Software to add color to document icons?

[Candace]

Hey, guys--

I'm looking for a Mac app that will let me add color not just to a particular document icon's label, but colorize the icon itself. I have FolderBrander, but as far as I can tell, this app only lets me change a folder's icon. I want to colorize the .scriv, .doc, & .rtf icons for the individual docs within the folder too. Any suggestions? Thanks!

--Candace

Candace Irvin
http://www.candaceirvin.com

[lenf]

Oh, remembering the many hours spent playing in ResEdit...

Here's a page that covers a lot of icon creation and edit tools for Mac OS X. Note that some, like Iconographer, are now free, not shareware.

http://interfacelift.com/icons-mac/software.php

Have fun!

[Candace]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not looking to create icons for my documents though--I want to be able to change their background color to correspond with the colorized label you can slap on a file in OS X.

When I had tiger, I downloaded a freeware program that let you do that, but it was on another computer & the app is gone now. I can't recall it's name. Any suggestions? Or if you know of another app that comes with a price tag--list that too. I'm willing to pay for the feature so I can see certain files quicker!

--Candace

Candace Irvin
http://www.candaceirvin.com

[antony]

Was it Color Labels, by any chance? Unfortunately that's the only such app I know of, and as you say, it doesn't work with Leopard.

[Candace]

<<Was it Color Labels, by any chance? Unfortunately that's the only such app I know of, and as you say, it doesn't work with Leopard.>>

Thanks, Anthony! This wasn't the program I was looking for--but I took a look at it & downloaded the demo & it works just fine with Leopard. All I needed was to colorize the icon though. Muchas Gracias!

--Candace

Candace Irvin
http://www.candaceirvin.com

[antony]

it works just fine with Leopard.

Oh! Well, fair enough. He should probably make that clear on the page...