Making icons?
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I am sorry if this is off-topic here, but, as Windows applications (including those written using Visual C++) need an icon each, please do any of you know of an *.ICO icon-making program? Before I used Visual C++, I wrote Windows applications using my old faithful Borland C++ 4.52 (written in 1995) which I bought at a shop, but in the end it did not run properly because of changes in Windows, so I changed to Visual C++. Borland C++ on Wikipedia In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE that made 32x32 16-color icons, which I found. If I try to run it now, Windows refuses because it is incompatible.
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I am sorry if this is off-topic here, but, as Windows applications (including those written using Visual C++) need an icon each, please do any of you know of an *.ICO icon-making program? Before I used Visual C++, I wrote Windows applications using my old faithful Borland C++ 4.52 (written in 1995) which I bought at a shop, but in the end it did not run properly because of changes in Windows, so I changed to Visual C++. Borland C++ on Wikipedia In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE that made 32x32 16-color icons, which I found. If I try to run it now, Windows refuses because it is incompatible.
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I am sorry if this is off-topic here, but, as Windows applications (including those written using Visual C++) need an icon each, please do any of you know of an *.ICO icon-making program? Before I used Visual C++, I wrote Windows applications using my old faithful Borland C++ 4.52 (written in 1995) which I bought at a shop, but in the end it did not run properly because of changes in Windows, so I changed to Visual C++. Borland C++ on Wikipedia In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE that made 32x32 16-color icons, which I found. If I try to run it now, Windows refuses because it is incompatible.
This program is extremely capable, but does cost some money: http://www.axialis.com/iconworkshop/[^]
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I am sorry if this is off-topic here, but, as Windows applications (including those written using Visual C++) need an icon each, please do any of you know of an *.ICO icon-making program? Before I used Visual C++, I wrote Windows applications using my old faithful Borland C++ 4.52 (written in 1995) which I bought at a shop, but in the end it did not run properly because of changes in Windows, so I changed to Visual C++. Borland C++ on Wikipedia In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE that made 32x32 16-color icons, which I found. If I try to run it now, Windows refuses because it is incompatible.
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In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE...
I used Resource Workshop. Loved it!
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I am sorry if this is off-topic here, but, as Windows applications (including those written using Visual C++) need an icon each, please do any of you know of an *.ICO icon-making program? Before I used Visual C++, I wrote Windows applications using my old faithful Borland C++ 4.52 (written in 1995) which I bought at a shop, but in the end it did not run properly because of changes in Windows, so I changed to Visual C++. Borland C++ on Wikipedia In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE that made 32x32 16-color icons, which I found. If I try to run it now, Windows refuses because it is incompatible.
You could use the free tool called GIMP - http://www.gimp.org/[^] It also creates icons in addition to several other things.
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I am sorry if this is off-topic here, but, as Windows applications (including those written using Visual C++) need an icon each, please do any of you know of an *.ICO icon-making program? Before I used Visual C++, I wrote Windows applications using my old faithful Borland C++ 4.52 (written in 1995) which I bought at a shop, but in the end it did not run properly because of changes in Windows, so I changed to Visual C++. Borland C++ on Wikipedia In those old days I made icons using a program ICONMSTR.EXE that made 32x32 16-color icons, which I found. If I try to run it now, Windows refuses because it is incompatible.
My favorite: "IcoFx 1.6.4" which is the last free version. (I tried the commercial version, didn't like it and wasn't about to pay $50 for it anyway.) (There is also AniFx, which is free. Just trying it now.)
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You could use the free tool called GIMP - http://www.gimp.org/[^] It also creates icons in addition to several other things.
«_Superman_» _I love work. It gives me something to do between weekends.
_Microsoft MVP (Visual C++) (October 2009 - September 2013)
Inkscape. Two tools that have far more than I need. Draw the vector art in Inkscape, export to a png at the appropriate resolution, clean-up and save as ICO using Gimp. Multiple icons are simply multiple layers in an ico file. Unbeatable price and upgrade policies, that's for sure!
