Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!gatech!purdue!ccncsu!mozart!klingspo From: klingspo@mozart.cs.colostate.edu (Steve Klingsporn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Will Apple PLEASE Respond to THIS!! Message-ID: <15357@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Date: 6 Jun 91 05:16:09 GMT References: <1991Jun5.195502.15181@sequent.com> Sender: news@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU Distribution: usa Organization: Colorado State University Lines: 60 In article <1991Jun5.195502.15181@sequent.com> iceman@sequent.com (Ian Evans) writes: > >Why are the 1 bit icons, icn#, used under system 7.0 when there are 4 >and 8 bit icons available (icl4, icl8, ics4, ics8)??? The 7.0 system >file has both 1, 4, and 8 bit icon resources for many standard finder >icons, but some of them are not used. WHY!!!!! I have alot of users >who are very attached to their colorized environments under system >6.x. I realize these are unimportant issues to most mac managers, but >to users it's a BIG DEAL. I'm not with Apple, but here are some suggestions: Say that you have your Mac in 1-bit mode. God knows you cannot display the color resources in this mode. For CAD, etc., you may want to turn your monitor down for speed purposes. Say that the Palette Manager has used (don't know the terminology) all 256 or somewhere around there colors -- default to the b&w ones. The icn# mask is used for icl4/8 icons. ICN# is a standard resource, and could not be excluded. Hey, what about those who aren't as lucky as you and I to have COLOR? I believe Apple sold 100,000 Classics within the first weeks of announcement?!?! The ones that aren't used may be used in the future. You can paste in your own icons. Hey, if you want to use the "little grey disk," God, open ResEdit, and paste them on the disks you want the little grey disk on -- in the Get Info window. If you read Inside Macintosh Volume 5, you'll see that colorization of the interface is indeed NOT RECOMMENDED, as the thrust of the interface is clarity. You know that it's been proven that color has effects on people?! Red and green especially. Put a green border around the "initialize" button, and users are more likely to go for it... It's all sensible. Who cares -- this is the point. If you don't want color, go into your system file and delete all the color resources. Maybe it will work -- probably will. If you do want color, you have it -- if you want more, paste in icons to heart's content. If you want more than that, hey, someone will come along and make inits like ColorFinder and SunDesk that colorize all creation, and you can have the kludgiest and gawdiest (sp???) interface in the world. It's up to you, it's about choice. Personally, I'm really happy with the new look of the Finder. Steve Klingsporn Goof (and Apple wanna-be!!)