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From: dweisman@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Ordinary Man)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: amateur programming questions
Message-ID: <1991Feb14.165107.7828@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 14 Feb 91 21:51:07 GMT
References: <frost.666550441@watop>
Organization: Univ of Miami IR
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In article <frost.666550441@watop>, frost@watop.nosc.mil (Richard Frost) writes:
> 
> Hi!  I'd appreciate some help or pointers to useful references for the
> following:
> 
> I have defined bitmapped icons for the application (in ICON), but how do I
> get the system to display/recognize them?
> 

If your wish is to display icons in a window (similar to the old MacPaint
icon pallette), it's really a pretty simple process:

As you've mentioned, you create the 'ICON' resources with ResEdit and 
remember (write down) the ID's of them. Then just load it (them), make
a rect to put it in a window, and plot it (them). Don't forget to set the
port of the window to draw in, though.

For Example:

var theIcon:Handle;
    theRect:=Rect;

begin
...
theIcon:=GetIcon(theID);
SetRect(theRect,0,0,32,32); 	{or anything 32X32 pixels (if you want it}
				{the same size)				 }
PlotIcon(theRect,theIcon);
...

Couldn't be simpler.

On the other hand, if you meant that you wanted to design an icon for your
application (for the finder), then you should be using 'ICN#' resources. If
this is what you asked, then the above will be for the benefit of other 
programmers, I guess! :-)

> - Thanks in advance!
> 
> --
> Richard Frost				Naval Ocean Systems Center
> frost@watop.nosc.mil			voice: 619-553-6960

You're welcome,
			==Dan
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