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Icons
The ICO image format is universally understood. Usually multi-resolution, providing a single file with multiple representations for different viewing requirements. 16x16,32x32,48x48,etc
Microsoft Icon Guidance
Icons - Icons are pictorial representations of objects, important not only for aesthetic reasons as part of the visual identity of a program, but also for utilitarian reasons as shorthand for conveying meaning that users perceive almost instantaneously.
Standard Icons - guidance on icon size, error, warning, information, and question icons.
What size ico file should I make
Depends on your application. :-p
Which icon sizes should my Windows application's icon include? - Stack Overflow
Windows XP:
- Explorer views:
- Details / List: 16
- Icons: 32
- Tiles / Thumbnails: 48
- Right-click->Properties / choosing a new icon: 32
- Quickstart area: 16
- Desktop: 32
Windows 7:
- Explorer views:
- Details / List / Small symbols: 16
- All other options: 256 (resized, if necessary)
- Right-click->Properties / choosing a new icon: 32
- Pinned to taskbar: 32
- Desktop:
- Small symbols: 32
- Medium symbols: 48
- Large symbols: 256 (resized, if necessary)
- Zooming using Ctrl+Mouse wheel: 16, 32, 48, 256
Windows Runtime: (from here)
- Main tile: 150x150, 310x150 (wide version)
- Small logo: 30x30
- Badge (for lockscreen): 24x24, monochromatic
- Splashscreen: 620x300
- Store: 50x50
Using ImageMagick convert, convert a square png to a multi-resolution ico
icons - How to make/get a multi size .ico file? - Stack Overflow
ImageMagick: Convert, Edit, Or Compose Bitmap Images - Thumbnails -- IM v6 Examples
convert square_source.png -bordercolor white -border 0 ( -clone 0 -resize 16x16 ) ( -clone 0 -resize 32x32 ) ( -clone 0 -resize 48x48 ) ( -clone 0 -resize 64x64 ) -delete 0 -alpha off -colors 256 favicon.ico
Created: 2013-09-02 03:03:22
Modified: 2013-09-02 03:27:41
