mfc, Changing Document Icons

by **S L Smith** » Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:41:40 GMT

Hi-
I've edited the document icon in my MFC program. It works fine in the
program, but the file icon in the File Explorer Shell never changes.
I've checked my file in Resource Hacker and everything is fine. But I
still get the old icon when I save a document.

How can I force the shell to use my new document icon? -spencer

by **Ali R.** » Tue, 25 Nov 2003 05:15:30 GMT

Make sure that you have change the Icon for all the sizes and color
combinations.
In the resource editor, open the icon, on the menu there should be an Image
menu. At the very bottom it will let you see all the Devices, and it will
let you select, add, and delete them.

Ali R.

by **S L Smith** » Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:18:17 GMT

I already changed all the icon formats. Like I said, I even double
checked with Resource Hacker to make sure the stubborn icon wasn't
there. So it must be coming from the shell somehow, it's definately not
in the program.
Thanks anyways, Ali. I appreciate you trying to help.

by **Frank Hickman** » Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:33:25 GMT

What are the icon sizes? I have found that by default, it will attempt to
use the 16x16 size then the 32x32 one but the 48x48 size would only be used
if there was not a 16x16 or 32x32 of any color depth and even then it was
slightly mis-drawn because the 48x48 is scaled down, not cropped.

HTH
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by **S L Smith** » Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:58:02 GMT

Standard MFC sizes. But the problem is the icon I see representing the
document has nothing to do with the program that made it. It's not
cropped or mis-drawn... it's the OLD icon. An icon that is no longer
contained in the program. So WinXP must be associating an icon with the
document type. But how do I update that setting?

Thanks though, Frank. I appreciate you trying to help. -s

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