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Anyone else hate the default K-Meleon icon - that goofy lizard face?
I made a replacement icon based on the circular one used on this website but with slightly brighter colors.
It was easy to change the shortcut icons but, at the moment, I can't figure out how to change the default icon in the exe.
There's a growing thread with icons in the skins forum
http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?10,96504
As ndebord writes there, try changing the icon in the skin folder...
LOL!!!
I join you there Doon!! That's the one that I love too, which is also in the little icons. But what I hate is the round one on the left side of this page
I find it really ugly, perhaps more people would try KM if the cutie one were used as the symbol for KM?
Ha ha ha, I'm out voted, OK.
I completely overlooked skins - sorry - I'll have a play around with it.
hehe, I was just trying to let little goofy lizard face speak for himself, but yeah, I like him. In fact, I just posted a link to 2000 different images of him in the thread referenced above.
OK, I've customized the icons to my satisfaction (with the exception of the Loader in the system tray but I'm not bothered about that). For the record, here are my notes:
K-Meleon.png is my "original" graphic
KM0.gif is the graphic at 256 colors
From KM0.gif are derived the 16, 32 & 48 px icons
KM3.ico is a multi-icon resource containing the 16, 32 & 48 px icons (see attached file).
Procedure...
Duplicate C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\skins\Phoenity as C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\skins\Custom
Copy KM3.ico to main.ico and overwrite it in C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\skins\Custom
K-Meleon: Preferences > GUI Appearance set the skin to Custom
Windows: Registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\k-meleon.exe\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\K-Meleon\\skins\\Custom\\main.ico"
Windows: Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types:
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol = Advanced > Change Icon
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy = Advanced > Change Icon
HTM File = Restore, Advanced > Change Icon, Change > Always use K-Meleon
(HTML File = Restore, Advanced > Change Icon, Change > Always use K-Meleon)
Change other shortcuts using right-click > Properties > Change Icon
Attachments:
KM3.zip (1.4 KB)
Forgot this:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\k-meleon.exe
In the right-pane, create a new Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ) named "TaskbarGroupIcon" and set it's value to:
%Programfiles%\K-Meleon\skins\Custom\main.ico
Disable and then re-enable "Group similar taskbar buttons" (Taskbar and Start Menu Properties)
Uah... slightly complicated, but you really wanted to replace that icon absolutely *everywhere*! You sure know a lot about windows! I'll have to remember that thread if one day I need those tips
On a sidenote, you left out the other skins ;-) Try putting the icon in skins/default, then renaming or deleting it in the other ones. From what I understand, everything that's missing in a skin folder, will be replaced with the element in the default folder, provided it exists there. But sure, you can just as well overwrite the icons in their own skin folder with the custom icon
Off topic, but I wonder if those "URL" types may have been forgotten in the "set KM default browser" option, since quite often people have probs with that function working only partly...?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2009 10:34AM by siria.
Yes, I had many problems setting KM as the default browser:
http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,97814
goofy face?!
HATE?!!!
...sometimes I think invention of i.e. automatic firearms was not that bad idea...
The fire-breathing lizards simply ROCK and that's the end of discussion!
Yes. My own "888 Gold" skin has better version of the "round lizard" you just tried to make above, as well as IE/Windoze "globe internet" icon IIRC (not because I didn't like lizard, but just to have more choice for the ungrateful lizard-haters like you ;-) )
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/27/2009 07:45AM by 888.
The respective files (16x16, 24x24, 32x32 - ICO & BMP format) are in the ZIP file.
Just playing around with some icon editors.
To much free time on my hands
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/03/2010 02:30PM by Yogi.
Attachments:
K-M_icons.zip (7.6 KB)
K-M_ico.zip (7.6 KB)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2010 07:23PM by Yogi.
Attachments:
K-M_icons.zip (7.7 KB)
This is how my main.ico looks like
that's so weird, i've been working on the km icon and it looks strikingly similar to your one
nonsecure>secure statusbar icon
Great minds think alike :cool: ... no, it's just a real photo. I cropped it and slighlty enhanced contrast and gamma.
