Quarter of an icon in File Explorer

[badkarma]

Just noticed that my icon on my app when listed in File Explorer on my older iPAQ 3970 (Pocket PC o/s v4.20) shows a the top left hand quarter of the full size icon and not a smaller version of it as it should...

Not sure if the above explains the weirdness ... if not, I'll submit a pic.

Dont suppose its a real prob - more a cosmetic really...

[willisgt]

I take it that your 'icon' is actually a small image control.

Did you create the image control in the Designer, or using AddImage? In either case, you might try setting the 'mode' property of the image control to cStretchImage.


Gary

[klaus]

Hi badkarma

A few questions:
How did you add the icon to your program ?
You should add it in the IDE menu File/Choose Icon

What size is your icon ?
On my Qtek 9090 WM2003 even a 16*16 pixel icon is displayed correctly.

There can be several icons in one icon file.

To see what the icons in the file look like you can use either:

Icon4ppc viewer 2nd post
Icon Editor - COMPETITION TIME

Icon Editor:
Icon Editor

Best regards

[badkarma]

Thanks for the reply all,

Its a 32x32 pixel 16 color EGA/VGA icon, added by the ...

IDE Menu Choose file -> Icon

When I get home tonight I will re-save the icon under an alternative icon editor and re-apply it to the project, recompile and retry ... then write back ...

Cheers

Steve

[klaus]

You should perhaps save it with 256 colors ! ?

[willisgt]

Sorry, I should have read through the problem more carefully...

[badkarma]

Hi, sorry for delay in replying with updates.

Have now saved it with 256 colors but the icon still shows as a top left quarter image on the Pocket PC with Windows O/S v4.20.

I think I will put it down to an OS issue as it appears fine on my other PDA (WM5).

Have fun!

[kyto]

Hi badkarma:

I have same problem:

Tested in a QVGA device (Ipaq 2210, Windows 4.20) and one VGA device (Axim X51v, Windows Mobile 6.1).

The icons 32X32, 256 colors, are showed as a quarter of icon in device with Windows 4.20, and in VGA device are displayed correctly.

Icons 16X16, 256 colors, are displayed correctly in both.

I solved it of the following way:

I used IconWorkShop 6 (Axialis Software - Icons, Make Your Own Icons, Vista Icons, XP Icons, Macintosh Icons) free 30 days trial (I suppose that it is possible to do it with another program of similar characteristics, but I have not verified it.

Open the file that you will convert into icon, and if it is necessary, resize the image to 32X32.

Go to: File_Create Windows Icon From Selection, and select 32X32-256 colors and 16X16-256 colors formats, and save.

Use the icon created in the wished application in Basic4ppc, and now the icon will be displayed correctly in both devices, QVGA and VGA.

This problem only happens with optimized compilation, not with nonoptimized compilation or forced QVGA.

Saludos...

[badkarma]

Thank you kyto - I will have a go.

[Cableguy]

Originally Posted by kyto

This problem only happens with optimized compilation, not with nonoptimized compilation or forced QVGA.

Saludos...

Wile the NEW optimized compile was not available, all icons were 16x16, no exceptions..
Now with the Opti-complile it would be expectable this kind of behavior...
Still, nice workaraound you found there...
I would suggest AWIcon as it is a freeware Icon Editor...
Or Even, our OWN Icon editor from klaus, wich can create 16x16,256color AND 32x32,256Color icons, in the same file...