Glad its working! Time for a beer. Of the root variety. :) Have a great weekend.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 4:39 PM, Ray <r...@linkit.com> wrote: > Mike - I'm happy to report that this is totally resolved. I was using > something else as the text of the Desktop.ini file. When I switched to > simply: > > [.ShellClassInfo] > IconResource=genericapp.ico > > with no path whatsoever, everything began to work flawlessly. > > Thanks for going the extra mile with me on this one. Tricky thing, wasn't > it? > > Many thanks!!!! > > > On 4/17/2015 9:35 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: > >> Time for me to run away, but if things stay quirky, I'll see if I can >> borrow a win8 system and poke around this eve when I get back. >> >> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:34 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Strange. Wish I had win8 to try. If I set things using the property >>> inspector, it does adjust that file, but if I only do it with my script >>> (and set the IconResource) it stays the same. Most of the stuff you >>> list >>> in the file is for inside except the logo. >>> foldertype just adjust settings for efficient indexing. >>> >>> All I have in my desktop.ini (again windows 7) is this: >>> >>> [.ShellClassInfo] >>> IconResource=genericapp.ico >>> >>> with the ico file inside the folder, so no path needed after all. (if its >>> elsewhere, of course path it!) >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Ray <r...@linkit.com> wrote: >>> >>> Another interesting point: after I create the Desktop.ini file from >>>> within Livecode it's text is this: >>>> [ViewState] >>>> Mode= >>>> Vid= >>>> FolderType=Pictures >>>> Logo=C:\Users\RayAc\Desktop\M\PubblyIcon.ico >>>> >>>> and the file's size is 91 bytes. >>>> >>>> After I manually set the desktop folder picture from the Properties tab, >>>> to make sure it sticks, neither the text nor the attributes change at >>>> all, >>>> but the size somehow grows to 93 bytes. Something else is happening to >>>> the >>>> Desktop.ini file when changing the folder's picture manually but I don't >>>> know what it is. >>>> >>>> On 4/17/2015 9:17 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm not positive, but I THINK when you put files into the folder, it >>>>> makes >>>>> adjustments so that a) it still kinda shows your icon, while b) its >>>>> trying >>>>> to show previews of whats in the folder. I'm not sure this is what >>>>> you're >>>>> seeing, but it sounds right. I think there was a way around this >>>>> behavior, >>>>> (assuming my guess is right), but I'll have to try to remember what I >>>>> saw. >>>>> (probably another setting in the desktop.ini) >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, its not behaving the same for me. Maybe its a random >>>>> feature! >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Ray <r...@linkit.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I see. So there are three different states of this check box: empty, >>>>> >>>>>> checked and "squared". That's a new thing for me. I always thought >>>>>> there >>>>>> were just two states of both check boxes and radio buttons, but I >>>>>> think >>>>>> I >>>>>> can handle that. Thanks for laying it out. >>>>>> >>>>>> On another note, I've discovered that while the desktop icon I assign >>>>>> to a >>>>>> folder is there when I first create the folder and set it all up, it >>>>>> shrinks the instant I write or copy a file into the folder, either >>>>>> through >>>>>> Livecode or manually on the desktop. Do you know why this might be >>>>>> happening? >>>>>> >>>>>> I only see the icon I assign when viewing by medium and large icons. >>>>>> Could this have something to do with it? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4/17/2015 8:52 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> If you notice, when you set the read only aspect of the folder using >>>>>> >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> shell, then look at the properties of the folder, the box isn't >>>>>>> checked. >>>>>>> Its greyed out. This is because you set the folder itself. When you >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> the checkbox in the proprieties inspector for the folder, you're >>>>>>> actually >>>>>>> setting the rules for the contents of the folder, not the folder >>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I suspect, if you create a folder, then check that box, then check >>>>>>> its >>>>>>> attributes from the shell (attrib foldername) that the folder itself >>>>>>> won't >>>>>>> show R as one of its attribs. The checkbox isn't doing the same thing >>>>>>> as >>>>>>> the shell call. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Freaks me out a bit actually! >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
