zabkat support forum

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-09T21:46:18

Soooo.... You like!

Statistics: Posted by kunkel321 — 2015 Jan 09, 21:46

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-09T21:11:34

Umm... somehow I imagine that's what you would get if Dr. Seuss was allowed to design an icon for x2. Perhaps Nikos' target age-range is a little higher, and you've just spent entirely too much time with your daughter to remember what the grown-up world is really like. It's a common affliction - people with young children are often found (trembling in the closet grasping mummy's faux-fur coat) starving for adult-conversations and interaction, and in times of self-doubt revert to their more basic comforts of remembrance and cartoon stability. In your case, that has manifested itself as a yearning for Dr. Seuss. But do not worry, it'll pass; just stock up on lots of milk and cookies, and spend tomorrow morning doing as much crayon-based damage to your wallpaper as possible (up to 1-metre in height). Nice bright primary colours are best, so be sure not to use any of those modern "muted blends" that have appeared in adulterated boxes recently, they will only cause more harm than good to your tummy when you try to digest them. Soon you will be able to face reality again, matriculate magically back into your normal damaged (yet socially functioning) grown-up self, and the Dr. Seuss fetish shall be but a faint memory of a better, if seriously distorted, world.

Our prayers (for green-eggs and leftover candy-canes) are with you.

Statistics: Posted by Kilmatead — 2015 Jan 09, 21:11

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-09T20:46:38

Have been geeking up some x2 app icons... I think I like the newest...

Edit:

x2 app icon 1-9-2015.zip

Statistics: Posted by kunkel321 — 2015 Jan 09, 20:46

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T22:15:26

Cool. Looks like they already have is as an ICO for download.

Statistics: Posted by kunkel321 — 2015 Jan 05, 22:15

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T19:44:55

Yeah, it's the highest resolution. Here's the source:
http://www.veryicon.com/icons/system/qu ... /x2-1.html

Statistics: Posted by IneedHelp — 2015 Jan 05, 19:44

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T19:39:23

That's a nice one!
Is that the highest-rez you have? We can make a multi-size ICO file from it, if you want.

Statistics: Posted by kunkel321 — 2015 Jan 05, 19:39

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T19:21:10

I always liked this one, using it since 2010-2011

Statistics: Posted by IneedHelp — 2015 Jan 05, 19:21

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T19:01:23

that's good to know... hopefully I'll remember that the next time I want to change a taskbar icon...

Statistics: Posted by FrizzleFry — 2015 Jan 05, 19:01

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T18:50:51

For taskbar icons one must hold while right-clicking (without the programme in question running), which is almost as intuitive as the pronunciation of 'aluminium' in Great Briton (5 syllables instead of the American 4). One often wonders what MS were thinking...

Statistics: Posted by Kilmatead — 2015 Jan 05, 18:50

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T18:43:26

what I find works to change a taskbar icon is to create a desktop shortcut, change its icon then drag it to the taskbar and pin it...

Statistics: Posted by FrizzleFry — 2015 Jan 05, 18:43

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T18:27:03

if you right click on a shortcut icon, there is an option to change the icon in the property page. Perhaps that will work for the taskbar too

Statistics: Posted by nikos — 2015 Jan 05, 18:27

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T16:59:09

Though ironically, ResUpdater won't update the actual icon on your desktop...

We're going to have to have a little chat one of these days about exactly what "ironically" really means. That said, it won't update the desktop icon because such a link points to the EXE and I can only modify the DLL without awakening the wrath of the Wicked Witch of the East.

Statistics: Posted by Kilmatead — 2015 Jan 05, 16:59

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T16:02:18

Actaully I lied. This

is the icon that I use. (Though ironically, ResUpdater won't update the actual icon on your desktop).

It's moot anyway because v3 seems to have broken ResUpdater. I'll post a reply in the appropriate thread
http://forum.zabkat.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8379
EDIT: My bad.... I forgot to re-direct the folder path to -xplorer2_ult- rather than keeping it at -xplorer2_ult_beta.- It's working fine.

Extra note: It's not "xplorer3" ("xplorer cubed") but rather xplorer2 ("xplorer squared") version 3. At least that's how I read it from the help dialog.

EDIT 2: I'll try to attach that icon (.ico) zipped up.

Statistics: Posted by kunkel321 — 2015 Jan 05, 16:02

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T08:48:08

I hope you understand this is only meant to be constructive crticism. Btw, Is it xplorer3 now?

Yes, it is V3 these days. And it's well known that Nikos has no aesthetic sense, but he makes up for it by having a constructively thick skin, so it's every man for himself.

I made a really ugly one for Paddy's Day once...

Replacing the resources will do nothing for size on the desktop though - this is why (older) people generally just raise their DPI to de-compensate for highres displays...

For toolbar icons, even with larger skins you still need to right-click the toolbar and uncheck the Small Icons setting. Again, not a massive difference (without DPI changes) but usable.

Statistics: Posted by Kilmatead — 2015 Jan 05, 08:48

Re: Larger desktop icon?

2015-01-05T03:26:44

Well you said, "xploer2 icon."
You're not the first person to dislike the icon. Do a forums search for "big ugly orange icon"

Personally, I think it looks too much like the Outlook icon... I like to use Kilmatead's Resource Updater tool to change it back to the old gold one (which I prefer).

Statistics: Posted by kunkel321 — 2015 Jan 05, 03:26