Is there any good Icon editor ?

[21stcentury]

Hi,

I'm looking for a good Icon editor under OS3. I have created some nice PNG icons converted in info file.

unfortunately, impossible to assign them to a drawer or a file.

IconEdit OS3.1 save only the "normal icon", not both icons (normal and selected)

IconEdit OS3.2 refuse to add them

I have the last iconlib, all last datatypes...evrything

Is there any good Icon Editor that replace these horrible tools ?

Thanks

[PeterK]

I don't know which icon format and quality you finally want to use. The IconEdit programs of OS 3.1, 3.1.4 and 3.2.0 are all too old to load DualPNG info files. But you can do that with the IconEdit tools of OS 3.5, 3.9 and 3.2.1+ by simply dragging the PNG icon into the editor window. My icon.library will automatically convert the PNG images into the palette based format of OS 3.5. The new OS 3.2.1 IconEdit with only one image window has some menu entries to select the first and second images, either planar or palette based.

Of course, you can also change the icon type with these tools to disk, drawer, project, tool or trashcan, or you can use RAWBInfo to do that. When you try to save an icon which was loaded as PNG or OS4 into IconEdit before, you will be ask by a requester whether you want to convert the TrueColor images into the OS 3.5 ColorIcon format. You have to confirm that, if the original should be overwritten.

With my icon.library (TC020) it's also possible to convert PNG icons into the OS4 or OS 3.5 format with the optional commands ConvertPNGtoOS4 (zlib.library 3.2 is required) or ConvertTrueColor for getting ColorIcons when you save them again.

[21stcentury]

Thanks It works for PNG with Dragging but not DualPNG. Icon Edit from OS 3.2.1+ don't recognize the PNG Icon ( I think I have to install AfaOS ) and Icon Edit under OS 3.1 give me an error when I trying to save.

It was for a next project but I am a little bit resigned now.

[PeterK]

Of course, it works with the new IconEdit, but as already said, it has only one edit window and you have to select the image from the menu "Images" -> "Currently Editing" -> "Classic Normal=1", "Classic Selected=2", "Colorful Normal=3", "Colorful Selected=4".

Why can only one image be edited at a time? The advantage is that you need less different colors from the screen palette, where only a very limited number of pens is available.

I've just tested the loading of DualPNG with an icon from Kens v4 collection again. And it works without problems. Did you really update your IconEdit program? I have IconEdit v47.31 (6.3.2023) installed.

But maybe you've made a mistake by creating your DualPNG icon (joining two PNG ARGB images together and renaming the result to #?.info). Don't use palette based PNG formats.

And please don't try to create icons of a size larger than 256x256 pixels, because that's the limit for AmigaOS !

[pixie]

I've seen massive PNG icons, but then next to them some black dots, I guess something have had to give xD

[PeterK]

My icon.library will support image sizes up to 256x256 only, because that is also the limitation for the OS 3.5 ColorIcons, there is only 1 byte for width-1 and and 1 byte for height-1. Yes, PNG images can have any size and planar icons up to 64kx64k in theory, but then you must use AfA_OS, not AmigaOS.

The two icon images above are about 290x290 and 380x290 pixels or so. Both much too large, and who really needs such big icons? Nobody!

[21stcentury]

Yes I've created 2 PNG images and I renaming them to .info. (I don't know how to do it differently). It seem to be very difficult or/and very long to create DualPNG icons on Amiga for something so basic.

IconEdit from OS 4.1 cannot read them and OS 3.2.1 show me a wrong icon where its located (a basic tool icon instead of my icon)

I think I gonna give up these icons for Amiga and use them for Windows/WinUAE (more easy).

Thank you one more time

[21stcentury]

Originally Posted by PeterK

My icon.library will support image sizes up to 256x256 only, because that is also the limitation for the OS 3.5 ColorIcons, there is only 1 byte for width-1 and and 1 byte for height-1. Yes, PNG images can have any size and planar icons up to 64kx64k in theory, but then you must use AfA_OS, not AmigaOS.

The two icon images above are about 290x290 and 380x290 pixels or so. Both much too large, and who really needs such big icons? Nobody!

Don't worry, the picture as you can see is the working/concept file not the definitive result

The final result is 256x256

[PeterK]

No, you first have to join both PNG images together to one file and then rename that file by using .info as extension. Both PNG images must have exactly the same size, which can't be larger than 256x256 pixels.

So, I would suggest that you make your images smaller and give them the same size. Then use the AmigaOS join command:

Join image1.png image2.png AS mypngicon.info

[Dunny]

DPaintJS: https://www.stef.be/dpaint/

Can save as Amiga icon format. Use the File -> Info panel to add a frame, then import your PNGs and save as an icon. Worked pretty well for me creating the PTC WHDLoad icon.

[21stcentury]

I joined both pictures and the final result give me only 1 pix

I gonna try with DPaintJS and if does't work, I will create Icons with only 1 picture.

[PeterK]

Originally Posted by 21stcentury

I joined both pictures and the final result give me only 1 pix

Now I guess that you are still using the OS 3.2.x icon.library v47.x and not my icon.library as a replacement. Because in that case the IconEdit can load only one PNG picture by decoding it with the help of the png.datatype.

If you don't know my icon.library yet, you can find it on Aminet:
https://aminet.net/package/util/libs/IconLib_46.4

[21stcentury]

I have also tried with Iconlib 46.4 in my OS 3.1 and same result. I gonna do Icons with 1 picture because my head will explode I forgot how many it's difficult to do basic things on Amiga

Thanks to all. You were very helpful

[PeterK]

Os 3.1 has an old IconEdit which can only handle planar images, no ColorIcons, no TrueColor icons. You have to install my icon.library on OS 3.5, 3.9 or 3.2.1+ if you want to load DualPNG icons into IconEdit or you can bang your head for ever instead of getting a very simple solution working. Basic things can be very easy on AmigaOS.

Ok, I still don't understand why you want to destroy the TrueColor quality of your DualPNG icons by loading them into any palette based IconEdit, but it's up to you to make things as pointless as possible, and I would never suggest to do that.