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Changing Default OpeningsHere's the customization sought:
Let's say I go to a shortcut icon and rt-click properties / change icon. I choose browse, and XP opens up Windows Explorer 'Look In.' In this case it is lookng in some system drive with icons. I want it to look in my ICONS folder and I'd like it to default to 'all files' as well. How can I set this up to open to this folder and file type every time I go to 'browse' for a new icon? Thanks, Oreally > Here's the customization sought: IME at least, XP PRo SP3, if I just switch to the folder where I put my > > Let's say I go to a shortcut icon and rt-click properties / change > icon. I choose browse, and XP opens up Windows Explorer 'Look In.' In > this case it is lookng in some system drive with icons. I want it to > look in my ICONS folder and I'd like it to default to 'all files' as > well. How can I set this up to open to this folder and file type > every time I go to 'browse' for a new icon? > > Thanks, > > Oreally own ICONS, that's where it'll go the next time I open that. If I want to go back and get the icons from within the installed programs, then I have to relocate that on my own because it's remembering which folder I used last. Something tells me I misunderstand your question; I'd think you already discovered that if you're changed ICONs around, so ... . The other possibility is to put YOUR icons into the same default folder the others are in when it starts. Icons are not usually stored as separate .ico files but rather within programs. If you are creating your own icons, you may wish to set it up so they are all in one folder too, so you can scroll thru all of them at one sitting. HTH Twayne Thanks.......but it generally opens to a DLL file....which would be tricky to
edit (adding a folder full of icons). If I browse it goes to system 32 Type: Icon Files. I suppose I could put the folder there but how to default the type file to 'all files?' -- Show quoteHide quoteMarc T "Twayne" wrote: > > Here's the customization sought: > > > > Let's say I go to a shortcut icon and rt-click properties / change > > icon. I choose browse, and XP opens up Windows Explorer 'Look In.' In > > this case it is lookng in some system drive with icons. I want it to > > look in my ICONS folder and I'd like it to default to 'all files' as > > well. How can I set this up to open to this folder and file type > > every time I go to 'browse' for a new icon? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Oreally > > IME at least, XP PRo SP3, if I just switch to the folder where I put my > own ICONS, that's where it'll go the next time I open that. If I want > to go back and get the icons from within the installed programs, then I > have to relocate that on my own because it's remembering which folder I > used last. > Something tells me I misunderstand your question; I'd think you > already discovered that if you're changed ICONs around, so ... . > > The other possibility is to put YOUR icons into the same default folder > the others are in when it starts. Icons are not usually stored as > separate .ico files but rather within programs. If you are creating > your own icons, you may wish to set it up so they are all in one folder > too, so you can scroll thru all of them at one sitting. > > HTH > > Twayne > > > > Thanks.......but it generally opens to a DLL file....which would be lol, yeah, I wouldn't want to try to edit a DLL for that<g>!> tricky to edit (adding a folder full of icons). If I browse it goes > to system 32 Type: Icon Files. I suppose I could put the folder there > but how to default the type file to 'all files?' Actually, what I should have said was to create your own DLL file for ..ico files to contain the icons you have created or separated out or whatever. I named mine simply _1Micons.dll and put it into the same folder. The "_1" simply puts it at the top of the alpha folder listing for easy locating. It could just as easily be X.dll or whatever. Or even just put your own folder in that same folder it always opens to for you (system32). At least it'd always be easy to click to. I'm not sure I understand why you would want to see "All files" and don't have any ideas on how to automagically change the filespec offhand when Change Icon is triggered. Anyway, that's about all I can think of to offer. Cheers, Twayne Show quoteHide quote > > >>> Here's the customization sought: >>> >>> Let's say I go to a shortcut icon and rt-click properties / change >>> icon. I choose browse, and XP opens up Windows Explorer 'Look In.' >>> In this case it is lookng in some system drive with icons. I want >>> it to look in my ICONS folder and I'd like it to default to 'all >>> files' as well. How can I set this up to open to this folder and >>> file type every time I go to 'browse' for a new icon? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Oreally >> >> IME at least, XP PRo SP3, if I just switch to the folder where I put >> my own ICONS, that's where it'll go the next time I open that. If I >> want to go back and get the icons from within the installed >> programs, then I have to relocate that on my own because it's >> remembering which folder I used last. >> Something tells me I misunderstand your question; I'd think you >> already discovered that if you're changed ICONs around, so ... . >> >> The other possibility is to put YOUR icons into the same default >> folder the others are in when it starts. Icons are not usually >> stored as separate .ico files but rather within programs. If you >> are creating your own icons, you may wish to set it up so they are >> all in one folder too, so you can scroll thru all of them at one >> sitting. >> >> HTH >> >> Twayne Thanks.....
