SP Online Icon Database...

MarkSheppard · #1 October 3rd, 2007, 08:41 PM

Trying this one out with my ISP provided webspace, let me know what you think:

Link

Unfortunately, I can't show LBMs in their native format on webpages, so I converted them to 256 color GIFs, which should convert back to LBMs without any problems...

thatguy96 · #2 October 3rd, 2007, 11:40 PM

I think its awesome. I think the format's pretty cool too. Are you looking to fill in all the information to allow people to dl the icons and add the units by themselves?

MarkSheppard · #3 October 4th, 2007, 12:32 AM

Yeah, basically

thatguy96 · #4 October 4th, 2007, 12:46 AM

That's a really cool idea too. I'll definitely keep an eye on this for updates. How much spaces does one of the entries take in comparison to how much space you get? Can people submit things to you?

MarkSheppard · #5 October 5th, 2007, 04:19 AM

Yeah, just submit any icons or whatever you've done to me at ryancrierie@yahoo.com

MarkSheppard · #6 November 20th, 2007, 04:08 AM

Hm I'm faced with a quandary....

Should I maintain the icons as they are in native .bmp format; which sometimes does not work well with modern web browsers; and takes up space; or should I convert them to 16.7 million color PNGs?

The BMPs for the Crusader SPH are: 97~ kb
The PNGs for the Crusader SPH are: 7~ kb

But I'm not sure whether to do it or not; because I imagine a lot of people don't have decent image editing programs that can be used to convert between formats...