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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Icon Bug

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djlaptop
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Posted: 23rd Sep 2002 20:38
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Hi,

When I add an icon in the "Icons for EXE" list, DBPro makes my executable with the icon, but not completely.

My icon file has icons for the following:

16x16x2
16x16x256
16x16xtruecolor

32x32x16
32x32x256
32x32xtruecolor

48x48x16
48x48x256
48x48xtruecolor

However, when I make the EXE, it replaces my 16x16x2 and my 48x48x256 icon with the default DB icon. Since WindowsXP defaults to thumbnail view, this is the icon that's displayed. Can anyone confirm this?
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Gib007
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Hi!
I've had the same problem...
I found out that your icons should be 16 colours to work properly. My icon is 32 X 32 in resolution and 16 colours and it works properly, but with 256 colours, it never worked as it was displayed incorrectly (wrong colours) or not at all and was replaced by the original DBS logo as yours did...
There are some programs which allow you to change the actual 16 colours palette and therefore you can have different tones of one colour, providing you replace another colour from your palette as you can only have 16 colours!

Also make sure that your icon file (32 X 32 with 16 colours) is placed in the same folder as the program's executable will, and include it along from DBPro as you did earlier. When you compile your program into an executable, your icon should be displayed correctly...

Kayron James Mercieca - [email protected]
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Fireburst
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Icons work fine with more colour than 16, i've had them work ok in true colour.

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Gib007
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Posted: 26th Sep 2002 00:53
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Well then, I guess all dispatched DBPro copies have different bugs in them!
Apparently loads of people can make stuff work while others can't, isn't that wierd?

Kayron James Mercieca - [email protected]
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Fireburst
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You have to make sure that the .ico file is placed in the root of the project before you get the IDE to select it (so no dropping it in a sub folder).

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Zero
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Posted: 26th Sep 2002 18:58
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If any of these advices don't work, try to apply the new icon with a resource hacker.. DBPro compiled exes have resource for icons.

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djlaptop
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The icon does work, but not in 16x16x2 or 48x48x256. In all other color depths and sizes it appears fine. DB seems to overwrite these icons.

I opened up a compiled EXE in a resource editor and took a look at the icon - my icon is there, but again, the DB icon was present for 16x16x2 and 48x48x256. When I replaced these icons, the EXE refused to run.

Could somebody post a link to a compiled EXE with what they'd consider to be a working icon?

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Gib007
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Posted: 28th Sep 2002 17:48
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I have an icon of 32 X 32 in 16 colours, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't!
This is really pissing me off too...

I can't seem to find a program that will allow me to actually MODIFY the icon an EXE has embedded into it with one that I have created!

Anyways, if I create an entirely new project and insert my own icon before saving, then save and compile, sometimes my icon is there, other times I have to try the same process again...
On my current project (not a test, a project), DBPro refuses to include my icon!!!

Will DBS please fix all the bugs that are present in the icon mananger of DBPro?

Kayron James Mercieca - [email protected]
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kriz786
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have you tried using something like ico-changer, i'm not at home but if you want i could send it to you.

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Gib007
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Ico-Changer only works with 32 X 32 in 16 colour icons!
He wants to replace the DBS 48 X 48 in 256 colour icon with his own 48 X 48 in 256 colour icon...
This is what I want to do too, but I can't seem to find a program which can do it!

Kayron James Mercieca - [email protected]
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Fireburst
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I use Iconforge

http://www.cursorarts.com/

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