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georgeafi
06-29-2003, 02:04 PM
Ok i don't have anyclue on how to do this. Basically i want it for my site. The image below has that black leaf in the center of the circle. Thats what i want to be the mouse pointer only i want to change the color to maroon. Can anyone help me with how to go about do this? Any help would be appreciated.
pyro
06-29-2003, 02:13 PM
First you will need to make a cursor file (.cur). I use Microangelo (http://www.eclipsit.com/home.asp). Then, you will need to add this css to the <head> of your page.

<style type="text/css">
body {
cursor: url("yourcursor.cur");
}
</style>
georgeafi
06-29-2003, 02:19 PM
Coo, I'll try it out and see what happens.
georgeafi
06-29-2003, 03:06 PM
Ok, well i can't upload the pic i want to use to into the program. I tried all 5 programs, the libraian, on display, studio, animator and explorer and it wouldnn't upload into any of them. Am i doing something wrong?
pyro
06-29-2003, 03:59 PM
Microangelo Studio can import certain file formats (I can't recall what they are right now, but perhaps .gif or .bmp?) Then, an .cur file is 16x16 pixels, I believe, so if you image is larger than that, that might be the problem.
starrwriter
06-29-2003, 08:36 PM
Originally posted by georgeafi
Ok, well i can't upload the pic i want to use to into the program. I tried all 5 programs, the libraian, on display, studio, animator and explorer and it wouldnn't upload into any of them. Am i doing something wrong?

Your reply doesn't make sense. FIRST you convert your image file into cursor format (.cur) using an icon graphics editor. THEN you upload it to your web host account, not into any program. And don't forget to add the CSS to your HTML document.

Some free web hosts don't allow cursor files. Find out if your host does.
georgeafi
06-29-2003, 11:50 PM
Originally posted by starrwriter
Your reply doesn't make sense. FIRST you convert your image file into cursor format (.cur) using an icon graphics editor. THEN you upload it to your web host account, not into any program. And don't forget to add the CSS to your HTML document.

Some free web hosts don't allow cursor files. Find out if your host does.

I couldn't upload it into the graphic Editor that pyro linked not my site. And also i pay for my site so i don't think i have to worry about that.
starrwriter
06-30-2003, 12:03 AM
Originally posted by georgeafi
I couldn't upload it into the graphic Editor that pyro linked not my site. And also i pay for my site so i don't think i have to worry about that.

You seem to have a problem understanding English. You don't UPLOAD an image file to a graphic editor. You OPEN it with a graphic editor, then convert it to cursor image format (.cur). And who or what is "pyro"?
_LOBO_
06-30-2003, 02:17 AM
Hi first of all PYRO is one of the Moderators and is really cool :D

http://www.richardwarrenphoto.com/pyro.htm
"I use Pyro for the mysterious shadows it gives in the print."


Create an Icon

Once downloaded and installed, Microangelo will index itself in the programs listing of the start menu. The program includes different applications for different features. Librarian and Explorer find and store icons that already exist on your computer, Animator and Studio assist in the creation of new icons, and On Display tweaks the appearance of icons on the desktop.



To make a new icon, open the studio.
The screen looks a bit like the board of Minesweeper, a paint-by-numbers type grid with the standard utilities: paint brush, paint bucket, eraser, palette, and so on. For experimenting with the program, we recommend making a quick drawing to implement, rather than fashioning yourself an artistic icon on the first pass.

Once drawn, create a new folder and save the file as an icon resource.

Change icon.
Microangelo makes changing the icons especially convenient. If you right-click on any existing icon, you will notice the menu has an additional feature named "appearance." The feature will pop up a properties window that lets you keep the default icon or replace it with a custom icon.

Chose "custom," then browse for the folder you created that contains your latest opus.

Double-click on the icon you want to use.

That's all there is to it. If you decide you don't like your designs, follow the same steps to revert to the default.


Icon Workshop

Icon Workshop functions much the same way and lets you modify and replace existing icons through a button at the top labeled "customize."


You can always replace icons the crude way by finding the source icon through Windows and replacing it, or re-directing the icon association with a new icon that you've saved with Icon Workshop or Microangelo.


http://iconlibrary.com/help/application_4.html