Re: [platform-swt-dev] Resolved: To properly support MacOSX, SWT needs t

[Randy Hudson <hudsonr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the Apple expects Icons to be
antialiased along the edges.  So, the transparency mask should be
8-bit depth, not 1-bit like in GIF files.
I would assume that TIFF supports this
if it is the MacOS standard.

As a workaround, anyone wanting to create
Icons with 8-bit alpha values can currently use the PNG format, which *is*
supported by SWT.

Andre Weinand <weinand@xxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 01/31/2003 10:15 AM Please respond to platform-swt-dev

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Bob,

>I don't know what others' experience has been but my GIF icons look
like
>crap on MacOSX.

Do you mean, that our icons were designed for Windows and
that they not adequately match the unique Mac experience :-)
or do you experience a technical problem that icons don't look good on
MacOS X?

(Please post a screendump with some crappy icons!)

>I freely admit they don't look like Great Art on Windows,
>but it does seem to me that to properly support MacOSX, SWT should
support
>the native icon format there, which is as much an industry standard
as the
>formats currently supported.

What is the native icon format on MacOS X?
Are you suggesting to use TIFF icons in order to support 24-bit color?

I think as long as we continue to use tiny 16x16 icons, the gif format
supports
24-bit color too, because every of the 256 pixel in the icon can have 
a different 24-bit RGB color;
and if you need more colors for larger icons we already support jpeg).

And we'll get a real 'native' MacOS X application icon soon! 
(http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=23914)

--andre

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