Table 14–1shows the recommended pixel dimensions for desktop icons.
Table 14–1 Icon Sizes and File Names
Icon Size |
Bitmap Name |
Pixmap Name |
---|---|---|
16 by 16 (tiny) |
name.t.bm |
name.t.pm |
24 by 24 (small) |
name.s.bm |
name.s.pm |
32 by 32 (medium) |
name.m.bm |
name.m.pm |
48 by 48 (large) |
name.l.bm |
name.l.pm |
Table 14–2 shows the icon sizes used by the desktop components. In some cases, the size of the icon used depends on the display resolution.
Table 14–2 Desktop Components and Their Icon Sizes
Desktop Component |
High Resolution |
Medium Resolution |
Low Resolution |
---|---|---|---|
File Manager and Application Manager (View by Name and Icon) |
medium |
medium |
medium |
File Manager and Application Manager (View by Name and Small Icon) |
tiny |
tiny |
tiny |
Main Front Panel controls |
large |
large |
medium |
Front Panel subpanels |
medium |
medium |
tiny |
Front Panel switch controls |
small |
small |
tiny |
Minimized windows |
large |
large |
medium |
For example, if you specify an icon named mail for a data type, have a color display, and have set the File Manager preferences to small icons, the icon image used is mail.t.pm.