ePub file icon? - Page 2

DaleDe · 08-16-2009, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexBell

It was great, wasn't it. Window's eventual victory was yet another example of the triumph of marketing over excellence.

I'll go looking for Irfanview after I've finished here. I'm not ready to go as far as Scruffy, though.

Regards, Alex

That is not the way I heard it. Microsoft kept modifying the version of windows at the time until OS/2 couldn't run it and then started requiring that version for apps with their dll's. What they did to break OS/2 was to make a call for non-existent memory that they never intended to use which OS/2 caught and errored on since it had memory protection.

Secondly they came out with Windows95 and everyone was so scared of past windows practice of using undocumented calls in the OS that when Microsoft offered to let them look at the source they signed up. The restriction to allowing to let them look at the source was that they were not permitted to port to any other OS. At the time Adobe Framemaker had promised an OS/2 version along with other Adobe products and they killed that port to get access to the Windows 95 source code.

Is this marketing? Not where I come from.

Dale

AlexBell · 08-16-2009, 08:39 PM

Thanks, Dale. I accept your explanation.

Regards, Alex

Happ · 12-16-2009, 03:46 PM

Hum... how do you associate an icon in Win7? Could not find a way...

rogue_ronin · 12-17-2009, 08:15 PM

Get it? "e" book...

m a r

Happ · 12-18-2009, 07:29 AM

Thanks!

pigster · 12-27-2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happ

Hum... how do you associate an icon in Win7? Could not find a way...

Simple way is to open regedit and go to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.DigitalEditions\DefaultIco n

Open the (Default) key, for 32 bit Windows 7 it should be

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions\digitaleditions.exe, 1

or for 64 bit

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions\digitaleditions.exe, 1

The install doesn't always append the ', 1' correctly.

Happ · 12-28-2009, 05:43 PM

Thanks!

pisceschick · 08-18-2012, 11:21 PM

I hope it's not too much of a faux pas to add to such an old topic, but since this came up as a top result in a Google search for info on editing my Windows 7 icons I decided to go ahead and do so.

I wanted to change the same "unknown file" icon type, and didn't feel comfortable mucking about in my registry so I did some searching and found a walkthrough and an application that worked very nicely for me!

Blog post: Using Default Programs Editor to Change File Type Icons in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
(Found via Microsoft Support)

And also, here is a link to the CNet page for the utility used.

For my icon, I recolored the mobi/azw icon to a lovely green close to that of the official epub logo. A nifty Photoshop plugin came in handy in saving the .ico filetype.

DaleDe · 08-19-2012, 01:14 AM

Nice addition to the thread. It may help someone in a similar situation.

Dale

pisceschick · 08-19-2012, 03:39 AM

Well, thanks! Glad to give back, I have gotten much help here! Love MR! <3

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08-16-2009, 08:39 PM	#17
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Thanks, Dale. I accept your explanation. Regards, Alex

12-16-2009, 03:46 PM	#18
Happ Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 390 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Bebook	Hum... how do you associate an icon in Win7? Could not find a way...

12-18-2009, 07:29 AM	#20
Happ Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 390 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Bebook	Thanks!

12-28-2009, 05:43 PM	#22
Happ Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 390 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Bebook	Thanks!

08-18-2012, 11:21 PM	#23
pisceschick Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 1025706 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Classic Nook, Kindle Keyboard, Nexus 7	I hope it's not too much of a faux pas to add to such an old topic, but since this came up as a top result in a Google search for info on editing my Windows 7 icons I decided to go ahead and do so. I wanted to change the same "unknown file" icon type, and didn't feel comfortable mucking about in my registry so I did some searching and found a walkthrough and an application that worked very nicely for me! Blog post: Using Default Programs Editor to Change File Type Icons in Windows 7 and Windows Vista (Found via Microsoft Support) And also, here is a link to the CNet page for the utility used. For my icon, I recolored the mobi/azw icon to a lovely green close to that of the official epub logo. A nifty Photoshop plugin came in handy in saving the .ico filetype.

08-19-2012, 01:14 AM	#24
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Nice addition to the thread. It may help someone in a similar situation. Dale

08-19-2012, 03:39 AM	#25
pisceschick Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 1025706 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Classic Nook, Kindle Keyboard, Nexus 7	Well, thanks! Glad to give back, I have gotten much help here! Love MR! <3