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I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:00
by evangelina
I am sure that custom icon is enable:
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But when I set my own rule by pointing *.pdf to acon.ico (in <xyicons> folder)
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It would not work.
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It works when I point the source to say, notepad
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Please help out. Thank you very much! I am new to xyplorer
BTW, can I use custom icons for the icons in fav file or fav folder lists?
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:10
by highend
It looks like it works as expected. Upload the acon.ico somewhere...
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:24
by evangelina
But the acon.ico is supposed to look like this...
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I also tried many other ico files.
All turned out as the generic win10 image icon
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:30
by highend
It works fine here so maybe your icon cache is broken?
https://www.howtogeek.com/232779/how-to ... indows-10/
Reboot afterwards
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:59
by klownboy
Enter e <xyicons>; in XYplorer's address bar. What is the result? Unless you provide the full path, your icons like acorn.ico, have to be in this folder for that Customized File Icons to work. Also check your spelling of acorn.ico vs acon.ico.
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:35
by admin
My bet is on the spelling.
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:36
by highend
I also tried many other ico files.
And she misspelled all of them?
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:42
by admin
Damn, right.
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 14:04
by evangelina
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Guys, thank you very much for the tips! And to point out my bad spelling
I found out what's happening.
My *.ico file was associated with the Win10 Photo Viewer App.
When I reset the association with Microsoft Paint. Everything works normally.
Finally, may I know how to use custom icons on fav files/fav folders? I know for the internal icons, I do it like this
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 14:30
by klownboy
Sure, go into the menu Tools > List Management and select Favorite Files... or Favorite Folders... and from there youcan add or modify your Favorites using a format similar to this:
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"1by1|<xyicons>\music_01.ico" D:\Music\1by1\1by1.exe
"Downloads|D:\Graphics\Icons\down_box.ico" goto "G:\downloads\";
"XY scripts|D:\Graphics\Icons\xy.ico" goto "D:\Tools\XYplorer\Scripts\";
You can also edit them from the menu, Favorites > Manage Favorite Files... or Manage Favorite Folders...
Re: I couldn't use custom icons. Please help!
Posted: 16 Dec 2021 14:36
by evangelina
klownboy wrote: ↑16 Dec 2021 14:30
Sure, go into the menu Tools > List Management and select Favorite Files... or Favorite Folders... and from there youcan add or modify your Favorites using a format similar to this:
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"1by1|<xyicons>\music_01.ico" D:\Music\1by1\1by1.exe
"Downloads|D:\Graphics\Icons\down_box.ico" goto "G:\downloads\";
"XY scripts|D:\Graphics\Icons\xy.ico" goto "D:\Tools\XYplorer\Scripts\";
You can also edit them from the menu, Favorites > Manage Favorite Files... or Manage Favorite Folders...
Nice! Thanks a lot! I love this community. So glad to finally find a dream file explorer.