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From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Binding ICN#'s to applications
Message-ID: <26159@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 89 18:36:43 GMT
References: <8959@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> <900016@zaphod>
Organization: Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer
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In article <900016@zaphod> liberte@zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu writes:
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>What's more difficult than getting the Finder use your ICN# for your
>application is to get it to use your new and improved ICN#.
>Purge Icons seems to do the job, but I have to switch to UniFinder to
>use it.  There ought to be an easier way.

The later versions of the Finder seem to do a better job at this.  I have
had good success with putting the new appliation on a scratch floppy,
rebuilding the desktop on that floppy, and copying the application to a hard
disk.  The Finder seems to remember the new icon when a new version of the
application is copied over.

		 Larry Rosenstein,  Object Specialist
 Apple Computer, Inc.  20525 Mariani Ave, MS 46-B  Cupertino, CA 95014
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