Reviews of IcoFX

1. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 1.6.3 (Aug 18, 2008)

   Something is not right with this program.
   
   I installed it and extracted an icon from an EXE file. I chose 32x32 at 8 bit and saved it to an ICO file.
   
   It created a 16x16 at 32 bit color that is 25,214 bytes at 96 dpi.
   
   In order to get a workable graphic, I had to EXPORT the original 48x48 32 bit file to a BMP, open it in Paint Shop Pro 7.04, manually reduce the size to 32x32 then manually reduce the color depth to 8 bit (256 color) with the following settings chosen:
   
   Optimized Median Cut
   Nearest Color
   Include Windows Colors
   
   Then I saved that as a BMP file that turned out to be only 2,102 bytes.
   
   I go back into IcoFX and open the file, and it gives me a "NEW IMAGE" dialog that defaults to 32 bit color. I had to manually check 256 colors under the Colors section and 32x32 under the Size section then click OK then do a FILE SAVE AS to an ICO file that ended up being 2,238 bytes.
   
   Only then was I able to load that ICO file into the application that I needed it loaded in.
   
   I'm giving it one extra point just because the thing can successfully save in the ICO format.
   
   It should not have to be like this, should it?
2. 
   doubleaught

   Reviewing 1.6.1 (Jul 11, 2008)

   I really hate to do this...
   This program lacks the FUNDAMENTAL ability
   to RESIZE a selection. it doesn't matter what size the imported image is...it can be a billion pixels by a billion pixels, this program will scale it to the dimension IT wants to and that's that. I really wanted to like this app, but the inabililty to resize a selection gets it a 1.
3. 
   spacemarine

   Reviewing 1.6.1 (May 13, 2008)

   This is the Crown Jewel of free icon editors.
   It is small yet powerful, has a VERY clean UI design
   and is simply a breeze to use.
   
   I have used Microangelo and others in the past, but
   this one really takes the cake.
   
   This is the BEST free icon editor, and is even
   better than most of the commercial ones.
   So If you are looking for an Icon Editor -
   look no further ;)
   
   Thank You Attila Kovrig for this little gem.
4. 
   seier

   Reviewing 1.6.1 (May 13, 2008)

   Hi Gang,
   
   I still like Microangelo better, but this is 90% of that and is free vs. $40-60. I did find a minor bug where the color turns to black after you hit Ctrl+Z though. Also why doesn't the 256-color palette contain different shades of gray?
   
   Thanks,
   Christian Blackburn
5. 
   wet

   Reviewing 1.6.1 (May 12, 2008)

   perfect. most commercial softwares are far for this result :)

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