Re: High-res icon

[Ben Abbott]

On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:22 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:

> On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:14 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Tim Eager wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Anybody know where I can find a higher-resolution (256x256) icon for use 
>>>> on a
>>>> Win7 desktop?  The included file doesn't upscale well... Thanks
>>> 
>>> For MacOS a 512x512 icon is needed.  I've added a bug report.
>>> 
>>>        https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?37062
>>> 
>>> As Jordi answered in the bug report, can't you generate what you need using 
>>> the original SVG version?
>>> 
>>> Michael.
>> 
>> I tried converting the svg to a png, but I lost the "O". The result is 
>> attached.
>> 
>>      convert -background none -resize 512x512 "octave-logo.svg" fubar.png
>> 
>> Is there a reliable approach to convert from svg to png with a transparent 
>> background?
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
>> Would this be suitable for you? I've simply opened the SVG file into 
>> gimp-2.8, specified the target size, then exported to PNG.
>> 
>> Michael.
>> 
>> 
>> <octave-logo-512.png>
> 
> Yes. that is perfect!
> Thanks
> Ben

I had spun my own using an Octave script and placed it on the wiki in support 
of an Octave application bundle for MacOS X.  I've replaced my ugly version 
with yours.

        http://wiki.octave.org/File:Icon.png

Ben