Icons?
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From: mayayana on 13 Nov 2009 10:15 > > The question was generic in nature and was NOT VB6 specific. It was icon > specific and these files can be used across both environments. Therefore, > it made sense to include as broad a user group as possible. > That doesn't actually explain why you would post to these specific two groups. All GUI software uses icons. Why not the C++ or Java groups? But maybe not the Perl group. I can't see them liking icons. :) Actually another idea, if you're still looking, might be the shareware group. The question comes up a lot there. I don't have the usenet address offhand, as I haven't been there in awhile. But it might be worth checking out. With that you're getting an audience of people who *all* need to know about icon sources. There was also a regular there who specialized in icons for developers. I think the name was Moreno, but searching for [moreno icons] now I'm not finding a link to the website. And there's the possibility of Linux icons being adapted to Windows. I haven't looked into that very much, but I know there are a lot out there. Here's an example: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/AdriX+KDE+Icon+Theme?content=84261 I just downloaded the "tarball", extracted 128x128 PNGs, changed one to a 32x32 ICO, and it looks good. There seem to be various licenses. This particular download is GPL. I assume that means you have to give away any edits to the icons. In my experience Linux graphics see to be generally of finer quality than Windows. I suppose that's because so many people are adding their talent to the pool. But looking for icons from Linux can be tedious due to the fact that many are Linux-specific and many are irrelevant things like guitars, glasses of milk, etc.
From: TMC on 13 Nov 2009 10:52 Good point on the C++ and Java groups. The reason? I knew I would be even more heavily criticized for adding more groups ;-) I think that it's common, especially for newbies, to look for the answer in their respective language of choice. I would love to post the question to all the potentially relevant groups because the answers would then stand to be enjoyed by the broadest audience. However, some in the groups would not like that. Thanks for the shareware group tip. I'll look into it. "mayayana" <mayaXXyana(a)rcXXn.com> wrote in message news:uzv3gPHZKHA.1648(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > >> The question was generic in nature and was NOT VB6 specific. It was icon >> specific and these files can be used across both environments. >> Therefore, >> it made sense to include as broad a user group as possible. >> > > That doesn't actually explain why you would post > to these specific two groups. All GUI software uses > icons. Why not the C++ or Java groups? But maybe > not the Perl group. I can't see them liking icons. :) > > Actually another idea, if you're still looking, might > be the shareware group. The question comes up a lot > there. I don't have the usenet address offhand, > as I haven't been there in awhile. But it might > be worth checking out. With that you're getting > an audience of people who *all* need to know > about icon sources. There was also a regular > there who specialized in icons for developers. I > think the name was Moreno, but searching for > [moreno icons] now I'm not finding a link to > the website. > > And there's the possibility of Linux icons being > adapted to Windows. I haven't looked into that > very much, but I know there are a lot out there. > Here's an example: > http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/AdriX+KDE+Icon+Theme?content=84261 > > I just downloaded the "tarball", extracted 128x128 > PNGs, changed one to a 32x32 ICO, and it looks good. > There seem to be various licenses. This particular > download is GPL. I assume that means you have to > give away any edits to the icons. > In my experience Linux graphics see to be generally > of finer quality than Windows. I suppose that's because > so many people are adding their talent to the pool. > But looking for icons from Linux can be tedious due > to the fact that many are Linux-specific and many > are irrelevant things like guitars, glasses of milk, etc. > > >
From: TMC on 13 Nov 2009 10:55 By the way, what is the server address for that shareware group that you mention? Thanks "mayayana" <mayaXXyana(a)rcXXn.com> wrote in message news:uzv3gPHZKHA.1648(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > >> The question was generic in nature and was NOT VB6 specific. It was icon >> specific and these files can be used across both environments. >> Therefore, >> it made sense to include as broad a user group as possible. >> > > That doesn't actually explain why you would post > to these specific two groups. All GUI software uses > icons. Why not the C++ or Java groups? But maybe > not the Perl group. I can't see them liking icons. :) > > Actually another idea, if you're still looking, might > be the shareware group. The question comes up a lot > there. I don't have the usenet address offhand, > as I haven't been there in awhile. But it might > be worth checking out. With that you're getting > an audience of people who *all* need to know > about icon sources. There was also a regular > there who specialized in icons for developers. I > think the name was Moreno, but searching for > [moreno icons] now I'm not finding a link to > the website. > > And there's the possibility of Linux icons being > adapted to Windows. I haven't looked into that > very much, but I know there are a lot out there. > Here's an example: > http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/AdriX+KDE+Icon+Theme?content=84261 > > I just downloaded the "tarball", extracted 128x128 > PNGs, changed one to a 32x32 ICO, and it looks good. > There seem to be various licenses. This particular > download is GPL. I assume that means you have to > give away any edits to the icons. > In my experience Linux graphics see to be generally > of finer quality than Windows. I suppose that's because > so many people are adding their talent to the pool. > But looking for icons from Linux can be tedious due > to the fact that many are Linux-specific and many > are irrelevant things like guitars, glasses of milk, etc. > > >
From: mayayana on 13 Nov 2009 11:38
> By the way, what is the server address for that shareware group that you > mention? > That's what I couldn't remember. I think it ends with "shareware.authors". I'm not sure about whether it starts with alt or comp. I'm currently only subscribed to MS groups, so I don't have a list of general groups. I stopped going to the shareware group because it was getting less busy while at the same time a rather nasty, quasi-fascist autocrat was making matters worse by being abusive, in an effort to get people to go to his own moderated group. He seemed to think that he should be elected King of Shareware, unfortunately. But I expect there are probably a lot of regulars who still at least monitor the group, even if there are not many posts these days. |