Comments on: Using Those Application Icon Images … Anywhere!

By: Hogan Lee

Hogan Lee — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:31:07 +0000

Thanks for this tip, Brett.
Awesome site … keep the tips coming!

By: Open Application Icons Images in Preview | Mac Membrane

Open Application Icons Images in Preview | Mac Membrane — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:30:53 +0000

[...] An easy technique to open application icons in preview for whatever reason. Get info, copy to clipboard, open Preview and hit Cmd + N. A new document with all the application’s icon images will open. Save as a png with alpha. Quick and simple. [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:46:50 +0000

Okay, never mind. It works now!! Thanks Brent.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:45:39 +0000

Okay, now it works. but when I try to move it where I need it, Photoshop says that the layer is locked. Grr.

By: brentspore

brentspore — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:29:53 +0000

It has to be something you are doing in Photoshop. First, be sure the document you are pasting into isn't a greyscale document and also try just dragging the layer over from the layers window. You shouldn't have to use the selection tool. it's already an alpha-channeled layer there should be no selecting necessary.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:24:46 +0000

Yea I save it as png with alpha open it in cs3 i use the selector tool select it copy and and when I try to paste it, it pastes as greyscale.

By: brentspore

brentspore — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:07:40 +0000

Are you pasting it into Preview first and then saving it as PNG with alpha?

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:21:17 +0000

Everytime I try to use this in photoshop, whether I drag it to the new document or copy and paste it, it always ends up Grayscaled. hmh

By: a

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:20:26 +0000

This isn't working for me (on Tiger).

By: coryBasil

coryBasil — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:52:58 +0000

@Rychdom, No he discovered it on April 11th.