Gp2x Icons

[GpDogg]

Ok, This MAY sound strange to some people... but when i had my gp32 i had literally TONNES of folders to keep all my relative gp32 stuff in.

Now that the gp2x is out, i have quite a few folders already; firmware update folder, emulator folder, emulators folders inside emulator folder, application folder, ported games folder, movies folder, mp3 folder... you know all that kind of stuff.

But, this is situated amongst all my many other emulation folders, and i catagorise them easily with folder icons, its placed on my desktop rather than in MY Documents folder, because i access the folder a lot more than most others.

But having a silly icon like a joypad or head of sonic the hedgehog to represent my gp2x icons doesnt really do the folder eough justice for me. Id rather like to have a gp2x console on its own as a folder icon (not with the words gp2x on it, because the folder would be named gp2x anyway)

So, this topic is to find some interesting links or posts of icons for the gp2x and emulation.

So if you find any, post a link here!!

 

[Drak]

Ok, This MAY sound strange to some people... but when i had my gp32 i had literally TONNES of folders to keep all my relative gp32 stuff in.

Now that the gp2x is out, i have quite a few folders already; firmware update folder, emulator folder, emulators folders inside emulator folder, application folder, ported games folder, movies folder, mp3 folder... you know all that kind of stuff.

But, this is situated amongst all my many other emulation folders, and i catagorise them easily with folder icons, its placed on my desktop rather than in MY Documents folder, because i access the folder a lot more than most others.

But having a silly icon like a joypad or head of sonic the hedgehog to represent my gp2x icons doesnt really do the folder eough justice for me. Id rather like to have a gp2x console on its own as a folder icon (not with the words gp2x on it, because the folder would be named gp2x anyway)

So, this topic is to find some interesting links or posts of icons for the gp2x and emulation.

So if you find any, post a link here!!

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I dont know if icons are supported since i dont got one yet But just a word of advice to you once u get yours.

do not upgrade the firmware yet, it makes the mp3 player and media player all screwy and u cant use em anymore OR so ive heard, so just wait untill the next firmware comes out this month from gp2x.co.uk

 

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[nubie]

I don't know of any icons

VVVV


Drak, I updated my firmware with no problems. Are you sure you put all the files on the card and ran the .gpu in the utilities menu?

If you don't do it, the old musicplayer and other assorted programs won't work with the new firmware.

I made my icons in paint and irfanview

it isn't very difficult and the above program is free.

 

[triton]

irfanview rocks!

 

[nubie]

Agreed, and watch this space.

How to make Icons

I am making a new Icon with no words on it.

New Icon 48x48 Pixels

I made the above and am adding it to my sig.

 

[triton]

im still learnin photoshop and im making a cool skin, gonna take a LOOOONG time i think, probably a few weeks, learnin it all from zero is tough, its really complicated for noobs, ill post an update of progress with the new skin in my other thread

 

[GpDogg]

dudes, sweet icons

Ok, here is another thing;

how do you get THOSE icons to be windows xp foler icons? as in, i got files upon files of stuff i catagorise. And its cool to have my desktop looking nice with icons. done the same with sega emus and mame and all that.

so, you could either post windows .ico files for example of the ones you make, notably the gp2x console with no lettering. orange and blue screen version are nice kudosssss!!

or is there software, free software.. that i can put a png or giff or whatever file and turn it into an icon for xp?

cheeeeeeeeeeeeeers

 

[GpDogg]

i still dont know how to use icons of the gp2x console above as windows xp folder icons. anyone know how to change it to a .ico, which ISNT squished to obscurity like microangelo does when i import it. I have photoshop cs, but it doesnt convert to .ico..