Themes
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:39
Are there any themes or skins available for XYplorer? I would at least like to change the folder icon from the old Windows 98 yellow style to one of my liking. Is this possible? Thanks!
Hi and welcome to the XY forums!Deadhead wrote:Are there any themes or skins available for XYplorer? I would at least like to change the folder icon from the old Windows 98 yellow style to one of my liking. Is this possible? Thanks!
I'm not sure what Microsoft's thinking is on this J_C. I changed the generic folder icons in Windows 7. Now when I call up any folder's properties it reads "Attributes: Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)" but it doesn't actually affect the attributes of files. They are not set to read-only (but can be if you want). Similarly with individually customized folders. I have been using this set up for months without any problems.it required read-only status on folder to work
i can only wonder where you find this cool apps, but it's one more time i found your links very useful. this little app is quite astonishing. too bad it doesn't develop any more.FeatureCreep wrote:To change generic folder icons globally:
You can use Icon Phile. It's no longer developed but is free and still works on Win 7. Available here:
http://www.freeware-guide.com/OldGoodFr ... Phile.html
Hi, eil. Thanks for the compliment. Icon Phile occasionally has some minor glitches but it still works on Win7. For converting PNGs to ICOs I use Icon Sushi http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.php rather than the more popular IcoFX.i can only wonder where you find this cool apps, but it's one more time i found your links very useful. this little app is quite astonishing. too bad it doesn't develop any more.
I'm not interested in skins as such but I think Portable Icons would be a logical extension to Portable File Associations. You can choose which icon appears for a given extension in the Open with... menu but not what icons appear in the list or tree. But I suspect that in terms of Don's roadmap it would be near the end of a back alley, off of cul-de-sac, closed for road maintenance.Are there any themes or skins available for XYplorer?
After dismissing it Icon Phile is open but minimized to the taskbar but seems to work OK. I just remember it being buggy and crashing occasionally but it didn't do anything adverse to the registry. It's a while since I last used it so I can't be more specific. As we're dealing with registry changes, I feel more confident recommending Icon Phile for XP than Win7." is not a valid integer value
Generali can only wonder where you find this cool apps
Yeah, I quite like the Tango icons as well. But we should point out for some readers of the forum who may not know: Tango Patcher (and tweaks like it) alters system files not just the registry. You can still download and use most of the Tango set with less invasive methods.Deadhead wrote:Excellent links!
I found a another way to customize:
http://browse.deviantart.com/customizat ... &q=patcher
I'm currently using Tango Patcher and XYplorer looks pretty good.
I had the same thing. That's why I am using one of the patchers found at deviantART - http://browse.deviantart.com/customizat ... &q=patcherchavlji wrote:Thanks for the tip, mate!
But it didn't worked... I've changed all the keys and still nothing. I've even searched the whole registry for "%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll," and there is no more entry pointing to folder icon.
And Xyplorer is still displaying the ugly yellow icons.