Icons in executables

> Rodney,
>
> > What is the recommended procedure or tool to use to add an
> > icon for a deployed executable?
>
> Don't know about recommended, but the following should work.
>
> >                       The icon would appear in the
> > title bar of the windows of the application,
>
> There are a couple of ways of doing this.
>
> 1) Create a 32x32 icon in a file then use the ViewComposer to set the
> #largeIcon aspect of your main Shell resource to point at the icon file. You
> can also create a 16x16 icon and do the same for the #smallIcon aspect but I
> am not sure if this is necessary?
>
> 2) Add a _class_ method to your Shell presenter
>
> icon
>     ^##(self) instanceClass defaultIcon
>
> "or"
>
> icon
>     ^YourShellClassName defaultIcon
>
> Both are equivalent. The first is the way the rest of the image implements
> it but the second is more explanatory. You then have to provide a 32x32 icon
> file _with the same name as your class_. In the above you would therefore
> name the file "YourShellClassName.ico"
>
> This method may also have some issues relating to the location of the icon
> file. Putting it in the same folder as the executable or Dolphin image (for
> development) is a good bet. If you see a little question mark symbol where
> the icon should appear then you know you've got it wrong.
>
> The other advantage (?) of this method is that all the Dolphin development
> browsers will also use your icon.
>
> > and beside the filename
> > when viewed in the Windows file explorer.  Thanks.
>
> This has been mentioned before in the group (see the archive) and there are
> some external applications that will allow you to do this. However, if you
> don't mind "quick and dirty" my ImageEditor should also work. You have to
> use the Editor to create 4 icons
>
> 32x32 using 16 colours or less
> 16x16 using 16 colours or less
> 32x32 using 256 colours or less
> 16x16 using 256 colours or less
>
> You then tell the Image Editor to save the 4 icons into an _existing_ exe
> file (that _must_ be a Dolphin generated executable file).  It's a bit
> "naughty" as I use the fact that the stub Dolphin executable file has 4
> icons, with the above format, in a fixed position. I just overwrite that
> part of the exe with the new icons and, as long as they are the same format,
> nothing should be harmed.
>
> The documentation for the ImageEditor is, to put it politely, absolutely
> appalling (one day....) so get back to me for more information if you decide
> to go this way and can't work out how to use it.
>
> Regards
>     Ian