Give a Folder under 'Programs' a Icon, like 'Games'

jpiek · Feb 3, 2006

Yes, you can give a folder an icon, IE if you make a subfolder under 'programs' , but file explorers also show them :

create a textfile 'icon.lnk' and enter in it :

1#ceshell.dll,-162

save it and make it hidden....

It looks like the -162 is a code for the icon entry, some files take only '0',
(1#repllog.exe,0) ceshell.dll for example allows -142 -144, -147 and -148

Now on to linking other icons to links (program's, mortscripts !), read someting about it here

vijay555 · Feb 3, 2006

Johan: I've posted on this elsewhere. The number is an icon offset within the dll/exe. You need an icon viewer/scanner too find the icon offset you need.

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jpiek · Feb 4, 2006

Hmm, nice, but how do i find these offsets ?

vijay555 · Feb 4, 2006

Because I love you

Be careful, sometimes it goes off hunting for half an hour. It's best to count downwards then upwards. You'll get the hang of it! PHM Tools has a very useful dll full of icons.

BTW, don't forget the first numbers before the # are the length of the shortcut string, ie everything after the #. I don't think it ever makes any difference, but it'd make for an interesting buffer overflow exploit I guess.

30#"\Windows\PHMShell32.dll,-173"

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=222846#222846

Phew
Since we're on the subject, I might as well throw this one in for completeness.
You can use an icon NOT from the executable (ie not the default one) by using this kind of syntax:

65#ctlpnl.exe cplmain.cpl,4?\Storage Card\!Install\ftxPBrowser.exe,0

65=length of shortcut string
ctlpnl bit is an example of how to access control panel features (change the 4. You can access tabs where appropriate thus: 4,1 = 1st tab)
Everything after the ? is used to identify the target icon offset in ANOTHER dll/exe.
Change the 0 to specify an offset.
So in this example you're showing the memory control panel, using ftx's default icon.

Enough already! VJOkButt beckons...

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jpiek · Feb 4, 2006

vijay555 said:
Because I love you /

:shock:

:roll: :lol:

PHM Tools has a very useful dll full of icons.

Got it yesterday !

BTW, don't forget the first numbers before the # are the length of the shortcut string, ie everything after the #. I don't think it ever makes any difference, but it'd make for an interesting buffer overflow exploit I guess.

I think it's used for shortcuts that point at "MSCALENDER"IE, not to an executable, to decide what's commandline, and what not...

Phew
Since we're on the subject, I might as well throw this one in for completeness.
You can use an icon NOT from the executable (ie not the default one) by using this kind of syntax:

65#ctlpnl.exe cplmain.cpl,4?\Storage Card\!Install\ftxPBrowser.exe,0

YES ! that's what i was looking for ! I created some mortscripts, and if i put them in a Todaylauncher, they all have te same icon, now i can add individual icons !

jpiek · Feb 4, 2006

Works like a charm...

The PHM tools i d/l didn't have the dll with all the icons...
Seems i've misplaced the old one

On to a Icon hunt....

Btw, can you use a .bmp as icon, with offset 0 ?

vijay555 · Feb 4, 2006

Don't think so. Use something like Microangelo librarian and import your own bmps into a dll and use that. That's how I use claunch.
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ZeBoxx · Mar 4, 2006

vijay.. your app's not finding any icons in ceshell.dll on my device - I'd imagine it's supposed to? :>
Tried shell32.exe as well.

It did find the icon for DeviceInformation.exe , though.

Oddly enough, a freeware desktop app has the same thing.. can't find anything in ceshell.dll / shell32.exe, but does find the DeviceInformation.exe icon (resource -103). Weird?

vijay555 · Mar 4, 2006

Hmm, never really tried it. Just tried Microangelo on rom dumps of the same files, and same findings. Will look into it on a real device I suppose... Any particular icons you're after?

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jpiek · Mar 5, 2006

Wierd, here's my 'Harvest"

Internal Icons

From PHM Plus tools

[Edited: Created imges instead of links !]

ZeBoxx · Mar 5, 2006

vijay: naw, I was just checking to see if there would be an appropriate "Task Manager"-ish icon in there for a TaskMan shortcut for another thread

Figured I'd use your utility to have it have a go at it, but went through -65535 with no luck

jpiek: yeah, I know there's tons of icon packs out there, but then the user would have had to download those first

jpiek · Mar 5, 2006

ZeBoxx said:
vijay: naw, I was just checking to see if there would be an appropriate "Task Manager"-ish icon in there for a TaskMan shortcut for another thread Figured I'd use your utility to have it have a go at it, but went through -65535 with no luck

jpiek: yeah, I know there's tons of icon packs out there, but then the user would have had to download those first

No, have a look at the internal ones, their great for 'normal' system icons !!

jamiemckee · May 15, 2006

Could someone upload the icon dll from phm tools?? I don't seem to have it... or any other dll etc with some decent icons in (I'm particuly after a bluetooth one, maybe ir, to use with VJVolubilis and PHM tray launch)

vijay555 · May 15, 2006

I host the PHM tools on my website. Pull the dll from there:
http://www.vijay555.com/vj/!Tools/PHMTools.zip

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ZeBoxx · May 15, 2006

Philippe's site is back online as well, btw - so you could download direct:
http://www.phm.lu/products/PocketPC/

dirkuijt · Oct 25, 2006

Other solution:

get the program "start menu manager pro 1.2"

With this util you can select a folder, and click on "change icon"

select a source (for instance a dll) end you get a visual of all icons.
Tap your favorite, and your icon is set...

4 dummies, too easy!

p.s.
trial doesn't allow this... so start googling...

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