exe and taskbar icon?

[Viaro]

My icon for the main OpenXcom.exe file disappeared, and I really like the blue alien icon

I don't know how to get it back - I have windows 8, which makes it harder for me to manually find and reset it.

It must be from a mod or nightly build that replaced the .exe, because base 0.9 had the icon.

Help?

~ Viaro

[kkmic]

Mods don't replace your application icon.

Have you tried a fresh install/git build to see if the problem persists?

[moriarty]

The git-built .exe files don't have the icon. I guess it's because of the builder, although I don't know jack about that stuff

you could always keep the original (0.9) exe file somewhere, and manually assign the icon to the link...

[Amunak]

I had this problem too. You can just find the .ico file in the repo, download it and set it as the shortcut icon manually.

[Viaro]

:S I can't add an icon. I tried using resource hacker, but it didn't work. Other exe files show the icon, but this one couldn't be replaced.

I have the icon, and know a way to add it, but the exe doesn't seem able to receive it

Help? Or should I stop worrying about an icon?


EDIT: I have updated to the latest build. Problem still there. Exe file not able to receive any icons.

[Viaro]

Problem solved!

I can't change the icon of the original .exe, but I can change the icon of a shortcut.

[SupSuper]

The git-built .exe files don't have the icon. I guess it's because of the builder, although I don't know jack about that stuff

you could always keep the original (0.9) exe file somewhere, and manually assign the icon to the link...

This. Maybe I'll add the ICO on future releases so people always have it handy.

[moriarty]

Problem solved!

I can't change the icon of the original .exe, but I can change the icon of a shortcut.

yes, that's what I meant. it's also cleaner, because every new git build installation will overwrite the exe, but since the name stays the same, the shortcut (what I called "link") will still work, and retain the icon.

[Viaro]

Yep, that makes a lot of sense. Too bad I didn't understand what you meant at first Or I did, I just didn't understand why it wasn't working for the original, and wanted to fix it.

[Warboy1982]

extract to the same folder as openxcom.exe and run addicon.bat
rcedit will insert the icon resource into the executable.