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Shift Kicker 1.1.1.7

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Ath:
Oh, and making that into an icon isn't that hard

MilesAhead:
Oh, and making that into an icon isn't that hard
-Ath (June 07, 2011, 02:38 PM)
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Thanks for the links.  Actually I tried a few.  Usually doesn't look so great in the task tray though.  Too small for detail.

MilesAhead:
Shift Kicker 1.1.1.0 Changed custom icon. An artist I'm not.  But at least it's royalty free. :)

Ath:
Almost anything besides the standard AutoHotKey and/or AutoIt icons is good IMHO. It is sitting in the systemtray all day (I've configured W7 not to hide any icons), so it's nice if it's not too ugly ;)

For the (gui) tools I made recently and published on DC, I took a screenshot of the app and migrated that into an icon. But for commandline tools I don't even bother.

MilesAhead:
I don't know how those artist guys do it with small images that look like something.  Usually I take the easy way out and put white letters on a teal background.  Even with the shifter if you look you'll see it's really IOU. It's way too frustrating trying to draw stuff with a mouse with the rubber ball inside.

The icon designers must use a joystick or something with more control.

Also I try to keep the KB low since it does sit in the tray and use memory.

If one of those free Vista icons seems appropriate I'll use it.  Like a big green Plus Sign for Skwire's "Harvest Time" (I use it as a stack Icon to help me pick it out of the jumble.)

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