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MacDownApp / macdown

Open source Markdown editor for macOS.
https://macdown.uranusjr.com/
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Options for Icon Color? (differentiate from Mailbox and other blue apps) #334

Open SimplGy opened 9 years ago

SimplGy commented 9 years ago

This is crazy, and probably only me, but I always have MacDown and Mailbox open. They both have electric blue icons with white insignias in them surrounded by white rings, and both start with the letter "M". I always have difficulty when cmd+tabing remembering which is which.

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Maybe nobody else has this problem. It's obscure. It only happens with these two apps together. It involves a failure of all the mnemonic devices particular to my brain. It's such a corner case and so ridiculous, but it drives me crazy every day.

I'm willing to do the different icon color options and add a little blue/green/orange option to preferences.

Maybe other folks would think it's cool to have different colored icons.

Would you be open to a PR for this?

SimplGy commented 9 years ago

If anyone else has this "issue" and wants to self medicate, this does the trick: https://dribbble.com/shots/1619305-MacDown-Icon-replacement

Just "view package contents" in MacDown.app and replace the icon file

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uranusjr commented 9 years ago

Probably too specific a problem, and I’d rather focus my (already too little) time working on other things. This is very doable by setting NSApplication’s applicationIconImage property, though. I’d be more than happy to accept a pull request if anyone’s interested in implementing it.

Leaving this open so that someone might be interested.

SimplGy commented 9 years ago

Oh ya fair enough. Thanks for giving this issue more attention than it deserves :)

I think it might be fun to try to do this, actually. I'll take a crack at it if I get a free day.

alexkaessner commented 9 years ago

Good idea. This reminds me of Adium or xScope, where you can choose the app icon (color).

If you need help with the app icon recoloring I could help or share my icon from dribbble! :wink: