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Icons [message #1366]

Wed, 01 March 2006 02:16

mentaltruckdriver
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Greetings:

I was wondering how I would make an icon for my application? I have the .ico file I wish to use however I'm not sure how to code it to change the standard application icon (when compiled) to my .ico icon. Could someone please help me?

Thanks.

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Re: Icons [message #1371 is a reply to message #1366]

Wed, 01 March 2006 10:05

mirek
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mentaltruckdriver wrote on Tue, 28 February 2006 20:16

Well, actually, this part is a little but tricky for U++, as this is the only use of .rc file (I believe we are speaking about Win32 here).

Put icon.ico to your package directory.

Add app.rc:

5555 ICON DISCARDABLE "icon.ico"

This will make icon appear in Windows filesystem.

Add

app.Icon(Image::Icon(5555, true), Image::Icon(5555, false));

into your GUI_APP_MAIN (app is your main app window; alternatively put Icon.... to its constructor)

Mirek

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Re: Icons [message #1382 is a reply to message #1371]

Wed, 01 March 2006 22:14

mentaltruckdriver
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thanks!!

EDIT: see error messages below...

[Updated on: Wed, 01 March 2006 22:32]

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Re: Icons [message #1383 is a reply to message #1371]

Wed, 01 March 2006 22:31

mentaltruckdriver
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umm...when i compile it gives me this error:

C:\upp\mingw\bin/windres.exe: can't open icon file `icon.ico': No such file or directory
App.cpp
C:\App\AppLocation\App\App.cpp: In function `void GuiMainFn_()':
C:\App\AppLocation\App\App.cpp:445: error: `app' undeclared (first use this function)
C:\App\AppLocation\App\App:445: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each func
tion it appears in.)
2 file(s) compiled in (0:08.93) 4468 msec/file

There were errors. (0:09.25)

What did I do wrong??

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Re: Icons [message #1384 is a reply to message #1383]

Wed, 01 March 2006 22:37

mirek
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mentaltruckdriver wrote on Wed, 01 March 2006 16:31

Hard to say. Looks like you do not have icon.ico file in your package directory and that you do not have app declared inside GUI_APP_MAIN....

Maybe I was not clear enough, in your code should be something like

struct MyApp : TopWindow {....

// or perhaps : WithMyLayout<TopWindow>

.....

GUI_APP_MAIN {
   MyApp app;
   app.Icon(Image::Icon(5555, true), Image::Icon(5555, false));
   app.Run();
}

Mirek

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Re: Icons [message #1385 is a reply to message #1384]

Wed, 01 March 2006 22:56

mentaltruckdriver
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ah. thanks

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Re: Icons [message #1392 is a reply to message #1384]

Thu, 02 March 2006 00:55

mentaltruckdriver
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OK it compiles correctly and the icon works however when I close the application it gives me the "This application has encountered a problem and needs to close..." - which never occured before I got the icon working. Here is a snippet of my code from the GUI_APP_MAIN line down:

GUI_APP_MAIN

{
     
    SetLanguage(LNG_ENGLISH);
    
    

    MyAppFs().Type("MyApp Documents", "*.wrd")

             .AllFilesType()

             .DefaultExt("wrd");

    PdfFs().Type("Portable Document Files", "*.pdf")

           .AllFilesType()

           .DefaultExt("pdf");

 

    LoadFromFile(callback(SerializeApp));
    
    MyApp app;
    app.Icon(Image::Icon(5555, true), Image::Icon(5555, false));

    Ctrl::EventLoop();

    StoreToFile(callback(SerializeApp));

}

What's happening???

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Re: Icons [message #1396 is a reply to message #1392]

Thu, 02 March 2006 05:37

mirek
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Well, based on what you listed, LoadFromFile(callback....) feels strange. I would need to see more of your code (consider simply zipping the package and posting next time).

My bet is that something is wrong with SerializeApp.

Mirek

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Re: Icons [message #1410 is a reply to message #1396]

Thu, 02 March 2006 23:29

mentaltruckdriver
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Aha! I found the problem!

When I implemented the code for the icon:

   MyApp app;
   app.Icon(Image::Icon(5555, true), Image::Icon(5555, false));

I removed the

new MyApp;

from the code or else when I ran it it would create two windows. when I put that line of code back in it didn't crash. Now I need to find a way to keep that line of code and work the app; part into it. Any help with this is appreciated.

Thanks.

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Re: Icons [message #1412 is a reply to message #1410]

Thu, 02 March 2006 23:38

mirek
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mentaltruckdriver wrote on Thu, 02 March 2006 17:29

Aha! I found the problem!

When I implemented the code for the icon:

   MyApp app;
   app.Icon(Image::Icon(5555, true), Image::Icon(5555, false));

I removed the

new MyApp;

Hm, I am quite confused about your code now. Please, zip the whole package and post here... Wink

Mirek

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Re: Icons [message #1415 is a reply to message #1412]

Fri, 03 March 2006 02:10

mentaltruckdriver
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never mind I fixed it...
Embarassed

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