heres that link. http://forums.livecode.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1745
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Mike Bonner <[email protected]> wrote: > It shouldn't matter where you store the icon. In fact, it'd be better if > you created a folder for your icons somewhere like the app support > directory or some such. Then you can point to the icon file, and if you > move the folder around, it shouldn't matter. > Heres a link to a forum post that uses env variables to point to an icon > location. It points to a folder stored in a folder on the desktop, but it > shouldn't matter where the folder is as long as you can point to it > explicitly. (or in the case of the forum post, point to it at a location > relative to the user) > If you were wanting to set things up where all users see thte icon, then > inside the folder, or some place not relative to the specific user is the > way to go. Network shares would be complicated. I wonder... if you have > the .ico file in the folder, and your desktop.ini references it this way: > .\myicon.ico > does it work? It would be nice if you could start relative to the folder > ( . ) and go from there. > > Also, you can set the attributes of your icon file to system/hidden so it > doesn't show in the top level. Of course people like me have settings so > that it will show anyway but.. /shrug > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Scott thanks for your idea on this but I think I'll try something else in >> light of the possible licensing ramifications which, incidentally, I >> appreciate you pointing out. >> >> At this point I'm unable to get any icons, ico png or otherwise, to >> display by creating the .ini file myself. I have noticed that when I set >> it up through the properties tabs the automatically generated .ini file >> looks a little different: >> [ViewState] >> Mode= >> Vid= >> FolderType=Pictures >> Logo=C:\Users\RayAc\Desktop\Test\MyIcon.png >> >> Nonetheless, when I create this manually it doesn't work. And I haven't >> even begun to look at the Mac side yet. >> >> But there's hope! I've seem to have success setting up the folder >> manually, leaving the image file in the folder, treating the whole folder >> as a template of sorts and using revCopyFolder to duplicate it every time I >> need a new one. >> >> I'm going to try that as a work-around and see how it goes. >> >> Many thanks! >> >> >> On 4/15/2015 7:13 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: >> >>> Give it the full path. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Mark Schonewille < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ray, >>>> >>>> I've found the link I got the example from (IIRC): >>>> >>>> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ >>>> cc144102%28v=vs.85%29.aspx >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Mark Schonewille >>>> >>>> Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering >>>> Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer >>>> KvK: 50277553 >>>> >>>> Installer Maker for LiveCode: >>>> http://qery.us/468 >>>> >>>> Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" >>>> http://qery.us/3fi >>>> >>>> LiveCode on Facebook: >>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/runrev/ >>>> >>>> On 4/16/2015 02:01, Ray wrote: >>>> >>>> OK Mark - I've experimented a little doing this: >>>>> >>>>> Made a text file named Desktop.ini >>>>> >>>>> Saved the following content in it: >>>>> [.ShellClassInfo] >>>>> IconFile=MyIcon.ico >>>>> IconIndex=0 >>>>> InfoTip=Some sensible information. >>>>> >>>>> Created a folder on the Windows desktop named Test >>>>> >>>>> Moved both the file and a .ico file named MyIcon into the folder >>>>> >>>>> This doesn't change the appearance of the folder, although it does >>>>> change the appearance of the text file. It puts a little gear on it. >>>>> >>>>> Am I missing something? >>>>> >>>>> On 4/15/2015 1:43 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ray, >>>>>> >>>>>> It is a text file. I gave you an example of the text. LiveCode can >>>>>> create such text files. The file should be saved inside the folder of >>>>>> which you want to change the icon. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark Schonewille >>>>>> >>>>>> Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering >>>>>> Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com >>>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer >>>>>> KvK: 50277553 >>>>>> >>>>>> Installer Maker for LiveCode: >>>>>> http://qery.us/468 >>>>>> >>>>>> Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" >>>>>> http://qery.us/3fi >>>>>> >>>>>> LiveCode on Facebook: >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/runrev/ >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4/16/2015 01:37, Ray wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark - thanks for these tips but I'm afraid I'm not quite following >>>>>>> you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Should the text file have any text in it? Which folder should I >>>>>>> save it >>>>>>> in? And finally, how do I set the settings you've outlined from >>>>>>> within >>>>>>> Livecode? I guess these things are delving into an area of Livecode >>>>>>> I've never used. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ray >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 4/15/2015 12:56 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Ray, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Make a text file with Notepad. Save it in the folder as Desktop.ini. >>>>>>>> Use the following settings: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [.ShellClassInfo] >>>>>>>> IconFile=Folder.ico >>>>>>>> IconIndex=0 >>>>>>>> InfoTip=Some sensible information. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark Schonewille >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering >>>>>>>> Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com >>>>>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer >>>>>>>> KvK: 50277553 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Installer Maker for LiveCode: >>>>>>>> http://qery.us/468 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" >>>>>>>> http://qery.us/3fi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> LiveCode on Facebook: >>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/runrev/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 4/15/2015 23:30, Ray wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Does anybody know of a way, from within Livecode, to create a >>>>>>>>> folder >>>>>>>>> and give it it's own custom display on the desktop? I'd imagine >>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>> would be done with an .ico file. I'd like to do this for both Mac >>>>>>>>> and Windows. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've looked through the RunRev store and haven't found any >>>>>>>>> extensions >>>>>>>>> which do this. Maybe through a command-line somebody has written? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
