Icon

[skeletonkeys]

I know that this is a real newbie question, but how do i make my own icons for a program.

That is:

large icon for the shortcut
small icon for taskbar

thanks in advance,

Keys

[doctorgonzo]

Large icons are 32x32, small are 16x16. You can make them in Paint, but you will need another utility to save it as an .ICO file.

Getting your program to use the icons depends on the language you are using.

[skeletonkeys]

Language: Visual Basic

Question number two: what utility can i use to save them as .ico files?

Ta, Keys

[doctorgonzo]

IrfanView is an image viewer that can save .ICO files. It's freeware, I believe; anyway, you should be able to find it easily.

In VB, forms have Icon properties. Use that to set an icon, and then select which form's icon to use in the Project Properties dialog box, under "Make."

[skeletonkeys]

Question Number 3:

How do you have a large (32x32) AND a small (16x16) icon for a program?

Thanks, Keys

[erucader]

I use microangelo - i think its shareware, but it lets you have different size/colour pics in the same icon file

[doctorgonzo]

A utility I just found yesterday is AWicons. It also lets you have more than one icon size, and better yet, it generates them automatically for you.