Windows system icon

[DugzDMan]

Does anyone know how to specify which icon should be used by Windows (like whenever a user uses alt-tab to move between program)? The right icons are showing up in the program, task bar, shortcuts, etc. But I get the flying windows when using Alt-Tab.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Doug

[zmerlinz]

this might be because your icon for the taskbar it is a 16x16 pixel size but to show up in alt-tab in need to be a 32x32 pixel icon so if yo change it to this size it should work

[DugzDMan]

Is there a way I can check that right now?

I am at work using WinNT4.0 and the only graphics program on here is "Paint". It only opens bitmaps (as far as I know).

I remember seeing a thread somewhere about how to designate which icon the system will use, but can't remember where it is.

Thanks,
Doug

[zmerlinz]

there is a program on your vb cd that is used to make the icons at any size that you want, you may find it a little more useful, if you want i can email it to you if you want, what is your email address, BTW the program is called imagedit

[zmerlinz]

in fact here it is, if you can't open zip files then i will email it to you

[DugzDMan]

Thanks. I was able to open the zip file, but not the icons. Apparently they aren't in the proper 3.0 format. Some gave an error stating they weren't in 3.0 format, others came up as an unknown format. :-(

Any other ideas :-)

Thanks.

[zmerlinz]

did you go on the file meny then new and choose icon, then choose the top one out of the list, then try it, if alll fails then try copy and paste, might work ??

[DugzDMan]

I tried that, but wasn't able to open the file again. When I choose New, it doesn't give me the option of opening the file. I don't have anything else I can open it with in order to copy and paste either. :-)

Any other ideas :-?

Thanks for the help
Doug

[zmerlinz]

well i just created a picture in mspaint,i resized it so that in the bottom right hand corner it said 32x32 then i chnaged the colour of the pic, then i went to the edit menu and selected, select all then i went back to the edit menu and went copy.

theni opened up imagedit went new, icon, ega/vga 32x32 then went to the edit menu and selected paste and it pasted it in.

do you want to email me either the icon or the bmp and i will see what i can do for you,my email address is [email protected]

hope i can help

[DugzDMan]

Thanks. The file is on its way. I may have been doing something wrong when trying to open it, but I don't think so.

[zmerlinz]

hi

I have just converted it to a proper 32x32 icon, i will email it back to you in a minute, all i did was copy and paste like i did with the other picture that i said and it worked,

if you need anymore help don't hesitate to email me