Where can I find the icon resource to copy into the Self Service app so that I get a nice, big, clear icon of the app I am making a self service install for? Right now I am using Grab to make a screen shot of the icon - but it is pixelated. Do you have a better way?
Tedd at JAMF showed me once but I didn't jot it down.
Rich Barron
Rich,
I usually look in the app package bundle for the icns file. Right-click
to show package contents.
For Example:
Pages.app/Contents/Resources/pages.icns
copy out the icns file and upload it to the JSS.
-NAthaniel
Control + click on the Self Service app (or any app for that matter) and
choose Show Package Contents.
--missing content--
the icons are stored in a file called Self Service.icns. Open that in
Preview, and you can copy any of the icons you want.
Steve
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Rich_Barron at vfc.com on July 1, 2009 at 1:09 PM -0600 wrote: Where can I find the icon resource to copy into the Self Service app so that I get a nice, big, clear icon of the app I am making a self service install for? Right now I am using Grab to make a screen shot of the icon - but it is pixelated. Do you have a better way? Tedd at JAMF showed me once but I didn't jot it down. Rich Barron
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+21Hi Rich,
Often you can take the ICNS file right out of the application itself.
Right click on the .app itself and choose to show package contents Browse to Contents -> Resources * Drag the desired ICNS file out to your desktop
I ran into an app the other day that I couldn't find it for, SeaMonkey...strange.
Craig E
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+5Easiest way is to...1. Select the App and copy it (Command+C)
2. Go into Preview.app and select "New from clipboard"
3. Save as a PNG file with "alpha" selected.
4. Upload to the JSS.
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+31A lot of times I just google image search the product and find a icon off their website to use which is generally higher quality
Another option is to:
show package contents:browse to the .icns file
Copy (cmd + c) the icns file
Open Preview
cmd+N to paste from the clipboard
Save as to a png
+16I would use the .icns file as described by several others. I however
don't bother transferring it to a PNG. The only difference I've noticed
is that non mac browsers don 't see it when you load your policies page
because they can't read .icns files. Not really a bid deal since self
service is a mac only thing and your macs will all see the file just
fine. And they show up normally in safari.
Then it's just control click on the app show package contents go to
the resources folder and copy the icns file. Upload that. You are
done.
-Dusty-
Dustin Dorey
Technology Support Cluster Specialist
Independant School District 196
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools
dustin.dorey at district196.org
651|423|7971
So nobody had any suggestions?! (sarcasm)
LOL!
Thanks for the flood of quick answers!
Rich Barron
+1I customized my store icon for my mobile devices but what about the Mac Desktops and Lap Tops. Has anyone successfully changed the icon for the store for non mobile devices?
+5Yes, we've branded the Self Service app for a long time. You can delve into the application package to '/Applications/Self Service.app/Contents/Resources' and modify the "Self Service.icns" file.
We also changed the name of the app, by modifying the "CFBundleExecutable" key in 'Applications/Self Service.app/Contents/Info.plist' then renaming 'Applications/Self Service.app/Contents/MacOS/Self Service'. Finally, rename the app bundle itself and voilà... your very own branded self-service app.
HOWEVER... we've decided to stop this practice once Mountain Lion comes along since it requires apps to be code-signed by default and these modifications will break the code signing.
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