add_buffer("32.ico", icon, size);

it would be great if this worked! then we could include the icon in the exe instead of having it lying around in the folder.

The problem is this: the icon must be loaded at the very beginning of the application start, before the engine is opened. Thus it must be an external file because add_buffer only works afterwards.

But you can alternatively change the icon directly in the exe with an icon editor. Then it's included in the exe.

does the icon of the exe get displayed on the window? last time i checked it didn't but maybe i don't remember it correctly.

No, the exe icon doesn't get displayed on the window. I think there is another icon in the dll which gets used.

It would be great if the window also used the icon from the exe! Couldn't this be changed?

doesnt it work when you change the icon of the acknex.exe with reshacker and then publish your project?

No, this doesn't affect the icon of the engine window.

No, it doesn't. I'll check if we can implement using the icon of the EXE, instead of the DLL icon, for the window and toolbar.

does this also work with my own exe if i use the engine from c++ or other languages or does this only work with the original acknex.exe?

It works with the original compiled EXE, but when you use your own, you can set the icon anyway:

HICON app_icon = LoadIcon(hInstance,MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON)); // use your ICON ID here
SendMessage(ev->hWnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL,(LPARAM)app_icon);
SendMessage(ev->hWnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG,(LPARAM)app_icon);

thanks! i tried this and it works but there is a small problem.

in my exe i have this resource:


i get the icon like that:
HICON app_icon = LoadIcon(hInstance,MAKEINTRESOURCE(1));

but then a 32x32 icon gets used for ICON_SMALL and ICON_BIG. 32x32 doesn't look good on the window where it's supposed to be 16x16! (that's also why the default a7 icon is so ugly on the window.)

maybe you or someone else knows how to get a 16x16 icon for ICON_SMALL?