The Create Folder Icon Window

Picking a Badge

    There are four ways to specify the badge:
    Select a different icon using the Select Badge Icon button.
    Drag a different icon from the Finder onto the badge area, to the right of the Select Badge Icon button.
    Click the current badge to select it, then paste a new icon into the badge area from the clipboard.
    Select the current badge and paste a PICT from the clipboard. If the picture is at least 32 pixels high or wide, File Buddy will create an icon from the picture and use the 16x16 pixel small icon for the badge. If the picture is less than 32 pixels in each dimension, the picture will be used in its original size. Use this to create a custom folder icon with a badge larger than a small Finder icon.

Selecting a Different Folder Template

    When the pointer is over the folder template icon, it changes into the menu pointer. Click and hold on the folder template icon to access a menu with a submenu of the available folder templates and choose a different template.
    File Buddy builds the folder template menu by scanning the Folder Icon Templates folder that resides inside the File Buddy Support folder. The two kinds of items listed in the menu are folders with custom icons, and Folder Icon Maker template files. They are listed in same order in the menu as they appear in the folder when viewed as a list and sorted by name. Several templates are installed with File Buddy and you may remove or add more as you see fit.

Using a Label Color

    You can apply a label to the folder, the badge, or both. Only the color is used. The folder's Finder label is not affected.

Positioning the Badge

    The badge can be dragged with the mouse or nudged one pixel at a time with the arrow keys. The badges can be dragged in both the actual size icon at the top and in the 2x icon at the bottom. To hide the pointer while dragging the badge, check 'Hide pointer while positioning'.

Default Badge Position

    Each template can have its own default position for a badge. If 'Save position as Default' is checked when the Create button is clicked, the current badge position will be saved as the default for that template.

Making the Badge Optional on Small Icons

    Some badges do not reduce well when creating the small, 16x16 pixel folder icons. If you find this to be the case while creating a folder icon, uncheck 'Use badge on small icon', and the badge will only appear on the large, 32x32 pixel icons. Use the View Icon Family button to preview the entire family of icons that would be created.

Previewing the Icons

    Use the View Icon Family button to view the entire family of icons before creating them.

 


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