MMX Mercury iconsets released
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 by c242 | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Being a Mac-iconist he released the sets for Windows XP, too. Dazzla did a great job in converting 380 icons for use in XP. Be sure not to miss some of the icons as the menu system is a bit twisted. His older sets are partly ready for download in XP format, too.
Teikoshen
Reply #2 Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:53 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:53 AM
i love them 
just curious though.. is it possible to use icon packager to import them? or ya have to like change all the icons one by one??
just curious though.. is it possible to use icon packager to import them? or ya have to like change all the icons one by one??
TheSkinsFactory
Reply #3 Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:23 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:23 AM
They are by the far the hottest icons i have ever seen.
I changed them one by one then made my own personal theme. Took forever but well worth it. Maybe i'll do a screenshot.
I changed them one by one then made my own personal theme. Took forever but well worth it. Maybe i'll do a screenshot.
c242
Reply #4 Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:56 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:56 AM
There is an IP-Theme in the IP section here, must have been uploadd shortly after I posted the news. Lucky enough to own 2 PC's, so I can use these and the incredible FauxS-XP sets. 
c242
Reply #7 Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:46 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:46 AM
News on this : http://www.neowin.net/bboard/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23271
keymastr1008
Reply #9 Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:00 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:00 PM
these look great. i've been waiting on another really good icon set. this one made me change from fauxs-xp cobalt.
craeonics
Reply #11 Friday, April 19, 2002 4:35 AM
Reply #11 Friday, April 19, 2002 4:35 AM
Not everyone likes them: http://www.virtualplastic.net/msgboard/messages/3/618.html?1019204894
, well it's a matter of taste as always, I guess... 
migellito
Reply #14 Friday, April 19, 2002 11:05 AM
Reply #14 Friday, April 19, 2002 11:05 AM
i think they're fabulous.. an excellent update and expansion to their originals. i don't understand, however, the limited backlash against detailed 32bit icons.
i saw the debate first when os ten debuted, and some complained they were no longer icons, but pictures. i think this is rediculous.
many like to hang on to old ways of doing things.. i guess i could be typing this on my old atari 800 or a c64.. but i'm not.
regarding the art of iconography, it seems odd for an artist to actually -want- limits and boundaries. regardless of how detailed icons are, they still have to convey an idea graphically, hopefully even after i've erased the annoying text beneath it. to say this has removed the challenge or worth of the endeavor is to be stultifyingly short-sighted.
i saw the debate first when os ten debuted, and some complained they were no longer icons, but pictures. i think this is rediculous.
many like to hang on to old ways of doing things.. i guess i could be typing this on my old atari 800 or a c64.. but i'm not.
regarding the art of iconography, it seems odd for an artist to actually -want- limits and boundaries. regardless of how detailed icons are, they still have to convey an idea graphically, hopefully even after i've erased the annoying text beneath it. to say this has removed the challenge or worth of the endeavor is to be stultifyingly short-sighted.
Khrysller
Reply #15 Friday, April 19, 2002 12:51 PM
Reply #15 Friday, April 19, 2002 12:51 PM
.HQX files isn´t for MAC Computers ? I can´t find a version for Windows (ZIP?). Am I blind ?
migellito
Reply #16 Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:09 AM
Reply #16 Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:09 AM
from the main menu, click on mmx-mercury. then click one of the icon sets at the bottom. then click 'windows xp' in the main window. this will begin the .zip download.
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Reply #1 Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:15 AM