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10.3: Utilities folder now accepts custom icons Desktop
After upgrading to Panther, I was surprised to notice that my Utilities folder displayed a non-standard icon. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was an icon I had tried in vain to apply to the folder in the Puma days. Finally, the ability to give a custom icon to the Utilities folder is here!
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10.3: Utilities folder now accepts custom icons
Authored by: liquidgood on Nov 02, '03 01:52:33PM

wow, you can also paste custom icons onto your default home-folder folders, like Documents and Library, just like you could before 10.2 (i think), that is, without hacking the system icons.



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10.3: Utilities folder now accepts custom icons
Authored by: DaveJello on Nov 03, '03 11:57:14AM

Does anyone else have the problem where the Applications icon in the sidebar is different from its folder icon, and refuses to change?



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10.3: Utilities folder now accepts custom icons
Authored by: DeltaTee on Nov 03, '03 12:52:34PM

Yes. But I have no idea how to solve it (for certain). One method by which I have had soem luck is to rename the initial folder, cerate a new folder, paste the proper icon, add it to the sidebar, and rename the folder, trashign the original folder. This worked for some.

I have no idea how some of the icons are stored so that a different icon will apear in the sidebar that if you do a Get Info on it. I think it to be a bug.

Also of note: you cannot add aliases to the side bar... they just follow through to the original item to get the name.



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Dumb question.
Authored by: porkchop_d_clown on Nov 02, '03 03:49:30PM

Which utilities folder? /Applications/Utilities? Is there another one?

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10.3: Utilities folder now accepts custom icons
Authored by: drbadass on Nov 02, '03 04:36:36PM

This is truly great. I discovered this the same way myself after upgrading to the Panther Developer Preview and stumbling upon the icon.



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10.3: Utilities folder now accepts custom icons
Authored by: ayabrea on Nov 14, '03 06:01:35PM

This new feature doesn't works on my panther 10.3 os. I have purchased the software at Apple Store Educational. It is the same Os that is sold in non-educational.

Why is my Utilities folder still locked? Can you help me solve this problem?

Thanx

Ayabrea



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