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From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Creating custom ICONs for use with HyperCard
Message-ID: <16638@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 5 Sep 88 23:31:59 GMT
References: <4656@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Reply-To: dan@apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <4656@saturn.ucsc.edu> sirkm@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Greg Anderson) writes:
>I have been trying unsuccessfully to add my own ICONs to my HyperCard stacks
>for use with icon buttons.
>
>I have several nice utilities & DAs that edit/grab icons, but they all
>save them as ICN# resources, while HyperCard apparently only recognizes
>ICONs.
>
>Is it possible to use ICN#s with HyperCard?  (I would tend to doubt it...)

Try using the DA called IconMaker or using ResEdit.  They both produce
ICONs.  And you are right, HyperCard can NOT use ICN#s.

Dan Allen
Apple Computer