OSOTICON - ICON EDITOR - ALL OS/2 RELEASES
01/05/96

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                   Icon Editor - All OS/2 Releases
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedure
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DESCRIPTION

This document provides information about the Icon Editor that comes 
with OS/2.

RESOLUTION

Functionality
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The Icon Editor is a paint style application for creating, converting, 
or editing image files of bit maps, icons, or pointers. You can use up 
to two colors at a time by selecting the color on the palette and 
clicking mouse button 1 or 2.

You can access the Icon Editor from the Productivity folder and the 
General page of the Settings notebook.
 
Limitations
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* The Icon Editor might not load or edit a file saved in 2.0 format.
  Save the files in 1.2 format and you should be able to open and edit
  them.

* When a large bit-map file (640x480x256) is opened, "The bitmap is too
  large to process" message appears. Select the OK push button to load
  the file. It takes several minutes for the file to load, and only a
  portion of the image is displayed.
 
* When Save State on Exit is selected under Preference, the default
  options return when you restart the Icon Editor.
   
* CTRL+S runs Save instead of Save As. Use the mouse and select Save As
  from the File menu.
 
Creating a New Image File
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1. Open OS/2 System.
2. Open Productivity.
3. Select Icon Editor.
4. Select File on the menu bar; then select New.
5. Select the type of figure you want to create; then select OK.
6. Create the image on the pad.
 
Saving an Image File
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1. Select File from the menu bar.
2. Select Save from the pull-down menu.
3. Type the file name. Icon files use the ICO extension, bit-map files
   use the BMP extension, and pointer files use the PTR extension.
4. Select the drive and directory for the file.
5. Select the Save push button.
6. Select the format for the file (1.2 is suggested).
7. Select the form; then select the Save push button.
 
Opening an Image File for Editing
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1. Select Icon Editor in the Productivity folder.
2. Select File from the menu bar.
3. Select Open from the File menu.
4. Select the drive and directory where the file is located. The file
   list displays file names.
5. Select the file to open.
6. Select the Open push button.
 
Replacing an Object Icon
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1. Point at the the icon to be changed; then click once with mouse
   button 2.
2. Select Setting to open the Settings notebook.
3. Select the General tab to go to the correct page.
4. Change the icon:
 
   * Drag and drop the new icon over top of the current icon displayed
     on the General page, or

   * Select Find and type the folder name and path of the image file
     for Name; then select Find.
 
For more information about the Icon Editor, refer to the Help provided
in the application.

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