WCMICONS.INC custom icons

[KozakMak]

For example, I use in WCMICONS.INC

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701=55

and it works in Start menu.

What other options can I use without creating a em_command ? Trying %COMMANDER_EXE% it doesn't seem to work.

[petermad]

2KozakMak
You can create a wcmicons.dll with more icons in it than TC's currently 87 icons. Then you can map other cm_commands to these extra icons. like in this iconset: https://tcmd.madsenworld.dk/icons/tciconsflat.zip

But, you can ONLY map cm_commands to the icons in the dll file.

Since TC 11.50 icons set for em_commands will now also be used, but only for icons in wcmicons.dll or .ico files or %COMMANDER_EXE% - but NOT from other exe or dll files.

[KozakMak]

2petermad
so if I use for 1st icon in Start menu 701=55 it only can be taken from WCMICON(2).DLL ?

[petermad]

It should be taken from the currently configured icon library ("Configuration" -> "Icons" -> "Set default icon library" (button))

Notice that if the first Start menu command is a cm_commnd, then the icon for that command (if mapped) will be used, and if the first command is an em_command with a valid icon, the that icon will be used.

Also notice that if there is an .inc file with a name that corresponds the .dll file that TC is configured to use, then that .inc file takes precedence over wcmicons.inc.

I a file with the name wciconex.dll exists in TC's program directory, then that file is automatically used if TC is configured to use wcmicons.dll

[KozakMak]

wciconex.dll

How correct would it be to edit the wciconex.dll and add my own icons?

[beb]

2KozakMak
For instance, like I do it:

1. make a copy of the vanilla wcmicons.dll as wciconex.dll [once in a life-time*]
2. rename wciconex.dll to wciconex.icl
3. add your custom icons to wciconex.icl
4. rename wciconex.icl back to wciconex.dll
5. repeat steps 2-4 each time you need to add your custom icons there

* Note: actually, I did step 1 twice: when I began using my custom icons (the first time), and when I switched from old-style icons (wcmicons.dll) to the new-style icons (wcmicon2.dll) and recreated my wciconex.dll from scratch (the second time, in 2019).

[KozakMak]

2beb
nice one!
...and icons from iconsdb.com ? what other resources are there?

[beb]

2KozakMak
No matter what the source is, my basic approach is as follows:

Step 1: Creating a master icon.
The master icon should at least include all the formats/sizes currently supported by the operating system, e.g., for Windows 10 it could be:
16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64, 96x96, 128x128, 256x256
The master icon should also include all the typical intermediate formats/sizes, e.g.:
20x20, 40x40, 80x80
E.g., in summary:
16x16, 20x20, 24x24, 32x32, 40x40, 48x48, 64x64, 80x80, 96x96, 128x128, 256x256

As soon as all sizes for the master icon are collected, I use a PowerShell script and ImageMagick tool to assemble a multiformat icon (a single one, or in bulk):

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magick $array $ico

Where $array is a set of .png images of all the required sizes to make the master icon in question.

Step 2: Creating an application-specific icon from a master icon.
I use a PowerShell script and ImageMagick tool to reassemble an application-specific multi-format icon from a master icon (a single one, or in bulk):
E.g., for Total Commander's wciconex.dll (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48):

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$format = identify $masterIcon
if ($size -match "16x16|24x24|32x32|48x48") {$array += $ico} # 20x20|40x40|64x64|80x80|128x128|256x256
magick $array $ico

For AkelPad editor (16x16, 24x24, 32x32):

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$format = identify $masterIcon
if ($size -match "16x16|24x24|32x32") {$array += $ico} # 20x20|40x40|48x48|64x64|80x80|128x128|256x256
magick $array $ico

Where $array is a set of .ico formats that suit the specific application requirements for the icon sizes.
`identify` and `magick` are the ImageMagick commands.

As to the sources, from time to time, I just draw my custom icons by hand, sometimes I use online sources like icons8.com.
Your link (iconsdb.com) looks interesting as well.

[KozakMak]

It sounds very complicated. I just edited the .dll in https://greenfishsoftware.org/gfie.php#apage