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Hey everyone!

I have made an app in Xcode using AppleScript, and for a finishing touch I just really need to know one thing:

How do I create, and apply an image to my Xcode project?

Thank you very very much in advance to anyone who can answer this question in an easy to understand, well described way! 🙂

PS: When you answer please include how to make the image (what image editor is good, how to make it the correct height and width etc.), what file type to save the image as (eg. '.png', '.icns' etc.), how to apply that to my application in Xcode, and finally how to save the app (as a '.app') with that image applied!! Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on May 1, 2013 2:25 AM

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xnav

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May 4, 2013 5:45 PM in response to Jwpackard

What do you have here?

Jwpackard Author

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May 4, 2013 11:48 PM in response to xnav

The name of my file, but without the .icns extention on the end...

xnav

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May 5, 2013 7:33 AM in response to Jwpackard

Is the icon file included in the target?

Jwpackard Author

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May 5, 2013 9:10 PM in response to xnav

Yes, it is... But I just got a big surprise: I created a new project, and got the icon that I had been trying to use for my Text to Speech project, dragged it into the App Icon section, and when I right clicked on the application under Products and looked at it, it had the icon I had used, not just the ICNS image! So, it's still not working in my Text to Speech project... (confusing!) but when I create a new project, it works!! I think all the settings looked the same though, so I have no idea why it's still not working...

red_menace

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May 5, 2013 9:19 PM in response to Jwpackard

Sometimes Xcode just gets lost, although for me it is usually in the Interface Editor - have you tried removing all of the icon stuff (files, links, etc), clean the project, and then readd?

Jwpackard Author

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May 9, 2013 12:08 AM in response to red_menace

Yes, I did try that, although it still didn't work...

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