Custom Application Icons

From Hobbyist Software

From version 3.52, Initiate can support custom application icons. This lets you change the appearance of any app by simply adding a gif file to your sd card with the name of the application.

The image above shows phwelo's icons with the standard skin and a cloud background.

How to use custom icons

1. Create the folder Icon in the DCIM folder in your SD card \DCIM\Icon
   1. If you are using a lifedrive, then create the folder in the Lifedrive drive.
2. To replace the icon for Filez, add a gif called Filez.gif or a bitmap called Filez.bmp
3. Update Initiate's list once (menu/update)

Credit to Horace at TreoLauncher for this idea - Thank You.

You can find a couple of great pre-made icon sets here

• Crystal Clear icon set by DukeDuke
  • Direct link to named set of icons
• Iphone style icons by gruswitz
  • Direct link to named set of icons
• Icons by phwelo. Some of these are labelled to cover existing common treo apps. Some are generic.
  • Direct link to part 1 of icons
  • Direct link to part 2 of icons

Notes for Creating Icons

• Icons should ideally be 44*44 pixels (48*48 is ok)
• The top left pixel of the icon will be used as the transparrent colour