how do i edit .ico files?

mouse46 · 05-20-2006, 12:30 PM

hello,

I own a mac and I wanted to use some of the cool icons. But on my ubunut box I can't open the .ico files. does anyone have any suggestions how to do this?

cheers

acid_kewpie · 05-20-2006, 12:32 PM

linux DE's use png or xpms, you can use a program like gimp to convert them

mouse46 · 05-20-2006, 12:52 PM

i've tried that and it's not working.

randyding · 05-20-2006, 12:57 PM

There is a pair of programs called
1. ppmtowinicon
2. winicontoppm

I can't say for your os, but in Redhat this is the package...
$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/ppmtowinicon
netpbm-progs-10.25-2.EL4.2

robbbert · 05-20-2006, 01:06 PM

Quote:

it's not working

Aaargh

There ain't no thing in the world that's "not working". - Instead, please be more specific: "I was using application that1 (version), did that2 (steps), expected these3 results, but the application returned that4 (literal error message / list of options presented vs. option needed / etc.)

- Just as a guess, ICO files can store images in coexisting sizes, i.e., 16x16, 32x32. And I'm not sure how GIMP handles this with existing ICO files. At any rate, you can create any image, and then store it as *.ICO with the GIMP.

acid_kewpie · 05-20-2006, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mouse46

i've tried that and it's not working.

why didn't you say so then? what else have you tried??

mouse46 · 05-20-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

why didn't you say so then? what else have you tried??

i'm sorry, i've should of mentioned that before.

I tried using gimp before, but that's the only thing I've used to try and read the file so far. I'm not familiar with .ico files

I will try the program suggestions randyding mentioned and report back.

mouse46 · 06-14-2006, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randyding

There is a pair of programs called
1. ppmtowinicon
2. winicontoppm

I can't say for your os, but in Redhat this is the package...
$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/ppmtowinicon
netpbm-progs-10.25-2.EL4.2

I got these programs and it worked wonderfully, thank you for your help

Temujin_12 · 01-10-2007, 03:13 AM

FYI:

Code:

sudo apt-get install netpbm

...is what you need to install to get ppmtowinicon for Kubuntu.