Yellow Icon

[Josué Alba]

Hi, Just a question.
I made a interactive book with AMS and flash, but now I would like to create an icon for the EXE file not for the runing time, I mean for the "autorun.exe" file.
May a good book icon an open one.
well I know this is posible, but it is legal?

Thx for the advice

[MIchaelD]

Hi, Just a question.
I made a interactive book with AMS and flash, but now I would like to create an icon for the EXE file not for the runing time, I mean for the "autorun.exe" file.
May a good book icon an open one.
well I know this is posible, but it is legal?

Thx for the advice

Hi Josué,

If I understand your post correctly; you want to use your own icon instead of the AMS icon for your EXE, right?

This is from the AMS help file;
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Change the Application Icon
To change the icon that your application uses:

Choose Project > Window Settings from the menu.

Select Custom Icon.

Note: Any custom icon that you choose to use must be in Windows standard .ICO format.

__________________________________________________ _______________

I hope this is what you wanted to know. If not, please post again.

[Josué Alba]

nope you understand wrong. I want to change the external exe icon. not the app icon.

The one you double click to star the app.
I know how to do it , just asking if it's legal and it is. so thx

[Ted Sullivan]

We don't have a problem with you changing the icon on your published projects, so long as you do not alter any of the copyright information found in the version resource.

[MIchaelD]

nope you understand wrong. I want to change the external exe icon. not the app icon.

The one you double click to star the app.
I know how to do it , just asking if it's legal and it is. so thx

Sorry, my mistake. I understand now.

I'd like to know how to change that icon. Can you describe how, please?

Thanks

[TJ_Tigger]

We don't have a problem with you changing the icon on your published projects, so long as you do not alter any of the copyright information found in the version resource.

Ted,

Could this be an option added into AMS5 pro that would allow you to replace the golden AMS CD with the specified Icon in the project. That would be a great feature to have. A checkbox that would allow us to replace the exe's icon.

Tigg

[sside]

Yea, good point Tig.

It will be a very nice option to replace the standard icon.

What's your comment on that Ted?

Sside

[MIchaelD]

I agree with Tigg and sside. AMS is sold as a product for users to (this quote is from the AMS products page);

"...create your own custom autorun CD/DVD menus, interactive presentations, and Windows software applications."

which means ams users are creating their own products, presumably for resale. Wouldn't it make sense for icons to represent ams users products rather than those of AMS?

I hope Josué (or someone else) will tell us how to change the icon.

[sside]

Once upon a time i did experiment on that. I opened the exe with visual basic (visual studio) and i had access to the exe icon..... etc...etc

..........just a thought..........

Sside

[TJ_Tigger]

MichaelD,

It says that on the product page but the license grants you the non-exclusive rights to distribute the runtime applications created by the Software on a royalty-free basis.

You are actually using IR's runtime, hence the comments from Ted above about not changing the copyright information.

But I agree it would be nice to have an option to change the icon within the app.

Ted, When you mention chaning the icon this is in reference to the icon on the exe, right? From previouis posts in the forum, I thought this could only be done by using a resourse or hex editor to make those changes. Is this now allowed as long as the copyright information does not change?

Tigg

[Ted Sullivan]

Changing the icon on published projects (the .exe icon) is fine, but we don't officially support it or provide instructions on how to do it or even if it can be done using a resource editor etc. In fact, due to the dynamic compression of the runtime etc., it may not even be possible without corrupting the runtime.

We looked in to ways to make it possible in AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 as a built-in feature, but ran into a variety of technical problems that made it unfeasible to support as a feature. So, if you can do it manually, then by all means go ahead and try. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT ALLOW CHANGING OR MODIFYING THE COPYRIGHT NOTICES IN THE RUNTIME. THE RUNTIME IS PROPERTY OF INDIGO ROSE CORPORATION AND IS LICENSED RATHER THAN SOLD, JUST LIKE 99% OF SOFTWARE EVER WRITTEN.

Hope that helps!

[MIchaelD]

Thanks for the reminder Tigg.

I speak for myself, but I assume every person who posted to this thread wants only to change the icon and has no wish to interfere in any way with IR's copyright info.

Thanks for the hint sside. However, I don't have VB Studio - and can't program anyway. Isn't there an easier way?

[sside]

Thanks for the reminder Tigg.

I speak for myself, but I assume every person who posted to this thread wants only to change the icon and has no wish to interfere in any way with IR's copyright info.

Thanks for the hint sside. However, I don't have VB Studio - and can't program anyway. Isn't there an easier way?

MIchaelD

I know that it is possible to change the (.exe) icon. I don't know which program exactly (by name) can do the job except VB that i have tried (exe did not get corrupted after that). I'm sure that are plenty of programs that can do the same (what VB does). I consider it as a good move from IR to give as the liberty to change the exe icon so it's only matter of time until other forum members will come forward with ideas and solutions.
Where is a will there is a way.
I also think it's only matter of time until IR will come with solutions regarding customization of the icon.
If i will come with a solution i'll let you know.

Sside

[Josué Alba]

Weel here's the best way to change the Icon, is a freeware tool I found.

And as it can only change the icon think is the best wat to do so.

[sside]

Good job Josué

Sside