
                    TOS 4.xx Color Icon Editor
                           by Sam McGee
                       GiftWare version .02



     This program edits the color desktop icons used in TOS 
versions 4.xx and greater. It does it by changing the DESKICON.RSC 
file and then you reboot. It will only work on a Falcon030 in 80 
column 16 color VGA resolution. It does not work with multitasking 
or desk accessories yet.

     Before running the program it is best to turn off mouse 
acceleration to do the fine editing. You are initially prompted 
with a file selector to load the DESKICON.RSC file or hit CANCEL 
to edit C:\DESKICON.RSC.

NOTE: USE A BACKUP DESKICON.RSC in case you mess up. 

     The top zoomed view is the icon in the unselected state. This 
is what the icon looks like sitting on the desktop. The bottom 
zoomed view is the selected state or when you click a desktop 
icon. These may be edited using the 16 colors shown.

Functions:

MASK - switches between editing the color icons and editing
       their mask     

FILL - fills the selected (ICON 1) or (ICON 2) with a color
       use white, color 0 to erase

COPY - copies the unselected(top) to the selected(bottom) icon

LOAD - loads new DESKICON.RSC to edit
       hit CANCEL to edit C:\DESKICON.RSC
 
SAVE - saves edited icons to DESKICON.RSC or other file

arrows - moves the selected (ICON 1) or (ICON 2) in any direction

ICON 1 - selects top zoomed icon for FILL and arrow commands

ICON 2 - selects bottom zoomed icon for FILL and arrow commands

TEST - flips between ICON 1 and ICON 1 just like on the desktop


     The mask editing is somewhat confusing to understand. A mask 
can be thought of as a shadow of the icon. If you want to see the 
desktop through the icon the color should be white.(background)
If you want to see the correct icon color the mask should be red.
When editing the mask all colors except red will show as white.

Version history:

.02 arrows working

.01 functional except arrows
 

