Icon library
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| − | == | + | '''Icon library''' is a loosely-defined family of Microsoft Windows file formats that store multiple [[ICO|icons]] in a [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] or DLL-like [[New Executable|NE]] or [[Portable Executable|PE]] file. |
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| + | == Discussion == | ||
| + | Broadly speaking, an ''icon library'' could be any such file whose only significant content is icon resources. An example is the moricons.dll file included with Windows 3.1 and later. | ||
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| + | More narrowly, there are varieties of this format that use a special filename extension, and/or have other distinguishing characteristics. One of the most notable is the '''.icl''' format made by ''Icon Manager'' (and later ''Microangelo'') by Impact Software. | ||
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| + | == Formats == | ||
| + | Some specific Icon library formats have their own article: | ||
| + | * [[Icon library (Easy Icons)]] (.icl) | ||
| + | * [[Icon library (hDC Icon Designer)]] (.il) | ||
| + | * [[Icon library (Impact Software)]] (.icl) | ||
| + | * [[Icon library (Norton Icon Editor)]] (.nil) | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | There's no simple way to determine that an NE or PE file contains only icons. | ||
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| + | Refer to the articles [[#Formats|listed above]] for specific derivative formats. | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms648068%28v=vs.85%29.aspx ExtractIcon function] | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms648068%28v=vs.85%29.aspx ExtractIcon function] | ||
* [http://en.softonic.com/s/icl-extractor ICL extractor programs] | * [http://en.softonic.com/s/icl-extractor ICL extractor programs] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfilesURL|desktopworks/ICON_LIB/}} | ||
| + | * [http://zapatopi.net/icon/ Zapaticons] | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|svgold/CDR56/VARICONS.ZIP|VARICONS.ZIP}} → MORICONS.DLL | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/pegasusvol7 Pegasus Vol.7] → PEGASUS/WIN95/FUN/NEKO9510.ZIP → *.icl (some NE format, some PE) | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv5nv02/WIN/UT_SYSTM/TBAR32.ZIP|TBAR32.ZIP}} → TOOLBAR.ICL (PE format) | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.rw-designer.com/icon-library-icl Icon library (RW-Designer)] | * [http://www.rw-designer.com/icon-library-icl Icon library (RW-Designer)] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:ICO (file format)#Icon library]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 1 November 2024
- This article is about a particular family of formats. For more icon library formats, see Graphics#Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files.
Icon library is a loosely-defined family of Microsoft Windows file formats that store multiple icons in a DLL or DLL-like NE or PE file.
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[edit] Discussion
Broadly speaking, an icon library could be any such file whose only significant content is icon resources. An example is the moricons.dll file included with Windows 3.1 and later.
More narrowly, there are varieties of this format that use a special filename extension, and/or have other distinguishing characteristics. One of the most notable is the .icl format made by Icon Manager (and later Microangelo) by Impact Software.
[edit] Formats
Some specific Icon library formats have their own article:
- Icon library (Easy Icons) (.icl)
- Icon library (hDC Icon Designer) (.il)
- Icon library (Impact Software) (.icl)
- Icon library (Norton Icon Editor) (.nil)
[edit] Identification
There's no simple way to determine that an NE or PE file contains only icons.
Refer to the articles listed above for specific derivative formats.
[edit] Software
[edit] Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/desktopworks/ICON_LIB/
- Zapaticons
- VARICONS.ZIP → MORICONS.DLL
- Pegasus Vol.7 → PEGASUS/WIN95/FUN/NEKO9510.ZIP → *.icl (some NE format, some PE)
- TBAR32.ZIP → TOOLBAR.ICL (PE format)
