Table 14-1 shows 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.