Open the icon resource for editing by double clicking. Then notice the
control just above the editing grid that lets you switch between editing
the large icon and editing the small one.
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Browse All TopicsHi, I am currently developing an application on visual studio 6.0, and i wish to change the MFC icon on my application header. Anyone can help? Thank you.
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I is a common error. As mentioned by AlexFM you have to pay attention to this:
When you design an icon, this resource has many "versions": 16x16, 32x32, 16 colors, 256 colors, etc.
Notice when you enter to Icon Editor in Visual C++, there is a toolbar option called: "Device", normally showing a combobox with "Standard (32x32)", now select the next combobox option ("Small (16x16)"). You maybe will see the old-MFC icon again. Change it and recompile.
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by: AlexFMPosted on 2004-09-23 at 03:24:32ID: 12131744
Open Resource View, Icon, IDR_MAINFRAME. Change icon in the editor (you can do this manually or paste image from another icon/bitmap). Don't forget to change two icon sizes: 16*16 and 32*32. Icon size is selected in the Device combo.