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The test pocket pc is an old ipaq 36xx running 2002. I've built an application in C#.NET and deployed it to the application via the visual studio debug deployed. Once on the target test device, the icon I see from file explorer and on the top caption bar is not the one I specified in the build. Instead, its that right cornered folded down thing with smaller squares inside. In the solution properties, I've specified the icon file. That didn't seem to make any difference so I changed the build action to embedded for the icon file and did the stuff necessary to load an embedded resource. using System.Reflection; In the main form's load, I've added this.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon( Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Pocket_Spider.Spi der.icon") ); Oddly, I'm still getting the wrong icon. I read that the icons are cached and that you have to soft reset the machine to get new icons. Pushed the soft reset button. No change. Obviously, I'm doing something wrong since it can't be this hard to get an application icon working right. I would be ever so grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. ========== Richard Lewis Haggard
The application icon is specified differently from the form icon. In Project
Properties you can set the application icon, this is stored as a native icon resource (rather than a manifest item as with any embedded resource items). Once you've done this and rebuilt and deployed the project you will need to soft-reset to clear the icon cache. The icon you specify must include both 16x16 and 32x32 versions if you want the best display on both the Programs folder and Start Menu. There should be a 256 colour version for best display on most devices. Peter -- Peter Foot Windows Embedded MVP OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org [quoted text, click to view] "Richard Lewis Haggard" <HaggardAtWorldDotStdDotCom> wrote in message news:uJgDv6vKEHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Can anyone tell me why an application's icon would not show? > > The test pocket pc is an old ipaq 36xx running 2002. I've built an > application in C#.NET and deployed it to the application via the visual > studio debug deployed. Once on the target test device, the icon I see from > file explorer and on the top caption bar is not the one I specified in the > build. Instead, its that right cornered folded down thing with smaller > squares inside. > > In the solution properties, I've specified the icon file. That didn't seem > to make any difference so I changed the build action to embedded for the > icon file and did the stuff necessary to load an embedded resource. > > using System.Reflection; > > In the main form's load, I've added > this.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon( > Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Pocket_Spider.Spi > der.icon") ); > > Oddly, I'm still getting the wrong icon. I read that the icons are cached > and that you have to soft reset the machine to get new icons. Pushed the > soft reset button. No change. > > Obviously, I'm doing something wrong since it can't be this hard to get an > application icon working right. I would be ever so grateful if someone > could > point me in the right direction. > > ========== > > Richard Lewis Haggard > >
There is some further information in a previous blog post, including a
working .ico file which you can use as a starting point to build a working application icon. http://blog.opennetcf.org/pfoot/PermaLink.aspx?guid=bc8a9304-112d-4fb7-b9f7-512f62e2d8df Peter -- Peter Foot Windows Embedded MVP OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org [quoted text, click to view] "Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> wrote in message news:uPGAK$1KEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > The application icon is specified differently from the form icon. In > Project Properties you can set the application icon, this is stored as a > native icon resource (rather than a manifest item as with any embedded > resource items). > Once you've done this and rebuilt and deployed the project you will need > to soft-reset to clear the icon cache. > > The icon you specify must include both 16x16 and 32x32 versions if you > want the best display on both the Programs folder and Start Menu. There > should be a 256 colour version for best display on most devices. > > Peter > > -- > Peter Foot > Windows Embedded MVP > OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor > www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org > > "Richard Lewis Haggard" <HaggardAtWorldDotStdDotCom> wrote in message > news:uJgDv6vKEHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> Can anyone tell me why an application's icon would not show? >> >> The test pocket pc is an old ipaq 36xx running 2002. I've built an >> application in C#.NET and deployed it to the application via the visual >> studio debug deployed. Once on the target test device, the icon I see >> from >> file explorer and on the top caption bar is not the one I specified in >> the >> build. Instead, its that right cornered folded down thing with smaller >> squares inside. >> >> In the solution properties, I've specified the icon file. That didn't >> seem >> to make any difference so I changed the build action to embedded for the >> icon file and did the stuff necessary to load an embedded resource. >> >> using System.Reflection; >> >> In the main form's load, I've added >> this.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon( >> Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Pocket_Spider.Spi >> der.icon") ); >> >> Oddly, I'm still getting the wrong icon. I read that the icons are cached >> and that you have to soft reset the machine to get new icons. Pushed the >> soft reset button. No change. >> >> Obviously, I'm doing something wrong since it can't be this hard to get >> an >> application icon working right. I would be ever so grateful if someone >> could >> point me in the right direction. >> >> ========== >> >> Richard Lewis Haggard >> >> > >
Yes, I see. Light has dawned on Marble Head (That's a Boston joke. We have a
Marblehead up here. Never mind.) The problem was that I was unfamiliar with how Visual Studio.Net does its icon editing. The application is, in fact, using its icon. It just wasn't the version of the icon that I thought it was. It was using the default 16x16 version, not the 16x16 256 color that I'd been drawing. Now I've done something that is causing the build to fail ("Unspecified error on spider.icon") but that's another issue. Thank you. ========== Richard Lewis Haggard [quoted text, click to view] "Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> wrote in message news:OY2VJU3KEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > There is some further information in a previous blog post, including a > working .ico file which you can use as a starting point to build a working > application icon. > http://blog.opennetcf.org/pfoot/PermaLink.aspx?guid=bc8a9304-112d-4fb7-b9f7-512f62e2d8df > > Peter > > -- > Peter Foot > Windows Embedded MVP > OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor > www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org > > "Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> wrote in message > news:uPGAK$1KEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > The application icon is specified differently from the form icon. In > > Project Properties you can set the application icon, this is stored as a > > native icon resource (rather than a manifest item as with any embedded > > resource items). > > Once you've done this and rebuilt and deployed the project you will need > > to soft-reset to clear the icon cache. > > > > The icon you specify must include both 16x16 and 32x32 versions if you > > want the best display on both the Programs folder and Start Menu. There > > should be a 256 colour version for best display on most devices. > > > > Peter > > > > -- > > Peter Foot > > Windows Embedded MVP > > OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor > > www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org > > > > "Richard Lewis Haggard" <HaggardAtWorldDotStdDotCom> wrote in message > > news:uJgDv6vKEHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > >> Can anyone tell me why an application's icon would not show? > >> > >> The test pocket pc is an old ipaq 36xx running 2002. I've built an > >> application in C#.NET and deployed it to the application via the visual > >> studio debug deployed. Once on the target test device, the icon I see > >> from > >> file explorer and on the top caption bar is not the one I specified in > >> the > >> build. Instead, its that right cornered folded down thing with smaller > >> squares inside. > >> > >> In the solution properties, I've specified the icon file. That didn't > >> seem > >> to make any difference so I changed the build action to embedded for the > >> icon file and did the stuff necessary to load an embedded resource. > >> > >> using System.Reflection; > >> > >> In the main form's load, I've added > >> this.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon( > >> Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Pocket_Spider.Spi > >> der.icon") ); > >> > >> Oddly, I'm still getting the wrong icon. I read that the icons are cached > >> and that you have to soft reset the machine to get new icons. Pushed the > >> soft reset button. No change. > >> > >> Obviously, I'm doing something wrong since it can't be this hard to get > >> an > >> application icon working right. I would be ever so grateful if someone > >> could > >> point me in the right direction. > >> > >> ========== > >> > >> Richard Lewis Haggard > >> > >> > > > > > >
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