Finder Sidebar icons-Changeable?

[Convert]

Hi there,
I was wondering if the Finder Sidebar icons were changeable. I mean, it has an iMac as the icon for "Mo Moosa's Computer". I don't want an iMac icon (no offense), I'd rather have a powerbook icon.

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mo Moosa.

 

[bobw]

The sidebar icons would be the sames as the icons on the volumes on the Desktop. Change those.

 

[mdnky]

Use Candybar to make sure changes to System icons stick. (http://www.panic.com/candybar/)

 

[texanpenguin]

I second mdnky, CandyBar is the easiest way of changing the system icons (although they can be changed manually by finding them in your system folder [the iMac "Computer" icon is titled imac.icns]).

I changed the iMac to a PowerBook, but I don't have the computer icon in my sidebar anyway, since it's completely useless with all its components already in the bar. You can just drag it away from the sidebar and it'll poof away.

 

[bobw]

No need to go looking for the icons. Just do a Commad-I on the icon you want to use, copy the icon, then do the same on the drive icon you want to change, and paste the new icon.

No need for Candybar for this. The icons will stick with no problem.

 

[mdnky]

Not on system level icons they won't. The icons are specified in a rescource file (SystemIcons.rsrc) located deep within the Sysem folder (System/Library/CoreServices/SystemIcons.bundle/Contents/Resources).

Candybar makes it extremely easy to change these, and even easier to revert back if so wanted. You could also do it manually if that's your thing.

However, simply using cut & paste with the finder get info feature won't necessarily stick system wide on certain icons, and won't allow easy access to systems icons (folders, CDs, finder, trash, etc.)

ResExcellence - (Changing System icons icons in 10.2)
http://www.resexcellence.com/hack_html_02/08-28-02.shtml