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5 Jul 2024 05:51:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Question about icon  
From: Philippe Lhoste
Date: 11 Jul 2002 09:35:24
Message: <3d2d899c$1@news.povray.org>

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> *.ico are effectively small *.bmp
>
> No need to change the extension. Windows likes it that way... Irfanview is
> correct, but does not need to change it.

No. Windows can render bitmap images as icons, hence the confusion, but .ico
format is quite different from .bmp one. Among other things, it has
transparency and can hold several icons (different formats).

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Philippe Lhoste (Paris -- France)
Professional programmer and amateur artist
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