[Pythonmac-SIG] Making icons

[Konrad Hinsen]

On 11.01.2004, at 23:50, Jack Jansen wrote:

> The BuildApplet paradigm is that you override defaults (for .rsrc 
> files on OS9, on OSX .icns and .plist have been added) by putting a 
> file with the same basename beside your script.
>
> So, if your script is myapp.py and you drop it on BuildApplet it will 
> look for a myapp.icns and use that if available.

I didn't even know about BuildApplet, I just saved my script as an 
applet from the IDE.

Anyway, my surprise is not so much about Python as about the Finder. I 
thought it would take the name for the icon from Info.plist. But Bob 
was right, it is sufficient to make a copy.

Konrad.