The Icon Editor lets you create your own art (icons, pointers, and bit maps) and save them for use by applications.
Icons, pointers, and bit maps produced by the Icon Editor are graphic symbols that are made up of pels (also known as pixels) in any of the following display states:
An application can use an icon to represent a minimized standard window. For example, an application that lists telephone numbers could use a telephone icon when minimized. An application can also use icons as warning symbols in message boxes (for example, an exclamation mark or an upraised hand).
An application can associate a pointer with the mouse or similar pointing device, so that the user can move the pointer around the screen to select controls or text. A pointer could also be used in an interactive graphics application to draw graphics on the screen. For example, a free-hand graphics-drawing application could use a pencil shape to represent the pointer.