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Title: How to add icons my package components

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1	+	We have package "my_pkg" with components TComp1, TComp2 and want to add icons for components to IDE component pallete.
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3	+	First we have to make .png 24x24 files: tcomp1.png, tcomp2.png. If you want to get them from Delphi package, you can use the free "XN Resource Editor" to export icons from .dcr files.
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5	+	Now we need app "lazres". It's located in "tools" subfolder of IDE folder. Compile it under Windows: "c:\lazarus\tools\lazres.lpi" to lazres.exe. We use lazres.exe to create Lazarus resource file .lrs from .png files:
6	+	```
7	+	c:\lazarus\tools\lazres.exe my_icons.lrs *.png
8	+	```
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10	+	Into package my_pkg we add file my_icons.lrs (tab "Add file", type LRS). At least one unit in package must have:
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12	+	* "initialization" in which we must write
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14	+	```
15	+	{$I my_icons.lrs}
16	+	```
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18	+	* also "uses LResources" in this unit.
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20	+	Compile and install the package, two icons must appear.
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