setting main application icon on windows

I'm using qt on windows with mingw32-make.

I'm trying to set the main application icon in windows apps like documented in the help.

If I run 'rcc myapp.rc' I get 'RCC Parse Error: 'myapp.rc' Line: 1 Column: 2 [error occurred while parsing element]'
This is myapp.rc:

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IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "myapp.ico"

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If I don't use rcc and just try to add the 'RC_FILE=myapp.rc' I get the error 'no rule to make target myapp.rc needed by build/myapp_res.o'.

Now what is the correct way to set an application icon on windows please?

(ps. I wish windows builds would automatically add the default qt mainicon in stead so that 'empty' doswindow icon doesn't show up)

Thanks.

If you are talking about Qt app on windows,
QApplication::setWindowIconor QWidget::setWindowIcon might help you

Hi,

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Originally Posted by aamer4yu

If you are talking about Qt app on windows,
QApplication::setWindowIconor QWidget::setWindowIcon might help you

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Well these are runtime only. In explorer you will not see icons you set this way.
Thanks anyway.

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Originally Posted by JeanC

If I run 'rcc myapp.rc' I get 'RCC Parse Error: 'myapp.rc' Line: 1 Column: 2 [error occurred while parsing element]'

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RCC parses .qrc files, not .rc files.

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This is myapp.rc:

Code:

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IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "myapp.ico"

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If I don't use rcc and just try to add the 'RC_FILE=myapp.rc' I get the error 'no rule to make target myapp.rc needed by build/myapp_res.o'.

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Does the file name match? Is myapp.rc in correct folder?

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Now what is the correct way to set an application icon on windows please?

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You're very close. There must be a small mistake somewhere. Check that the path and file name matches and re-run qmake just to be sure.

Hi jpn,

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Originally Posted by jpn

RCC parses .qrc files, not .rc files.

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Yes, the docs talk about rc.exe but there is no rc.exe that I can find.

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Does the file name match? Is myapp.rc in correct folder?

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In the src folder like the help says.

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You're very close. There must be a small mistake somewhere. Check that the path and file name matches and re-run qmake just to be sure.

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I will try again as I get around to it, too busy ATM.

Edit: Just tried again, no succes.

The app is called 'cal', it's a calendar of sorts, cal.pro has a line 'RC_FILE = cal.rc' , theres a src/cal.ico and src/cal.rc which contains 'IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "cal.ico'.

running qmake gives no errors but there's no icon.
I must be doing something wrong still.

Thanks jpn.

Where is cal.pro? Unless it's also in src/, it should be "RC_FILE = src/cal.rc".

Yes that was the solution. pf :)

Great.
Thanks again.

Test if you have a space in some folder in your path to the project.
Example: D:\Lab\QtProjects\MyNotepad 1.0

This make that cannot recognize "windres"

Do the follow:
-Delete the pro.user file in your project root directory
-rename without spaces (Ex: D:\Lab\QtProjects\MyNotepad-1.0)
-in Qt Creator -> Open Project -> mynotepad.pro (following the example)
Compile and Voilé.... All ok!!

Try...