trash icon

[rtsnoz]

is it possible to change the trash icon, if so how?

thanks

[Jacques]

It is possible, I've seen it done through themes.

The best place to find help would probably be Duality's website (http://conundrumsoft.com), poke around on their website for clues.

Post to their forums if you can't find anything helpful on their website..

[Jacques]

Trash on the Desktop For Mac OS X

OSXFAQ Reader Tip By Corey Baldwin

I don't know about you, but I miss the Trash on the Desktop. I've tried TrashX to get the Trash back on the Desktop, but it seemed to have problems and every time I updated the OS TrashX quit working. So I found a work around myself which involves the Terminal using the ln command.

cd to your home directory and type...

ln -s .Trash Trash

This command creates a visible symbolic link called Trash in your home directory of the .Trash folder which is hidden. The symbolic link has a generic folder icon which can't be easily changed, so from the Finder I made an Alias of it on the Desktop and pasted in my favorite icon.

There you go Trash Can on the Desktop!

Enjoy!

[vickishome]

DragThing also offers an option to put a trash can on your desktop. It was one of the first options I added when I upgraded to OS X. :)

[DFrakes]

Originally posted by Jacques
cd to your home directory and type...

ln -s .Trash Trash

One caveat: the above command creates a symbolic link to the directory .Trash on the boot volume, not a "universal" Trash like Mac OS 9. So the new Trash icon you have on your desktop will only work as "Trash" for your boot volume --- if you drag a file from another volume, it will simply copy the file to .Trash on the root volume, rather than trash it.

[Jacques]

Hmm.. so each volume has to have it's own symbolic Trash link in order for this to work properly?

I prefer to use my Finder windows to hold a Trash link, always a short & quick drag away..

In case anyone does not know how to do so: open the trash, hold down on the trash icon in the title bar then drag it to a Finder window toolbar - presto!

[Dr.Evil]

Install Iconographer (http://www.mscape.com/products/iconographer.html).

In a Terminal window (as an Admin user), type the following, entering your password when prompted:

$ cd /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Resources
$ sudo cp HIToolbox.rsrc HIToolbox.orig.rsrc
$ sudo cp HIToolbox.rsrc HIToolbox.copy.rsrc
$ open -a "Iconographer" HIToolbox.copy.rsrc

Now you can use Iconographer to edit the file. Paste new icons for Trash Empty, Trash Full, and whatever other icons you wish to change. When you're done, Quit Iconographer, go back to the Terminal window and type:

$ sudo mv HIToolbox.copy.rsrc HIToolbox.rsrc
$ exit

Log out, then back in, and presto!

[rtsnoz]

i follow your instructions in terminal and it opens duality 3.1?

[Dr.Evil]

It shouldn't. That's why I included -a "Iconographer" in the open command.

[wgscott]

Download a free desktop trashcan from here:

http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/%7Ekyanagi/mac/en/trash14.sit

[nkuvu]

Changing trash icon != moving trash to desktop.

Just wanted to clarify that.

Also, there's a program called CandyBar which enables drag and drop ability to change the trash can icon. I don't have a link currently, but I'm sure you can find it.

[Federico_pagiola]

Regards,

I have downloaded the trash utility indicated above. I have OS 10.3.0.

I have noticed some strange behaviour. Occasionally, when I trash an Alias, the trash will actually more the original item to the trash.

So be careful when trashing alias with this trash utility.

Also, the trasg icon does not change when something is in the trash.

Otherwise I like this utility a lot!!!!!!!


Regards

[derjoern]

On http://www.xicons.com you'll find a lot of nice icons to change the your personal interface. I'm working with OS X 10.3.4 and I'm trying to change the Icon of my trash can.
Found on xicons.com, I'm trying to set this icon: http://www.xicons.com/details/1172.html but there's no way to change the old Trash Icon.
Does anyone know how it works!? :eek:

[rtsnoz]

yep, i ended up getting candybar. it works