Different icon for a different user.

How can one user change the icon for an applicatin to his or her preference, but NOT change it for other users on the same computer? Am I correct in assuming that, since applications are shared between user, that it must have the same icon for everyone? Ex: Can John have a green apple for iPhoto while Jane as a yellow balloon? Thanks much for any help.

Hey Troy,
Well, yes this can be done. The trick is to use aliases. Let's say that iPhoto is the app you want to "modify." OK, drag it out of your Dock. Now, navigate to the iPhoto application and control-click (or right-click) on it and choose "Make Alias" from the contextual menu.
Drag that new alias out of the Applications folder to your Desktop (or some other location in your HOME folder). Name it how you like, then click on it and press Apple-I to open a Getinfo window. Do the same for some other icon that you want to use for your iPhoto "app."
In the Getinfo windows, click on the icon preview for the icon you want to use, and press Apple-C to copy it. Go to the window for your little "app" select its icon preview, and press Apple-V to paste over it.
Finally, drag your alias into the Dock, replacing the real iPhoto application that you dragged out earlier.
Scott

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