Re: Applet Icon is still AppleScript icon
Re: Applet Icon is still AppleScript icon
- Subject: Re: Applet Icon is still AppleScript icon
- From: "Donald S. Hall" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:24:30 -0700
Cris,
You will have to use ResEdit to modify the resource fork of your applet. If
you don't have it, ResEdit can be downloaded free from Apple. (Look in the
Developer's section.)
You must first create your custom icon "family" and replace all the icons in
the resource fork of your applet with them. (You can use ResEdit to create
your icons, make at least one larger and one smaller one for List view.)
You must then modify your BNDL resource, including giving your applet its
own unique signature (which technically should be registered with Apple).
This will tie your icons and signature and file references together. Examine
the BNDL resource in Extended View (under BNDL Menu). You will then be able
to see what must be done. I assume you have a droplet. Once you have your
own signature, you can delete the dplt resource.
Under the ResEdit File menu, select "Get Info for <file name>". Make sure it
has type APPL and Creator the same as the above signature. In the Finder
Flags at the bottom, make sure "Has BNDL" is checked and "Inited" is not.
Save everything. Your applet should now have your icon(s) in all
circumstances.
There is a good explanation of this procedure in "Programming Starter Kit
for Macintosh" by Jim Trudeau.
Good luck,
Don
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