[openbeos] Re: New icons

> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Gavin James wrote:
>
> > >  > http://mc.clintock.com/first_floor/study_1/desk/computer_proje
> > >  > cts/icons/BeOS_PNG.tgz
> > >
> > > These icons are original in SVG (vector) format. I managed to get them
> > > on BeShare, together with SVG viewer.
> > > Since Tracker in Zeta will use SVG icons, we will see all of them in
> > > Zeta.
> >
> > Probably been answered before, but, will it actually support SVG images?
> > FatTracker which Zeta's tracker is based on DIDN'T support SVG icons,
>
> You're *COMPLETELLY* wrong here. All it had to it was the fact it *DOES*
> support SVG icons. :)
>
> > you had use bitmap images and convert them to icons using the thumbnail
> > tool.
>
> No. You used the Thumbnail tool to create SVG thumbnails to be used as
> icons for *IMAGE* files. So the icon was actually a miniature of the
> original image.

Then why could you not use SVG files directly. Seems kind of pointless to
have to convert an SVG file to a bitmap only to have it converted back into
a SVG? I'm confused.

- Gavin

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