Trick to get free icons!

Question

Hi people!
Just a tip or trick to find easily and quick free icons!
When I was making Subvi I was always strucked by the fact that I had to make an icon, or find it somewhere where I always had to pay for it.
Now, if you go to Google, and then ->  image search, and you type in "(name) 32x32" you get around 50.000 icons for free!
they are all on 32x32 format. just download them, drag and drop to your Icon on the editor, and there you go!
Good luck!
B. Wesseling

Answer 1

Use the Microsoft Clipart!
I usually open Microsoft Word, use insert picture -> clip art...
Search for a picture that suits my vi, and paste it into the doc. You can cut and paste at this point, but most of the Microsoft clipart is vector based. You have two choices
1. Copy the image to the clipboard in Word, then open the icon editor, select a region that represents the aspect ratio of the image you are using and Edit-Paste. The interpolation of large graphics is sometimes poor.
2. Resize the clipart in Word (or whatever) to a size that represents an icon (32x32) Use Windows alt-printscreen. switch to LabVIEW and the icon editor and paste (DO NOT seect a region). Use the arrow keys to scroll the pasted image around until the graphic that you want is in view.
See my example 7.1 vi attached. I used the same high-res version of the clipart as the decal for my button....
If you're looking for system type icons (printers, USB devices, security, etc) try downloading the Nuvola icon set from http://icon-king.com/?p=15 The icons come in different sizes, and are ready to go!
Message Edited by Phillip Brooks on 10-06-2006 07:18 AM
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