package into separate invidual .png's

Published on March 17, 2004 By Brock Beesley In Skinning

Does anyone know how you would take an Icon Package and unload it so that you have all the individual icons? I would actually like .png files instead of individual .ico files but I think I can convert them with Icon Sushi. The purpose is to be able to use the .png files with Objectdock to match the Icon Packager theme.

Comments

Koasati

on Mar 17, 2004

There's really no need to convert the icons to png, ObjectDock will use ico files. One method you could use to make them available in OD, is to use IconPackager Explorer. Open the package you wish to use, your icon(s), and go to File > Export, and send them to your OD folder.

Brock Beesley

on Mar 17, 2004

True, however doesn't the KkMenu demand .png files?

Koasati

on Mar 17, 2004

Don't know much about Kkmenu, next to nothing actually

. If you need to convert them, then the easiest method would probably be to use IconDeveloper. ID can open IP packs, and convert them to png. :)

DarkMist

on Mar 19, 2004

providing you have icon packager installed

Koasati

on Mar 19, 2004

Didn't know that DarkMist. IconDeveloper can't open IconPacks, if IconPackager isn't installed? Because of the new encryption, I suppose.

joetheblow

on Mar 20, 2004

So IconDeveloper can export icons as png's??? Great, I will take a look only because Object dock is know to run smoother with png's

DarkMist

on Mar 20, 2004

I tried peeping at a few icons the other day and got told I needed icon packager installed, I assume its the same for everyone

paxx

on Mar 23, 2004

Don't forget that Object Dock will perform faster and use less resouurces if you use ICO's and not PNG's. Try to keep the PNG's to a minimum. It can make a big difference.

CerebroJD

on Mar 25, 2004

Object Dock will perform faster and use less resouurces if you use ICO's and not PNG's

Really? Cool, I didnt know that! I thought it was the other way around. That may just be because OD has never given me any performance issues, even with 26 png shortcuts on it.

joetheblow

on Mar 26, 2004

#8 by paxx - 3/23/2004 11:30:28 PM Don't forget that Object Dock will perform faster and use less resouurces if you use ICO's and not PNG's. Try to keep the PNG's to a minimum. It can make a big difference.

Is that true? I thought it ran faster with png files

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kongit

on Mar 26, 2004

I thought it ran better with icos. Why don't you test it out

paxx

on Mar 27, 2004

Yes, I believe the reason is that PNG's need to be rendered, while ICO's are native of Windows.

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