thanks mkrishan, you always respond and i appreciate that. here is what the instructions say to do, but i cant seem to do it properly.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation
Simply copy the distribution folder to a location of your choice. If this is your first installation of CaminIcon, the application will automatically move the "CaminIcon" folder containing the "Themes" folder to the "Application Support" folder in your home directory's "Library" folder when you first run it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
here is more:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferences Tab
CaminIcon saves and reads preference settings using a plist file located in the user's home directory (~/Library/Preferences/CaminIcon.plist). The following preferences can be set:
Startup Tab: Sets the default tab when CaminIcon is opened
After Theme Installation: Specifies the action following installation
Copy Individual Icons Into: Specifies the destination to which icons are copied when clicked
When Quitting: Option to start Camino on quitting CaminIcon
Enable Version Check For: Option to have CaminIcon check for application and/or theme updates. If enabled, CaminIcon will attempt to contact the website at startup to obtain the version information and offer to download any updated versions of CaminIcon or icon themes. If you prefer to do this manually, the buttons labeled "Check Now" will perform the same function when clicked. Note that the interface of CaminIcon is unresponsive during the version check and if the .Mac servers are busy or not responding, the application may appear frozen. In this case, you can abort the version by typing Command+. (Command+period).
Download: This setting determines how CaminIcon handles the download of new versions. Note that CaminIcon will auto-install new or updated themes directly into the Themes folder and make them available for immediate use only if you let CaminIcon handle the download internally. If you choose to download themes via browser, you will have to manually transfer the themes. Also note that any new version of CaminIcon itself will be downloaded to the desktop even if it downloaded internally. You will have to move the application to the desired location on your disk manually.
Camino Path: Here you can set or clear the path to Camino
Options
Customizing CaminIcon
Themes: CaminIcon expects to find a "Themes" folder located inside a folder called "CaminIcon". This "CaminIcon" folder needs to be in the "Application Support" folder of your home directory (i.e. ~/Library/Application Support/CaminIcon).
If you create your own themes, you can add them to the "Themes" folder and they will appear in CaminIcon's popup menu.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What was wrong in what you were doing, in case someone else has the problem?