new executable image?

by Greg 'Springer' on 10/01/2006 00:55, 17 messages, last message: 10/05/2006 18:03, 1436 views, last view: 04/12/2024 07:22

Is there a way to get a new image on a .exe file? Is there a script or a setting in visual studio to set a new image for a compiled exe? How do developers get images on their exe's???

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by Drakas on 10/01/2006 01:03

This question is not related to sauerbraten at all.

Do you mean the icon for .exe file?

Well, google it. It is M$s thing.

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by Greg "Springer" on 10/01/2006 17:14

It is about sauer, after a built in resolution changer is made (and works) a batch won\'t be nescessary. Thus a exe will be used to start sauer and an icon would just make it look better. So I ask again, how do you add an icon the a exe file?

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#3: Re: icon 4 EXE

by MeatROme on 10/01/2006 17:27, refers to #2

reshacker

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by Greg on 10/01/2006 19:42

reshacker??? WTF??

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by guest57 on 10/01/2006 20:37, refers to #4

please use google before posting

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by makkE on 10/01/2006 22:44, refers to #2

lol

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by Passa on 10/01/2006 23:40

Oh dear more modders.

Theyve finally worked out the maths questions..

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by Soulsliver on 10/02/2006 02:03

never heard about icon modding but these days everything seems possible...

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by chead on 10/02/2006 03:00

"It is about sauer, after a built in resolution changer is made (and works) a batch won\'t be nescessary. Thus a exe will be used to start sauer and an icon would just make it look better. So I ask again, how do you add an icon the a exe file?"

I think you're confused. Some people prefer running their programs from a console with arguments and switches, especially unix and linux users, which iirc is where the roots of this project lies. Can't you change the icon for a "shortcut" in Windows anyway?

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by Pxtl on 10/02/2006 03:14, refers to #9

Yes, you can. Who actually goes into their sauer directory to run Sauerbraten? The start menu is just a shortcut.

For example, when I made the Inno Setup installer for Cube (although I can understand why Sauer uses Nullsoft's installer instead) I made it use a custom icon for it - the same icon that's the Favicon for Quadropolis.

(also that installer provided shortcuts to edit the autoexec.cfg, batch file, launch help and the dedicated server).

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by Phalanger on 10/02/2006 04:47

The icon windows displays for an "exe" file is the first icon in the resource section. So if you create a resource file for the program, and place an icon in as resource 1 or 100 or whatever, as long as it is the lowest icon resource, it should appear.

Otherwise open it with a program like xn resource editor and add a resource (icon group) with the icon you wish to include. Make it resource number 1 (cause that is not being used).

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by Aardappel_ on 10/02/2006 05:58, refers to #7

LOL!

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by Max of S2D [Fr] on 10/04/2006 20:33, refers to #10

Favicon ?

Damn, i'm not a modder, but i dunno and i don't want resolve with my head that fuckin' 6*7.

**open calc.exe** Ah, that's 42 !

Uh... for do a icon directly FOR the *.exe, create a .RC file to your dev. project and insert into it :

1 ICON your-fucking-icon.ico

That's with Dev-C++, dunno if it work with others IDE... but it should :)

Max of S2D, getchar();

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by >driAn<. on 10/04/2006 21:32

lol

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by Max of S2D [Fr] on 10/05/2006 17:12

What is favicon ? That's the Sauerbraten Logo ?

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#16: Re: favicon

by MeatROme on 10/05/2006 17:18, refers to #15

favicon is a web-term (maybe someplace else too) and has nothing to do with an EXE's icon.
The icon of an EXE is part of it's ressources.
It can be added/deleted/modified after-the-fact by an app called "ResHacker".

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by hampus_ on 10/05/2006 18:03, refers to #15

The favicon is the small icon often seen next to the webbpage address in your browser.

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