How to load alternative app icon ?

[jjk]

Hi all

I tried to apply the tweak

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IconResource=1

but nothing happens.
In what section of what file ini have I to add that line ?
Can I restart with saving or without saving ?
I tried many options but I don't see any difference versus before.

[Pagat]

The line "IconResource=" is already present in the INI file so don't need to add it. To make sure you edit the correct INI open it in XY via "Tools | Open Configuration File...". Search for "IconResource" and change the value to 1. Save the file. In XY choose "File | Restart without saving". Now you should see the new black/white icon.

[jjk]

Thanks Pagat, but nothing works.
When I run "Open Configuration File" Notepad opens %appdata%\XYplorer.ini which does not contain any line with "IconResource".
Nevertheless I edit the file by adding that line in [General] section, I save it, then I restart XY without saving.
I don't see any black/white icon, nowhere.
Anyway I can live without it, I believed that many icons should be changed, like a new set of icons for files, folders, tabs, and so on.

Thanks again.

[Stefan]

This line is there in an old ini after the second start of XYplorer v9.00.0004 or later

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[Settings]
; ...
; Tweak: set to 1 to use alternative app icon
IconResource=0

Setting IconResource= to '1' will show an alternative black/white icon for XYplorer:

IconResource=1

AlternativeAppIcon.png

[kiku]

Doesn't work on Windows 7 x64 if you set taskbar properties to hide labels

[Stefan]

@Don
FYI: CTB XY-icon not reseted to default

I have an XY.exe icon in my CTB
which is switched to alternative icon too (xyplorer.exe /2)

but not reseted to (xyplorer.exe )
after restoring the default (IconResource=0) in the ini


v9.00.0010

[jjk]

Great thanks, Stefan, for your explanation.
Now it works (on XP SP3), not yet tested on W7.

[Stefan]

Just to be clear for the successors who find this thread:
this IconResource tweak is exchanged by IconFile= tweak

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v9.00.0017 - 2010-04-16 16:00
    * New app icon, the "Black Orange" (sorry, no better idea).
    + New tweak to load app icon from a stand-alone icon file:
        IconFile=[Filename]
      [...] 
    - Removed tweak IconResource.

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