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> High res icons, insert 65k-color icons in vi's and executables?
didierj
post May 24 2004, 06:23 AM
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Hi,

Did someone successfully implement executables (built with LV) with icons that have more than 256 colors?
Adding icons with e.g. microangelo seems not to work. My app isn't running anymore afterwards.

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How did you even get 256 colours? As far as I know, LabVIEW wants 16 colours max for built executables.

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post Jun 7 2004, 05:53 AM
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Thats true... oops.gif I was just looking at the vi, not the app builder.
At least 256 colours on an exe would be nice. Your app looks quite ugly when your customer installs it on an 2k or XP machine.
I tried e.g. Microangelo to add a 256 colour icon, but afterwards my app didn't start anymore.

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post Mar 23 2006, 05:58 PM
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I know this is a late reply to this topic, but I use a free tool called ResHack to modify the icon in the executable stub that ships with the LabVIEW app builder (I use this for 7.0 and 7.1.x, I haven't tried it in 8.0.1 yet) called lvapp.lib which is located in \applib. You can then go two ways, you can use the built in app builder to build your application and you will have to change the lvapp.lib file everytime you want a new "pretty" icon, or you can use the OpenG builder and perform a pre and post build subVI that renames the original lvapp.lib copies your new one over, then after the app is built, deletes the new lvapp.lib and replaces it with the original.

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post Mar 23 2006, 08:42 PM
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Chris: Thanks for the heads-up on this. It's never too late for a good solution to a common problem thumbup1.gif

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Thanks also from my side. I'm going to try it.


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QUOTE (didierj @ Mar 27 2006, 06:00 AM) *
Thanks also from my side. I'm going to try it.

Just for posterity. Here is the link to ResHack.
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I've found lots of good icon resources and ideas as well as purchasable icons from
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post Mar 27 2006, 04:31 PM
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QUOTE (chrisdavis @ Mar 23 2006, 09:58 AM) *
I know this is a late reply to this topic, but I use a free tool called ResHack to modify the icon in the executable stub that ships with the LabVIEW app builder (I use this for 7.0 and 7.1.x, I haven't tried it in 8.0.1 yet) called lvapp.lib which is located in \applib. You can then go two ways, you can use the built in app builder to build your application and you will have to change the lvapp.lib file everytime you want a new "pretty" icon, or you can use the OpenG builder and perform a pre and post build subVI that renames the original lvapp.lib copies your new one over, then after the app is built, deletes the new lvapp.lib and replaces it with the original.

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Just tried it a couple days ago, and it work pretty well.

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QUOTE (PJM_labview @ Mar 27 2006, 10:31 AM) *
Just tried it a couple days ago, and it work pretty well.

Thanks

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BTW for those who choose to use the NI Application error you will probably get an error when you start it up about the 32x32 16 color and 16x16 16 color icons not being present. You can safely click ok and build your executable. Using the OpenG Builder you don't get that error.

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post Mar 28 2006, 02:36 AM
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QUOTE (chrisdavis @ Mar 27 2006, 01:50 PM) *
Using the OpenG Builder you don't get that error.

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QUOTE (chrisdavis @ Mar 23 2006, 12:58 PM) *
I know this is a late reply to this topic, but I use a free tool called ResHack to modify the icon in the executable stub that ships with the LabVIEW app builder (I use this for 7.0 and 7.1.x, I haven't tried it in 8.0.1 yet) called lvapp.lib which is located in \applib. You can then go two ways, you can use the built in app builder to build your application and you will have to change the lvapp.lib file everytime you want a new "pretty" icon, or you can use the OpenG builder and perform a pre and post build subVI that renames the original lvapp.lib copies your new one over, then after the app is built, deletes the new lvapp.lib and replaces it with the original.

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I have now tried the technique of replacing LabVIEW 8.0.1 lvapp.lib with my own, pretty icon version of lvapp.lib and it does work. Since the OpenG Builder doesn't work under LV8, the automatic pre and post building routines that could do this replacement for me don't work.


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QUOTE (chrisdavis @ Jun 21 2006, 02:21 PM) *
I have now tried the technique of replacing LabVIEW 8.0.1 lvapp.lib with my own, pretty icon version of lvapp.lib and it does work. Since the OpenG Builder doesn't work under LV8, the automatic pre and post building routines that could do this replacement for me don't work.


Chris,

OpenG Builder does work under LabVIEW 8.0.

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