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From: alexr@apple.com (Alexander M. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Will Apple PLEASE Respond to THIS!!
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Date: 6 Jun 91 17:08:03 GMT
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In article <1991Jun5.195502.15181@sequent.com>, iceman@sequent.com (Ian Evans) writes:
> 
> I know this subject has been covered MANY times, but I have yet to see
> a REAL response:
> 
> 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.
>

Which ones aren't used? About the only one you won't see by default is the
floppy disk icon. (I'm not actually sure why this exists, except maybe for
the Disk Init dialogs.) Every icon (all all kinds) that I looked at in the
system file is used for me. 

> Would someone at Apple who KNOWS THE ANSWER(S) please respond to this
> question??  I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to know.
> 

Yeah, well, I think I know the answer, but I'll wait until you tell us
which icons don't show up.

> Also, if there is a clean workaround that can be implemented I would be
> happy to post my findings.
>

You shouldn't need a workaround, all standard icons in the system file
should show up.

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