X7 only allows .bmp, .ico and some other gibberish. I've tried everything to create my own icons but no matter what I do they come out looking horrible. both .ico & bmp.
.ico 16px sq, 128px sq etc no good.
bmp @ 16px sq $ 300 dpi still no good. Antialias off. doesn't matter. What am I missing?
Myron,
300 dpi isn't going to gain you anything because you are literally only using 16 pixels by 16 pixels for the small size. If you don't like using the built in editor I will often use this online one:
X-Icon Editor (xiconeditor.com)
Just make sure you select the 16 x 16, then draw your icon. Click Export and it will export as favicon.ico, which you can then import.
-Shelby
I tried that and still didn't get the result I was after. Also note my built in editor is EXTREMELY slow in X7/Win 7. I did manage to tweak it but it took about 15 min.