Iconder	0.9b  - for System 7

by Stepan Riha, stepan@cs.utexas.edu

Iconder is an application that given an icon creates an icon-family
of a folder with the icon embeded in it (a la the system Folder).

To use it:
Drag an Icon on the desk-top onto iconder.
Select a folder you want to change.
Choose "get Info" from the file menu.
Click on the icon in the Info Box and paste.

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This is an beta release, that is stable but not perfect.
E.g. I have not yet implemented the dropping of Folders and Disks.
Also, I'll do some changes to make the small icons in the family look better.
Iconder was tested on a Macintosh IIfx under system 6.07, 7.0 and 7.0.1
If you have any suggestion, problems or ideas please let me know.

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This software is FREE, but I reserve all rights to it.  Give it to your
friends if you like.  It may not be distributed commercially, however
user's groups and on-line services may distribute it as long as it is
accompanied by this documentation.
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This is my first shot at freeware. If you like it, please send me a postcard, to
give me the incentive to improve Iconder and to create more neat software.
Or just send me some e-mail.
If you REALLY like, feel free to give me a financial incentive, as well.

Stepan Riha
3600 North Hills Drive #265
Austin, Tx. 78731

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Some info for Hackers:
Iconder uses the AppleEvent open doc message to determine whose icon to
use. If you drop several icons on Iconder at the same time, only the first in the
event queu is going to be used.
From there, Iconder first checks if the file has custom icons, if so, they are used.
Otherwise, Iconder check the Desktop DB to see if it can find the appropriate icon.
If it cannot, it then uses a default icon (for APPL, INIT, cdev, desk accessories,
stationary, or default to document).
When an Icon family has been detemrined for a file, Iconder first tries to use the
small icons of this faily. If they are absent, the family's large icons are used,
and since they have to be compressed into 16x16 pixels they may not look as good.