Saving a Modified Icon

If you have modified an existing icon image, you can save it to a new file, which preserves the original image, or save it to the same file. For complete information on saving files, refer to Chapter 1, Introduction to the Solaris User Environment.

The formats available for saving an icon are the following:

• If your icon is in color, it will be saved as a color X pixmap image. This type of icon might be used for some XView applications.

• If your icon is black-and-white, you can use the Save menu to choose among saving the icon as a regular Xview icon, as an X bitmap, or as a Monochrome X pixmap image. Save the icon as an Xview icon if you want to display your icon in the File Manager by binding it to an application or data file using the Binder. See Chapter 16, Binder for more information. Save the icon as an X bitmap if you want to include it in a C program.

  If a file of the same name already exists, a Notice is displayed asking you whether you want to overwrite the existing file or cancel the operation.