gberes
18th November 2007 11:34 UTC

Application icon
Hi!

Can i change the default application icon to something else?

Thanks

Yathosho
18th November 2007 14:55 UTC

you really read yourself deep in the manual, right? try the Icon command. using the MUI you need to use the MUI_ICON definition.

gberes
18th November 2007 16:18 UTC

Thanks, it almost works now, except this:

[nsis] Icon: ".\resource\icon_copy.jpg"
[nsis] Error while setting icon to ".\resource\icon_copy.jpg": invalid icon file

gberes
18th November 2007 16:31 UTC

because it is not ico.... i know

gberes
18th November 2007 16:42 UTC

I added ico files from the NSIS distribution. The script compiles, but the app icon is still the default.

demiller9
18th November 2007 18:23 UTC

I don't understand the question here. Are you asking to change the installer icon, or your application's icon? The replies so far have been to change the installer icon, but your first post asks about the application icon.

The application icon is controlled (selected) by resources embedded in the application. The installer won't change that. You would need a resource editor to change the application icon. (However, shortcuts can have their own icons).

Don

gberes
19th November 2007 08:14 UTC

Thanks for the explaination Don. I was reffered to shortcut icon.

I still have problems about that:

CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${APP_NAME}\${APP_NAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${JRE_NAME}\bin\javaw.exe" "-jar myjar.jar" "${APP_ICON}"

In windows start menu, the icon does not show, instead there is the default icon, that windows gives, when nothing else specified.

Afrow UK
19th November 2007 12:10 UTC

What is APP_ICON set to? Have you extracted the icon file?

Stu

gberes
19th November 2007 16:15 UTC

!define APP_ICON "${RESOURCE_DIR}\sample-app.ico"

What do you mean by extracting the icon file?

Afrow UK
19th November 2007 19:02 UTC

With the File instruction.

Stu

gberes
19th November 2007 19:17 UTC

OK, it works now.
Thanks.