XYplorer Beta Club

I wonder if it is possible to launch XY specifying (for example in the calling command line) a custom icon.
An example of usage would be the following: user under a limited account (me), keeping always two instances of XY, one limited and the other elevated. Both shown in the tray too. A different icon for each other would make very easy to distinguish them (I already applied a custom titlebar template, btw).
Dexpot (another portable gem) allows using custom icons in tray and taskbar. Everything (the MFT search engine) allowed this, not sure if it still does.

Any opinions?

You know you can set the icon via INI: IconFile=... ?

Oops, shame on me
I did scan the ini twice for keys containing the word "icon", and yet IconFile managed to be invisible at my eyes. Thank you.

I was intrigued by this tweak, so I decided to test it out. I am surprised to discover that the full path to the icon must be entered, so not portable.

Nighted wrote:I was intrigued by this tweak, so I decided to test it out. I am surprised to discover that the full path to the icon must be entered, so not portable.

Had the same problem. Then I found that Data\icons\icon.ico works fine. But <xyicons> isn't processed, probably because variables are not available at that time during startup.

No, I think that should be possible to add. Let me try...

Marco wrote:Had the same problem. Then I found that Data\icons\icon.ico works fine. But <xyicons> isn't processed, probably because variables are not available at that time during startup.

That is true. I was using the same short path for my catalog/toolbar icons before <xypath> and <xyicons> got implemented.

Currently it is relative to app path. Next version you can use XY Variables (e.g. <xyicons>) and Environment Variables.

What?! You can set up custom icon for the main program?! I scan through it many times before and like Marco, miss it. Anyways looking forward to the next version where you can use variables.

Anyway this is so neat. Currently setting the icon to an Apple. Yeah yeah, I know an Apple has nothing to do with XYplorer but it looks neat. You have to admit, it's pretty cute.

I've set IronMan, currently.

Hahaha Don would definitely like that more than mine. I don't think he would like a cutesy apple representing his program. Iron Man on the other hand...

HAL 9000

Nighted wrote:HAL 9000

Be careful, it might lock you out of your computer

CI-wise I made a bad mistake here. I would rather see the icon continue to represent the gods of exploration. But, if you want to know, I like the apple best.

So the original icon is confirmed to be an oriental ideogram? I guess most people outside far east Asia don't know or even suspect it...
Anyway, will IconFile also support syntax like <get username> and/or <get userrole> in the path?