Chapter 7: From Dull to Cool by Adding Graphics
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<h2 style=’text-align:center’>Intro to Macintosh Icons</h2>
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<b>Generic File Icon</b><br />
<img src=”mac-icons/file.gif” align=”left” hspace=”18” alt=”file” />
This is a generic file, that is, one that doesn’t have
any application ownership information stored in the Mac
file system or its own resource fork. Opening
these files typically results in the
<b>TeachText</b> or <b>SimpleText</b> application being used.
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<b>Generic Folder Icon</b><br />
<img src=”mac-icons/folder.gif” alt=”folder” align=”left”
hspace=”15” /> This is a standard folder icon on the Macintosh. Folders can contain just about anything, including files, applications and other folders. Opening a folder results in the contents of that folder being displayed in a separate window on the Macintosh. </p> <br clear=”all” /> <p>
<b>System Folder Icon</b><br />
<img src=”mac-icons/system.gif” align=”left” hspace=”15”
vspace=”11” alt=”system” /> A special folder at the top-most level of the boot disk on the Macintosh is the <I>System Folder</I>. It contains all the files, applications, and information needed to run and maintain the Macintosh operating system itself. The “X” inside the folder icon indicates that this particular <i>System Folder</i> is <i>live</i> and that the information inside was used to actually start up the current Macintosh. </p> <p>
<b>Applications Folder</b><br />
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