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Same icons for files as in WE
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 16:43
by ivan
I've searched the forum, wiki and FAQ and don't seem to see the answer or mentioning. My apologies in advance if I overlooked.
On my system I have VLC player set as default to play MP4 files. This resulted in the icon for all MP4 files changing to a standard VLC player icon. However, when I view the same list of files in XYplorer the icon is still shown as QuickTime player (the previous default player for this type of files). Double-clicking still opens in VLC, but the icon remains the same. Would be great if icon settings are migrated over...
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 17:17
by j_c_hallgren
I've got to run an errand but just a quikie suggestion: Check on the "Cache specific icons" on the Advanced panel of Config...not sure if any connection but it's a off-the-top-of-head idea to look at.
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 17:26
by ivan
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I already have it ticked, but the one below called "Use generic icons" isn't though. I ticked that one as well and all displayed "properly". I guess it's the phrasing "Use generic icons" that threw me off a little. Something like "Use default Windows icons" would have sounded better but that's just IMHO
Edit: would be great to have them on a per-application basis rather than sweeping across the board, but a man can dream...
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 18:01
by admin
ivan wrote:Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I already have it ticked, but the one below called "Use generic icons" isn't though. I ticked that one as well and all displayed "properly". I guess it's the phrasing "Use generic icons" that threw me off a little. Something like "Use default Windows icons" would have sounded better but that's just IMHO
Edit: would be great to have them on a per-application basis rather than sweeping across the board, but a man can dream...
Hmm, I doubt that ticking "Use generic icons" will give you the expected results. I guess what you experienced was a caching issue that should be resolved by a restart.
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 18:03
by ivan
Funnily enough, ticking the generic box did the trick, didn't have to restart either because it refreshed the window in real-time. All well than ends well
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 18:17
by admin
ivan wrote:Funnily enough, ticking the generic box did the trick, didn't have to restart either because it refreshed the window in real-time. All well than ends well
Well, go to XYplorer.exe's icon now... do you like what you see?
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 18:27
by ivan
Yep, changed back to default one. I guess there are 2 ways of doing it depending on if the rest matters or not
Re: Same icons for files as in WE
Posted: 28 Oct 2008 19:25
by ivan
A little glitch in this seems to have resurfaced. Same problem as last time, the correct icon isn't being displayed in XY.
wmp_icon.png
When viewed in WinRAR it shows just fine.
vlc_icon.png
However, in WE the same icon as in XY is shown. Ticking/unticking combinations of "Cache specific icons" and "Use generic icons for super-fast browsing" unfortunately didn't help like it did before
