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jholzner
Oct 15, 2003, 05:51 PM
I would like to post an icon on my website and link to the product. How do I do that? I don't want to use Grab because I want the image to be the exact shape of the icon. How do I do that...where is the image stored on the computer...can I access it that way?


mnkeybsness
Oct 15, 2003, 05:59 PM
make sure you are in column view...

click once on the app to get the preview...

now hold down CMD + SHIFT + 4 and you can select an area of the screen to take a snapshot of... the image file will appear as a PDF on your desktop. you can export the image in preview as a JPEG or open with photoshop etc...

an image can't be the "exact" shape of an icon, but you can use an image editor like photoshop that can save as a GIF with transparency and such...
iJon
Oct 15, 2003, 06:10 PM
or hit the space bar after that command and it will take a snapshot of the object. either way works.

iJon
mnkeybsness
Oct 15, 2003, 07:24 PM
Originally posted by iJon
or hit the space bar after that command and it will take a snapshot of the object. either way works.

iJon

that takes a snap of the entire window that is open
iJon
Oct 15, 2003, 07:25 PM
Originally posted by mnkeybsness
that takes a snap of the entire window that is open
not if you drag it over an object.

iJon
Sun Baked
Oct 15, 2003, 07:32 PM
Highlight program/file

Get Info

Copy

Open Preview app

Paste

Save
iJon
Oct 15, 2003, 07:34 PM
Originally posted by Sun Baked
Highlight program/file

Get Info

Copy

Open Preview app

Paste

Save
yeah but look how small it makes it. its better to make it 128x128 and then snap shot it and work with it in photoshop.

iJon
Sun Baked
Oct 15, 2003, 07:39 PM
Picky, picky...

;)
robbieduncan
Oct 16, 2003, 02:35 AM
Install the Developer Tools.

Run Icon Composer

Select the large image (128x128)

Go File->Export Image

You will now have a perfect Tiff of the icon (including transparency). Use whatever tools you want to turn it into a gif or png (I normally use the command line ImageMagik tool mogrify).
jholzner
Oct 16, 2003, 10:23 AM
Originally posted by robbieduncan
Install the Developer Tools.

Run Icon Composer

Select the large image (128x128)

Go File->Export Image

You will now have a perfect Tiff of the icon (including transparency). Use whatever tools you want to turn it into a gif or png (I normally use the command line ImageMagik tool mogrify).

Thanks! I'll do that as soon as I get panther next friday...I don't know what I did with the dev tools that came with Jag.