i made a few windows icons in the past:

you choose a picture you like, scale it to approx 60x60px and then save it as .ico
(i did that in xnview)

then make a shortcut of yout file to the desktop, right click properties and change the icon

thanks
it seems that also gimp may export as ico...anyway i also exported as png just to be on the safe side

Bonjour,

For a file with an icon you must create an executable and add an icon.

ResHacker.exe is the tool that can easily add icon.


Edit 2012-09-16

Bonjour,

@Photocomix

2*Splash

extract in :
...\GIMP-PC_Lab-2_8_2-32bits

Edit 2012-09-18 (see Gimp_launchers_in_multiple_languages_using_maringouin.zip)

thank Samj !

I think there is a size limit on windows icons, 64x64 pix for XP & 256x256 pix for Vista/Win7

I would stick to ico format, make your icon.

right click on the existing icon, select properties at the bottom of the dialog.
select the shortcut tab & change icon
browse for your new icon & ok
Ok again for change icon and finally apply in the properties dialog.

I can never remember this so some screen shots I took along the way.

http://i.imgur.com/evCoo.jpg

Bonjour,

@Photocomix

New version with .exe files

(Instructions to create executables : \sources\*.c)


Icons :
64*64
32*32
16*16

Edit 2012-09-18 (see Gimp_launchers_in_multiple_languages_using_maringouin.zip )

thanks Samj i am installing now

Bonjour,

@Photocomix

Here future launchers for Gimp (with icon and change splash) that I will use for the next version of Gimp.
You can use and modify for your version of GIMP with lots of plug-ins.
(extract the archive in the directory of maringouin.exe)

Samj my HD fried and i lost many files

I don't see anymore your attachment (the exe with the icons ) could you repost, please ?

Bonjour,

@PhotoComix

Here is an archive with all launchers (format .exe) and sources.

Extract the archive in the directory of maringouin.exe and erase all .bat files
(In the same directory you must have : maringouin_2_8.exe , PC-LAB_EN.exe , Gimp_EN.exe , etc.)

You can edit the source and compile with gcc 32 bits.
You can easily change the icons of .exe files with ResHacker.exe
Launchers for the "PhotoComix option" are included.
The "splash" vary depending launchers.

@Samj
My storage disk went dead and i had there the copy of your previous zips

I see you remove them replacing with a new zip if i understand well the files

1 will allow to start in the "Basic" Configuration, in several different languages or using the OS locale,
2 this configuration will load with the standard splash

that is fine..more ten fine perfect !
But i have less clear how to modify that to call the "Full Extra" configuration, and where place a different splash to be loaded

I mean i believe i could compile the bat files i am using now , actually i have only 2 for English and for the computer language but maybe to get the others i just need to replace "en" with "nl" "es" etc.

and then use res hacker to assign the second icon

Or you was intending something else ?

I never did but seems doable, but what about the second splash ? where i should place it ?

i never used the ico format this is the first try



I saved twice because a warning if using the "png" option
are usable ? not even sure if they have a transparent Bg (they should)

Bonjour,

@PhotoComix

Modify and compile the C source files (xxxx.c)
I do not know what is the "Full Extra".
If you give me the splash image, your icon 64*64 pixels , the .bat files corresponding to "Full Extra," I will create sources and will compile.

Edit :
What is "No Extra" ? (Give me plash image, your icon 64*64 pixels , the .bat files corresponding to ""No Extra")

ok i am uploading now a new version and preparing a zip with splash and icons

@samj

@PhotoComix

Here are the .exe files with the new icons.
Extract in the directory where is located maringouin.exe

thanks, everything seems working well
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... z/download

@PhotoComix

You can delete "PhotoComix.exe" (GIMP-PC_Lab.2_8_2-64bits)