Blob Icons

[computergeek]

hello, I just downloaded the set of blob icons from the martin lexow website and was just how i apply these to my dock. Do i have to use candybar? Any help would be great.

Thanks
Computergeek

 

[redwarrior]

I used these instructions to install icons from interfacelift.com:

Customizing icons under Mac OS X is straightforward. Simply click on the icon you would like to use and select 'Get Info' from the 'File' menu. In the window that pops up, click on the icon and select 'Copy' from the 'Edit' menu. Now close the info window, click on the icon you would like to change and again select 'Get Info' from the 'File' menu. Click on the icon inside the info window that appears and select 'Paste' from the 'Edit' menu. Close the info window and you are finished.

Hope this helps.

 

[computergeek]

Ok did what u said the only one that won't change is dashboard for some reason


also if you do it that way how do u go back to the orginals?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Ok did what u said the only one that won't change is dashboard for some reason


also if you do it that way how do u go back to the orginals?

Bring up the Get Info window for the item in question. Select custom icon by clicking it once. Hit delete.

 

[computergeek]

so i tied to copy and paste the icon for vmware but when i try to paste it. it just does nothing not sure why

 

[redwarrior]

I have specific document folders on my dock. I can change their icons in finder, but on the dock they are still the same boring look. How do I get my folder icons on the dock to change?

 

[computergeek]

yea i am having the same problem as well...have u tired in the terminal killall Dock it reloads the dock?

 

[sickmacdoc]

I have specific document folders on my dock. I can change their icons in finder, but on the dock they are still the same boring look. How do I get my folder icons on the dock to change?

Well, if you are using 10.5 anyhow dragging a standard folder to the right side of the dock places it there as a stack. Choosing Display as Folder (in 10.5.2 or later) rather than Display as Stack will allow the folder to appear with the icon you have pasted on it, as in my example below which uses a custom I set I developed for my wood themed look.

 

[redwarrior]

yea i am having the same problem as well...have u tired in the terminal killall Dock it reloads the dock?

no i haven't, I'm not that familiar with the terminal, is that the exact command?

Edit: Thanks sickmacdoc! That did the trick.

 

[sickmacdoc]

Ok did what u said the only one that won't change is dashboard for some reason


also if you do it that way how do u go back to the orginals?

The dashboard and the finder icons are two that cannot be changed by the standard get info/paste method. You can either dig into the resources of the files themselves, or make it simple and use either Candy Bar or the free Lite Icon to change them directly.

If you use the paste method on normal files and want to get the original icon, do a Get Info on the file, click the little icon on the top left to highlight it and then choose Edit-->Cut ( or press command-X). That should clear the icon that was pasted on top of the original.

 

[iwuzbord]

you could just press delete on the icon to revert to the originals

 

[computergeek]

yes delete works fine. There is a couple icons that won't let me change. VMWare. I got to copy and paste and it won't change it just stays the same. is there anything else that i need to do?

 

[redwarrior]

I don't have an answer to that one, but LiteIcon seems to be working well for me. And, it's free. It changed everything I needed to change.