Storage of Icon sizing

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From: Pop (nobody_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 16:30:54 -0400

Hi all,

Is there any chance anyone knows where the Desktop Icon
sizes are stored?

I'm suspecting it's in the registry, and that there would be
two or more sets of data since there is a picture size AND a
text font and size and probably one or more envelopes for
the complete icon.

The reason for my interest is so I can control the sizes of
the icon presentations beyond what is available. Ideally, I
would prefer to have Text Only icons without graphics. I've
found DesktopX which does what I need, but is cumbersome if
there is any activity other than minimal on the Desktop.
Every icon has to be manually created and setup with
DesktopX. Plus, it's an additional layer of complexity
which shouldn't be necessary, if it can be handled another
way.
  It wouldn't matter whether the text presentation was
actually text or a graphic representation of text; I don't
care how it's accomplished unless it's a PIA process. I
would also like, and suspect won't get, to have the text
change when the mouse hovers over the text, ready to click.
e.g. under a VIDEO text menu on my desktop, I have MM2 as
one of the choices. When I hover over MM2, it switches to
MS MM Ver 2 for the text. The changing text isn't a
dealbreaker though; I can do without it; it's only a
druther.

Thanks for any input you may provide: any and all advice
appreciated. Oh yes, I'm no guru, but I do know my way
around working with the Registry and everyday internals, so
don't be afraid of being too technical - if I don't
understand I'm not shy about asking <g>, and yes, I am aware
of the dangers of making changes to system files and data.

Regards,

Pop 

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