It works, Thank you,
Igor Maslov wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm trying to do quite simple thing - set a shortcut to installed > executable. It works and if my icon is embedded in executable I can see > icon image displayed on the shortcut: > > This works fine: > > <File Id="notepad_exe" Compressed="no" Name="notepad.exe" DiskId="1" > Source="C:\src\notepad.exe" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes"> > <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" > Name="TestIcon" Advertise="no" Icon="notepad.exe" > WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" IconIndex="0" /> > </File> > <Icon Id="notepad.exe" SourceFile="C:\src\notepad.exe" /> > > But when I try to use a separate icon file, I see a symbolic image of an > icon, instead of icon image itself (the same symbolic image of an icon > that I see in Windows explorer): > > This does not quite work: > > <File Id="notepad_exe" Compressed="no" Name="notepad.exe" DiskId="1" > Source="C:\src\notepad.exe" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes"> > <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" > Name="TestIcon" Advertise="no" Icon="icon.ico" > WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" IconIndex="0" /> > </File> > <Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="C:\src\icon'ico" /> > > If I open my desktop folder, and select "Thumbnails" view I can see my > icon.ico picture on the shortcut, but in all other modes I just see > symbolic image of an icon. > > Is there a way to make it working? > > And two more questions, that are related: > > 1. I assumed that IconIndex references to the index of the image inside > .exe, .dll, or .ico files, but when I try to set nonzero IconIndex in > wxs file, the shortcut looses it's icon. > I can see in the editor, that file has multiple images. > > 2. After shortcut is created by Windows Installer, I tried go to > "Properties/Change Icon" to find out what are the actual icon settings, > but editing of the properties was disabled. > I did not put (at least explicitly) any user account restrictions in > my Wix files, and I use domain account with administrator privileges. > System is Windows XP. > Is it possible to "unlock" for edditing properties of installed > shortcut? > > > I'd appreciate any help or ideas about above problems. > > Igor M > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Setting-icons-to-shortcut%2C-works-with-exe-but-not-with-ico-tf3509122.html#a9821544 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
