RE: Registry File
- Posted by engale zack <engale2000 at hotmail.com> Feb 25, 2002
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bensler at mail.com wrote: > Actually, I am specify using a registry file. > > The problem was that I was specifyng the icon for *.ex, but not for > *.exw. Windows was assiging the icon for *.exw files, and giving it the > wrong one. > > You turned my brain on when you said there could be different size icons > > in the file. Thank you. > I had assumed that it was the same icon, but used differently with 16bit > > and 32bit programs. > > Chris > > Derek Parnell wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > I'm assuming that by "I try using the icon in exw.exe" you meant that > > you went to the File > > Associations dialog and selected the option to change the icon and then > > selected exw.exe as the > > source of the icon. Well I did the same on my Windows 2000 system and I > > didn't see any differences > > in the icon displayed using any of the Windows Explorer views (list, > > small icons, and large icons) > > > > However, want you might be seeing is that some programs have embedded > > both a 16x16 icon and a 32x32 > > icon and Windows picks the best one for the current view. If the program > > > > doesn't have both, it tries > > to convert whatever is does have to the different size if it needs to. > > > > 25/02/2002 1:50:12 PM, bensler at mail.com wrote: > > > > > > > >Can anyone explain this? > > > > > >Strangely, when I try using the icon in exw.exe for both *.ex and *.exw, > > > > > > > > >the icons for both files are the same. But if I use it for only *.exw > > >files, I get a different icon that looks more suitable. > > > > > >I don't think it's just my system, because I have tried on different > > >computers, and it's the same effect. > > > > > >Because of this, I need to use euphoria.ico for *.ex files. > > > > > >Chris > > > > > > > > --------- > > Cheers, > > Derek Parnell > > > > And people wonder why I just stick with WIN98... That's one reason I don't fell like messing with all that up there. Lates Engale