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From: monahan@gemini.cs.nps.navy.mil (James Monahan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Dos Icon to Prettier Icon (was "MicroEmacs ...")
Message-ID: <1978@gemini.cs.nps.navy.mil>
Date: 23 Mar 91 10:01:13 GMT
References: <1991Mar22.183539.26218@sj.ate.slb.com> <6755@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
Reply-To: monahan@cs.nps.navy.mil (James Monahan)
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
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I guess that this question is one of THE most asked questions with lots
of confusion and a genuine breakdown in communication.
Normal DOS programs do not have an embedded icon as do Win apps.
You can change the icon in the Program Manager; this is usually answer #1.
This applies to ANY app as it is ONLY displayed in the PM.
Some Win apps can have their embedded icon modified; there are at least 2
shareware programs that can do this provided that the icon is a 16 color icon.
(Don't know why these 2 programs can't find the monochrome icons.)
THEREFORE, these Win apps will have your choice of icon in PM and when
minimized.
As stated before, normal DOS programs do not have an icon inside but Windows
uses 1 of 2 files (depending on your Win mode: WINOA286.MOD or WINOA386.MOD)
to show the ugly grey DOS icon.  The 2 afore mentioned shareware programs can
find this icon and swap in a new one; I personally use a sea shell for my
DOS icon.  This means that any DOS program will display a sea shell when I
minimize it.
Off my soap box.
Regards,    Greg Monahan