Custom Desktop Folders

[Mark Schonewille]

Ray,

It is a text file. I gave you an example of the text. LiveCode can 
create such text files. The file should be saved inside the folder of 
which you want to change the icon.

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Mark Schonewille

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On 4/16/2015 01:37, Ray wrote:
> Mark  -  thanks for these tips but I'm afraid I'm not quite following you.
>
> Should the text file have any text in it?  Which folder should I save it
> in?  And finally, how do I set the settings you've outlined from within
> Livecode?  I guess these things are delving into an area of Livecode
> I've never used.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray
>
> On 4/15/2015 12:56 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote:
>> Hi Ray,
>>
>> Make a text file with Notepad. Save it in the folder as Desktop.ini.
>> Use the following settings:
>>
>> [.ShellClassInfo]
>> IconFile=Folder.ico
>> IconIndex=0
>> InfoTip=Some sensible information.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Mark Schonewille
>>
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>>
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>> On 4/15/2015 23:30, Ray wrote:
>>> Does anybody know of a way, from within Livecode, to create a folder
>>> and give it it's own custom display on the desktop?  I'd imagine this
>>> would be done with an .ico file.  I'd like to do this for both Mac
>>> and Windows.
>>>
>>> I've looked through the RunRev store and haven't found any extensions
>>> which do this.  Maybe through a command-line somebody has written?
>>
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