Re: Icon changes

[dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <29jpam$liq@polaris.unm.edu> casa@unm.edu (Jim Pittman) writes:
> 
> I was amazed that simply opening a diskette without accessing any of the
> files on it could make this change. Obviously I don't understand all I
> know about how icons are controlled.

The rule is quite simple:

Whenever a new disk is "mounted", Finder checks for an Icons folder,
and reads each icon file in the folder.  It skips any files which have
the same name as a previously loaded icon file.

Any icons on the newly inserted disk will override existing ones if
there is a conflict.  In your case, it sounds like the GS+ disk has an
icon which matches all directories.

One possible solution: take a copy of the icon file from the GS+
disk, use an icon editor to remove its modified folder icon, and leave
a copy of the file in your hard disk's Icons folder.  Since the name
will match any future GS+ disk's icon file, its icons will not be
loaded.


You didn't need to reboot to clear out the "new" folder icon - just
make sure the GS+ disk is ejected, and launch any application.  When
you return to Finder, the icons will be back to normal.
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David Empson                                                               
dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz                                                
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