Hi,
I have been having a problem with the icons for htm and html files lately that aren't attached to FrontPage.
This is how they currently show up:
Just as generic Windows program icons.
The sequence suggested by melonhead doesn't do anything for me.
I am using K-M 74 beta 4, and the file associations wizard (from 1.5.x) doesn't help either.
Please let me know if you have a solution!
Thomas
P.S.
I'm so glad I can upload files to Phorum now!!!
This is awesome!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2014 04:48PM by thomase13.
Attachments:
HTM Icons.PNG (33.1 KB)
Klassic skin users, just for fun
The little lizard @16x16px, menu.bmb (transparent) with the little lizard.
I had to rename menu.bmp to menu.png in order to be accepted as attachment.
After download it has to be renamed back to menu.bmp
Attachments:
KM.png (864 bytes)
menu.png (39.1 KB)
Thanks James.
IMHO it's rather some playing around than work.
I've uploaded the transparent lizard @125x125px so it can be downsized to any desired size.
Since I was at it I also made the K-Meleon logo transparent. Inserted in a webpage whatever its background color or background image is, it will look better - IMO at least.
I've made two screenshots from test-HTMLs to show what I mean.
Attachments:
k-melogo.png (20.8 KB)
lizard.png (9.7 KB)
All about K-Meleon icons, skins and throbbers.
K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
melonhead
Date: December 01, 2009 05:25PM
Anyone else hate the default K-Meleon icon - that goofy lizard face?
I made a replacement icon based on the circular one used on this website but with slightly brighter colors.
It was easy to change the shortcut icons but, at the moment, I can't figure out how to change the default icon in the exe.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
siria
Date: December 01, 2009 06:29PM
There's a growing thread with icons in the skins forum
http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?10,96504
As ndebord writes there, try changing the icon in the skin folder...
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Doon
Date: December 01, 2009 07:05PM
Quote
melonhead
Anyone else hate the default K-Meleon icon - that goofy lizard face?
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
siria
Date: December 01, 2009 07:52PM
LOL!!!
I join you there Doon!! That's the one that I love too, which is also in the little icons. But what I hate is the round one on the left side of this page
I find it really ugly, perhaps more people would try KM if the cutie one were used as the symbol for KM?Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
melonhead
Date: December 01, 2009 08:15PM
Ha ha ha, I'm out voted, OK.
I completely overlooked skins - sorry - I'll have a play around with it.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Doon
Date: December 01, 2009 08:28PM
hehe, I was just trying to let little goofy lizard face speak for himself, but yeah, I like him. In fact, I just posted a link to 2000 different images of him in the thread referenced above.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
melonhead
Date: December 02, 2009 02:30AM
OK, I've customized the icons to my satisfaction (with the exception of the Loader in the system tray but I'm not bothered about that). For the record, here are my notes:
K-Meleon.png is my "original" graphic
KM0.gif is the graphic at 256 colors
From KM0.gif are derived the 16, 32 & 48 px icons
KM3.ico is a multi-icon resource containing the 16, 32 & 48 px icons (see attached file).
Procedure...
