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From: lim@iris.ucdavis.edu (Lloyd Lim)
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Subject: Re: Pict (or MacPaint) -> ICON
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Date: 20 Sep 89 07:27:55 GMT
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In article <5460@tank.uchicago.edu> crsp_ra@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>I'm trying to use MacPaint to draw some icons and I want to paste them into
>ResEdit.  Is there any way to do this?  I tried going via the ScrapBook, but it
>will only paste them in as PICT's.

Copy a 32x32 bit section from MacPaint.  Then start up ResEdit and create a
new ICON or ICN# resource.  Open the icon so you're in the icon bit editor.
Hold down the shift key and select the whole 32x32 bit image and then paste.
(The shift key makes the cursor act like the rectangle selection tool.)  If
you don't select the same size image as you're pasting in, the paste will
scale (which usually isn't what you want).  The selection tool is also useful
for shifting parts of the bit image around while you're editing.

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