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I think it might be a bug of some sort. I've changed all 9 icon pictures for my application. The EXE uses my icon, but the shortcut on the desktop uses the MMF2 icon. Even if I manually create a shortcut from the EXE, it still uses the MMF2 icon... help?
Mine works fine. You using MMF Dev?
Are you using the MMF2 installer creation facility?
I just did a quick test. The shortcut icon works fine within a folder, but on the Desktop it reverts to the MMF2 icon... Even a copy of the EXE (not a shortcut) uses the MMF2 icon...
not using developer. I'm also using the latest update.
thanks.
I can't reproduce. Try restarting your PC.
I did restart it. and that's when I posted...
when I right-click the EXE and choose Properties, the MMF2 icon is the icon represented in that window.
thanks.
Yea I did all you said and mine still works fine, although I am using MMF2 Dev
Its working here for me, but I have MMF2 Dev on this computer.
Upload a test file in the file archive and others can turn it into an EXE and see.
I've just tried with the standard version of MMF2 and it was OK. I've also loaded the resources of the EXE file with a resource editor and all the icons are OK.
Maybe try to delete all the icons and applications and rebuild it?
Yves.
here's the link to a test file. I just through in my icons and I'm still getting the same result. must be my computer or something weird...
http://www.5amproductions.com/mmf/test_app.mfa
thanks.
more testing....
I went to Display Properties, then Appearance, then Effects. Then I selected "Use Large Icons" and then my app shortcut displayed the correct icon. I wonder where it's finding that MMF2 lightning bolt icon?
Perhaps you needed to rebuild your icon cache. There are steps you can take to do it manually, or if you use IconPackager, you can press a button and it rebuilds the icon cache for you.
I don't have IconPackager... I'll look into that rebuilding the icon cache.
one more thing I've discovered. I have a screen shot of two icons on my desktop. both are MMF2 apps. One is using the MMF2 icon set, and the 2nd one uses my icon set, but is displaying the MMF2 icon... except for this: it looks more orange with a nasty key/alpha. weird. don't know where it's taking it from.
the link is:
http://5amproductions.com/mmf/MMF2_icons.jpg
thanks.
That's odd. It does that when I build an exe too!
MMF2 Std.
whoa... in a way, I'm glad it's not just me and my system!
thanks for the post.
That orange icon is the standard 32x32x8 icon for MMF games
When I opened the exe in an icon editor, it shows 2 32x32x32 icons, the second (which is favoured by windows) seems to be the 32x32x8 default icon. Definatly a bug. I'll try it with a fresh project and see if the same happens.
Edit:
This doesn't happen with a fresh app. It could have been caused by the version you're running (I'm using dev) or the way you imported the icons. Did you copy+paste, import, or what? (I tested it by drawing icons using the editor)
I made my 32-bit icons in another program (three sizes), then imported them in the MMF2 icon editor. Then, I copied and pasted from the 32-bit to the 16 and 8 bit icons. I'm not using Developer... just standard.
thanks for testing this out.
Any clues as to the cause? As I mentioned, when I build his example, the same thing happens for me.
Haven't had it happen with my own apps yet, however.
I just tried making an icon the way you described and it didn't show the glitch. Try making the icon again in the same way in a fresh app and see if you get the same problem again. Seems like you might have just been unlucky.
btw, if you want/need to, you could possibly use something like resource hacker to delete the unwanted icon. I'm not sure if it would work though.
still the same result. not just on the desktop, but in any file explorer window with the Icon View used.
worth a shot.
I just explored the Multimedia Fusion 2 folder in Program Files, and a few EXEs in the Data and Runtime folders have the same exact icon that is being created with my apps. It's the same orange-red color, with that same nasty key/alpha.
"still the same result"
ok, that means it's reproducable then, which is good (it should help to fix it)
So:
1) Which build are you using? (the latest is R241)
2) Which editor did you use to create the images?
3) What format are the images saved in?
4) Step-by-step: how did you import them
Also, it may be worth importing one icon at a time, building the app between each, and checking when the extra icon appears (I used the freeware @icon sushi to see what icons were in the exe) When the icon which looks orange appears, you've found the problem.
The problem in the test_app.mfa application is that the size of one of the images is 31x32 instead of 32x32. I've quickly tried to find a way to change the size of the image, without success. Do you remember what you did that could have caused the change of the image size?
Yves.
That's it, Yves. I used CorelDraw 11 and Corel Photopaint 11 to build my icons. They were about a pixel short of being square (47x48, 31x32). I just assumed MMF2's icon editor wouldn't allow me to change the dimensions of the actual icon space. I recreated an application using new SQUARE versions of my icon, and it works great now. thanks for the solution (and a great product for us "non-programers")...
Thanks, but theoretically the size of the images in the icon editor cannot be modified. Could you tell me how you were able to modify it? I.e. how did you import your images? So that I can fix this problem. Thanks! (I've tried to reproduce it - very quickly I must say - and I couldn't find a way to change the size)
Yves.
I found a way to reproduce:
1. Create a 32x26px image (or whatever) and save it as a bitmap.
2. Go to edit the 32x32-256c icon.
3. Click import (ctrl+o)
4. Select the bitmap and click open
5. Check Box mode and Import as Selection
6. Click Select and select the whole image (and a bit more)
7. Click Okay
This is what I did:
After creating three sizes of icons (45x46, 31x32, 16x16), I clicked the "Clear" button in the icon editor (first icon). Then I clicked the "Import" button. I imported my 45x46 PNG. Nothing was checked in the "Import Options" window, and I hit OK. I repeated this procedure for the following two icons.
For the 256c and 16c versions, I did this: I went to the 32-bit version, hit Ctrl+A to select the entire icon. Then I hit Ctrl+C to copy it to the clipboard. I went to the corresponding sizes and hit the "Clear" button, then Ctrl+V to paste the image. I repeated this process for each size.
Thanks! I'll take a look.
Yves.
I actually have the same problem. guess it isnt just me. I've also put mine in a folder which strangely fixed it. bringing it back to desktop would bring back the mmf2 icon though :/