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DJMaze:
After i switched to the C::B nightly snaps i've noticed they have a new set of resource icons.
I dislike them because they are:

- unsharp (blurred)
- to big font
- background to big in size (just the full 48x48 is used) and ugly

Now they overrule my explorer windows and i hate it.

Shure maybe others do like the icons, but not me and every time i edit the registry to point to my custom icons it gets overwritten.
So i've modified C::B to ignore all registry settings/checks to force my custom icons.

Here are some proposals:

1. Ignore the "DefaultIcon" registry settings and allow ico theming for the filetypes
2. Use cleaner icons (i've attached an example)
3. Have a contest

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TDragon:
It's all well and good to say the icons are ugly (I wouldn't go that far, but they could use some improvement), and it's better to have made a start toward something better (as you have), but -- two things.

First, a good icon is a set of images, one for each supported icon size (for WinXP, that includes 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, and 64x64, if I recall correctly). So if you're going to propose a new set of icons, you've a ways to go.

Second, the current set of icons was created by thomas, I believe, so the best thing to do as well as the courteous thing to do would be to bring your suggestions to him first, and Yiannis (mandrav) as project lead if necessary.

Cheers,
JohnE

DJMaze:
i know about the sizes since i use Microangelo to design icons

XP: 16x16, 32x32, 48x48 and 64x64 (includes mask)
WinX/2k: 16x16, 32x32, 48x48 and 64x64 in 16, 256 and true color (true color is not default)

I can't find a place where 64x64 is used though, and the same for 16 colors (you don't use C::B in safemode anyway)

For now i have 32x32 and 48x48 in 256, true color and XP

penguino:
I prefer your .cpp icon over the existing - it is clearer and more recognizable.

thomas:

--- Quote from: DJMaze on March 21, 2006, 02:32:55 am ---Shure maybe others do like the icons, but not me and every time i edit the registry to point to my custom icons it gets overwritten.
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Just a tip: If you don't configure Code::Blocks to set associations on every startup, this does not happen.

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