tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post3196925706636802574..comments2024-03-13T01:50:29.516-04:00Comments on A New Mac Tip Every Day: More meaningful icons!Frederic Tremblayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00217907875517130801noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-29044691779601495242007-06-01T10:04:00.000-04:002007-06-01T10:04:00.000-04:00Yes, this works. I have Mac OSX and tried it for Q...Yes, this works. I have Mac OSX and tried it for Quarkxpress 6.5 and also for jpg files.<BR/>POINTS TO NOTE:<BR/>Keyboard shortcuts at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459 lists the following:<BR/>Command-Shift-4 Take a picture of the selection<BR/>Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard<BR/>The difference is important.BJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899672333420705772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-7107604565987161112007-06-01T06:29:00.000-04:002007-06-01T06:29:00.000-04:00A very important tip for those of us who have to b...A very important tip for those of us who have to browse through dozens of files in the course of a day. Actually it is possible to use any screenshot as an icon. A good way to personalize icons of important folders and files.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302505842264398096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-21807688120965677182007-05-31T18:58:00.000-04:002007-05-31T18:58:00.000-04:00If you don't like the icon, go to the the get-info...If you don't like the icon, go to the the get-info-window, click the icon and typ 'control x'. <BR/><BR/>To undo this, you can simply reset the icon by typing 'control v'.<BR/><BR/>as many times you want!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080519754430117788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-57499183913527495442007-05-31T18:01:00.000-04:002007-05-31T18:01:00.000-04:00jff: Using the Control key will save the screensho...jff: Using the Control key will save the screenshot to the clipboard instead of to a file, which is much more useful in this case.<BR/><BR/>MacGeekFrederic Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217907875517130801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-78171891991022380852007-05-31T17:59:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:59:00.000-04:00Hey! I forgot to include this part of Anthony Grz...Hey! I forgot to include this part of Anthony Grzina's tip: <BR/><BR/>A word of advice: By trial and error, try to produce in the new icon as much detail as necessary for good identification purposes, by varying the size of the copy at step 4. Obviously, each time you have to restart from step 1.<BR/><BR/>MacGeekFrederic Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217907875517130801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-66582509794617599712007-05-31T09:43:00.000-04:002007-05-31T09:43:00.000-04:003. With fingers of both hands I clicked Command, S...<I>3. With fingers of both hands <B>I clicked Command, Shift, Control and 4</B>, all together. This temporarily replaced the arrow on the screen with a 2mm grey circle with short cross-hairs.<BR/>4. I moved the circle to the top-left corner of the map, pressed the mouse and dragged to the bottom-right corner of the map and let go. This action placed a copy of this selection onto the Clipboard.</Ijffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744427361658066965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-41825504041124743792007-05-31T09:14:00.000-04:002007-05-31T09:14:00.000-04:00Is there any way to use the iTunes visualizer as a...Is there any way to use the iTunes visualizer as a screen saver?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927782956590099162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-25331793178389277292007-05-31T08:01:00.000-04:002007-05-31T08:01:00.000-04:00You can do this with any picture too. Even screens...You can do this with any picture too. Even screenshots.<BR/>I take many flower pictures from my garden, clean them up a little with Photoshop, then just do the getinfo copy paste bit, and have a desktop full of my very own icons.<BR/>Forget anything Microsoft, you dont need it.<BR/>JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373299224797558691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-70914874891539598892007-05-31T05:40:00.000-04:002007-05-31T05:40:00.000-04:00All I get is the white page with "jpeg" written in...All I get is the white page with "jpeg" written in it, can you post why that may be?H-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776082130813741036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-19655450218878098082007-05-31T01:07:00.000-04:002007-05-31T01:07:00.000-04:00Excellent! Fast and easy. Thanks!Excellent! Fast and easy. Thanks!Kuismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347635999607760962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-83448837836163410122007-05-31T00:57:00.000-04:002007-05-31T00:57:00.000-04:00once you get in the flow of things it can be helpf...once you get in the flow of things it can be helpful, but i'll only use it on certain important documents. Thanks for the tip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-4205671095101445662007-05-30T21:41:00.000-04:002007-05-30T21:41:00.000-04:00I think this is brilliant. Doesn't take too long ...I think this is brilliant. Doesn't take too long at all!ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-68489263135282077102007-05-30T21:20:00.000-04:002007-05-30T21:20:00.000-04:00It works with any application.I don't know of any ...It works with any application.<BR/><BR/>I don't know of any Automator workflow to do this more quickly. I think it is probably too long to do it on a regular basis, but when working on a project for a extended period of time, it's probably be a timesaver once it is done.<BR/><BR/>MacGeekFrederic Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217907875517130801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-3461105921744541662007-05-30T21:17:00.000-04:002007-05-30T21:17:00.000-04:00Applescript for this? Automator workflow? This tak...Applescript for this? Automator workflow? This takes too long to be practical for any respectable number of files......its only good for a proof of concept.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391227598783010728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-31019020977449764962007-05-30T21:15:00.000-04:002007-05-30T21:15:00.000-04:00Well sure you can do it on MS Word, but what about...Well sure you can do it on MS Word, but what about the other applications?PepulzManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735597224905566493noreply@blogger.com