Duplicate C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\skins\Phoenity as C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\skins\Custom
Copy KM3.ico to main.ico and overwrite it in C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\skins\Custom
K-Meleon: Preferences > GUI Appearance set the skin to Custom
Windows: Registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\k-meleon.exe\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\K-Meleon\\skins\\Custom\\main.ico"
Windows: Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types:
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol = Advanced > Change Icon
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy = Advanced > Change Icon
HTM File = Restore, Advanced > Change Icon, Change > Always use K-Meleon
(HTML File = Restore, Advanced > Change Icon, Change > Always use K-Meleon)
Change other shortcuts using right-click > Properties > Change Icon
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
melonhead
Date: December 02, 2009 09:33AM
Forgot this:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\k-meleon.exe
In the right-pane, create a new Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ) named "TaskbarGroupIcon" and set it's value to:
%Programfiles%\K-Meleon\skins\Custom\main.ico
Disable and then re-enable "Group similar taskbar buttons" (Taskbar and Start Menu Properties)
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
siria
Date: December 02, 2009 10:23AM
Uah... slightly complicated, but you really wanted to replace that icon absolutely *everywhere*! You sure know a lot about windows! I'll have to remember that thread if one day I need those tips
On a sidenote, you left out the other skins ;-) Try putting the icon in skins/default, then renaming or deleting it in the other ones. From what I understand, everything that's missing in a skin folder, will be replaced with the element in the default folder, provided it exists there. But sure, you can just as well overwrite the icons in their own skin folder with the custom icon
Off topic, but I wonder if those "URL" types may have been forgotten in the "set KM default browser" option, since quite often people have probs with that function working only partly...?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2009 10:34AM by siria.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
melonhead
Date: December 02, 2009 07:26PM
Yes, I had many problems setting KM as the default browser:
http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,97814
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
888
Date: December 27, 2009 07:39AM
Quote
melonhead
Anyone else hate the default K-Meleon icon - that goofy lizard face?
goofy face?!
HATE?!!!
...sometimes I think invention of i.e. automatic firearms was not that bad idea...
The fire-breathing lizards simply ROCK and that's the end of discussion!
Quote
melonhead
I completely overlooked skins - sorry - I'll have a play around with it.
Yes. My own "888 Gold" skin has better version of the "round lizard" you just tried to make above, as well as IE/Windoze "globe internet" icon IIRC (not because I didn't like lizard, but just to have more choice for the ungrateful lizard-haters like you ;-) )
On windoze? Try Resource Hacker.Quote
melonhead
I can't figure out how to change the default icon in the exe.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/27/2009 07:45AM by 888.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Yogi
Date: January 01, 2010 07:34PM
The respective files (16x16, 24x24, 32x32 - ICO & BMP format) are in the ZIP file.
Just playing around with some icon editors.
To much free time on my hands
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/03/2010 02:30PM by Yogi.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Yogi
Date: February 14, 2010 11:03AM
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2010 07:23PM by Yogi.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Matt
Date: February 17, 2010 08:24PM
This is how my main.ico looks like
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
disrupted
Date: February 18, 2010 12:28AM
Quote
Matt
This is how my main.ico looks like
that's so weird, i've been working on the km icon and it looks strikingly similar to your one
nonsecure>secure statusbar icon
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Matt
Date: February 18, 2010 10:58AM
Quote
disrupted
that's so weird, i've been working on the km icon and it looks strikingly similar to your one
Great minds think alike :cool: ... no, it's just a real photo. I cropped it and slighlty enhanced contrast and gamma
.Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
thomase13
Date: July 05, 2014 04:45PM
Hi,
I have been having a problem with the icons for htm and html files lately that aren't attached to FrontPage.
This is how they currently show up:
Just as generic Windows program icons.
The sequence suggested by melonhead doesn't do anything for me.
I am using K-M 74 beta 4, and the file associations wizard (from 1.5.x) doesn't help either.
Please let me know if you have a solution!
Thomas
P.S.
I'm so glad I can upload files to Phorum now!!!
This is awesome!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2014 04:48PM by thomase13.
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Yogi
Date: February 14, 2015 10:58AM
Klassic skin users, just for fun
The little lizard @16x16px, menu.bmb (transparent) with the little lizard.
I had to rename menu.bmp to menu.png in order to be accepted as attachment.
After download it has to be renamed back to menu.bmp
Re: K-Meleon icon
Posted by:
Yogi
Date: February 15, 2015 11:02PM
Thanks James.
IMHO it's rather some playing around than work.
I've uploaded the transparent lizard @125x125px so it can be downsized to any desired size.
Since I was at it I also made the K-Meleon logo transparent. Inserted in a webpage whatever its background color or background image is, it will look better - IMO at least.
I've made two screenshots from test-HTMLs to show what I mean.
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