The icon files I have can only be open as 'all files.' They are icl files. The process of changing an icon requires 6 or 7 steps as things are set up now. That's why I want to find a way to speed it up. How do you create a DLL file and get my icl files in them? Oreally Show quoteHide quote "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message news:eMCJfTtQJHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Thanks.......but it generally opens to a DLL file....which would be >> tricky to edit (adding a folder full of icons). If I browse it goes >> to system 32 Type: Icon Files. I suppose I could put the folder there >> but how to default the type file to 'all files?' > > lol, yeah, I wouldn't want to try to edit a DLL for that<g>! > Actually, what I should have said was to create your own DLL file for > .ico files to contain the icons you have created or separated out or > whatever. I named mine simply _1Micons.dll and put it into the same > folder. The "_1" simply puts it at the top of the alpha folder listing > for easy locating. It could just as easily be X.dll or whatever. Or even > just put your own folder in that same folder it always opens to for you > (system32). At least it'd always be easy to click to. > I'm not sure I understand why you would want to see "All files" and > don't have any ideas on how to automagically change the filespec offhand > when Change Icon is triggered. > > Anyway, that's about all I can think of to offer. > > Cheers, > > Twayne > > >> >> >>>> Here's the customization sought: >>>> >>>> Let's say I go to a shortcut icon and rt-click properties / change >>>> icon. I choose browse, and XP opens up Windows Explorer 'Look In.' >>>> In this case it is lookng in some system drive with icons. I want >>>> it to look in my ICONS folder and I'd like it to default to 'all >>>> files' as well. How can I set this up to open to this folder and >>>> file type every time I go to 'browse' for a new icon? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Oreally >>> >>> IME at least, XP PRo SP3, if I just switch to the folder where I put >>> my own ICONS, that's where it'll go the next time I open that. If I >>> want to go back and get the icons from within the installed >>> programs, then I have to relocate that on my own because it's >>> remembering which folder I used last. >>> Something tells me I misunderstand your question; I'd think you >>> already discovered that if you're changed ICONs around, so ... . >>> >>> The other possibility is to put YOUR icons into the same default >>> folder the others are in when it starts. Icons are not usually >>> stored as separate .ico files but rather within programs. If you >>> are creating your own icons, you may wish to set it up so they are >>> all in one folder too, so you can scroll thru all of them at one >>> sitting. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Twayne > > > > Thanks..... Ahh, .icl files; library files. Now I think I understand, though I'm no > > The icon files I have can only be open as 'all files.' They are icl > files. The process of changing an icon requires 6 or 7 steps as > things are set up now. That's why I want to find a way to speed it > up. How do you create a DLL file and get my icl files in them? > > Oreally expert by any means in this area. All I know is what little bits I've used because I needed them as opposed to learning much about the nuances and details. There are a lot of freebie apps that will create DLLs for you. I used iconview last time I fiddled with them and the resulting DLLs worked just fine. There are also some programs that claim to be able to add icons to existing DLLs but I never had much luck with them. You might have some luck at: http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?Category=Icon+Tools too. There are also some programs like: ICL-Icon Extractor ArtIcons ArtIcons Pro IconX aiconnnn where nnn = the rev; mine is 115 and probably old by now. exico ICO FX Liquid Icon etc. that you might find useful. AFAIK those are all "safe" and reasonably reliable apps, but I haven't played much with them in a year or so; if anything I'd expect them to have improved some. Use Google to locate sources for them; they're all over the place. There is a huge number of similar apps on the net as well, all free, but since I'm not actively using anything at the moment, it's hard to recommend anything beyond those above. Be sure to scan them for viruses etc. if you download any of them. I'll be honest though, unless you have a gazillion icons you need to organize, I found it more useful to just create another folder in Ssytem32 and put my .ico files in there. That way I had a ready way to see them all without having to open a DLL and go thru the process of calling them by number etc.. My suggestion would be to experiment around a bit and see what works best for you. And remember, once you get it working, to treat them as part of the OS or you'll forget to bring them along if you change machines, lose a drive, etc.. HTH, Twayne Show quoteHide quote > > > "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:eMCJfTtQJHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Thanks.......but it generally opens to a DLL file....which would be >>> tricky to edit (adding a folder full of icons). If I browse it goes >>> to system 32 Type: Icon Files. I suppose I could put the folder >>> there but how to default the type file to 'all files?' >> >> lol, yeah, I wouldn't want to try to edit a DLL for that<g>! >> Actually, what I should have said was to create your own DLL file >> for .ico files to contain the icons you have created or separated >> out or whatever. I named mine simply _1Micons.dll and put it into >> the same folder. The "_1" simply puts it at the top of the alpha >> folder listing for easy locating. It could just as easily be X.dll >> or whatever. Or even just put your own folder in that same folder >> it always opens to for you (system32). At least it'd always be easy >> to click to. I'm not sure I understand why you would want to see >> "All files" and don't have any ideas on how to automagically change >> the filespec >> offhand when Change Icon is triggered. >> >> Anyway, that's about all I can think of to offer. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Twayne >> >> >>> >>> >>>>> Here's the customization sought: >>>>> >>>>> Let's say I go to a shortcut icon and rt-click properties / change >>>>> icon. I choose browse, and XP opens up Windows Explorer 'Look In.' >>>>> In this case it is lookng in some system drive with icons. I want >>>>> it to look in my ICONS folder and I'd like it to default to 'all >>>>> files' as well. How can I set this up to open to this folder and >>>>> file type every time I go to 'browse' for a new icon? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Oreally >>>> >>>> IME at least, XP PRo SP3, if I just switch to the folder where I >>>> put my own ICONS, that's where it'll go the next time I open that. >>>> If I want to go back and get the icons from within the installed >>>> programs, then I have to relocate that on my own because it's >>>> remembering which folder I used last. >>>> Something tells me I misunderstand your question; I'd think you >>>> already discovered that if you're changed ICONs around, so ... . >>>> >>>> The other possibility is to put YOUR icons into the same default >>>> folder the others are in when it starts. Icons are not usually >>>> stored as separate .ico files but rather within programs. If you >>>> are creating your own icons, you may wish to set it up so they are >>>> all in one folder too, so you can scroll thru all of them at one >>>> sitting. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Twayne  
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