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naveen

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Oct 27, 2004
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Hi all

I am working on macintosh system and developed an application using QT Programming kit (C++ GUI programming tool).

I want to change the icon of my application.

How i can do this on mac system.

Plz help.

Thanks and regards
 

eXan

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Sorry, but your title says about exe files. I belive these are application launch files in Windows, but there are no exes on Mac. If you work on a mac you should know that. Mac's apps have extension .app

Now to change an icon of any document/folder/application you need to open Get Info winodow from the File menu in Finder or press Command-I, then select the small icon on the top-left and paste another one :)
 

yellow

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Oct 21, 2003
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Create and .icns file using Icon Composer (part of XCode), put it in the Resources folder of the application bundle. Don't forget to define the icon in the app builder.
 

GeeYouEye

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yellow said:
Create and .icns file using Icon Composer (part of XCode), put it in the Resources folder of the application bundle. Don't forget to define the icon in the app builder.

I think he's talking about a C++ program without an application bundle.

The only way, AFAIK, is to use the copy/paste method mentioned above.
 

naveen

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Oct 27, 2004
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sorry Its an .app file and want to change the Icon of this app. How i can do this when i am making the project using QT (C++ GUI tool kit) and how i can change after making the .app file from the qt programming.


I am apply ur solution but still i am not able to change the icon of .app file in my system.


Thanks and regards
 

naveen

macrumors member
Original poster
Oct 27, 2004
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Hi all
now i am able to change the .app's file icon using the copy paste. But i want to set the icon when i am making the project . I want to set the icon using programming. Plz help me how i can do this???

Thanks and Regards
 
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