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[Arca Noae] Dynamic Icons version 2.5.6
Rich Walsh:
--- Quote from: Remy on May 24, 2025, 10:56:14 pm ---I do not like this dynamic icon release, it is buggy :(
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Have you ever considered the possibility that Dynamic Icons _isn't_ buggy and that the real problem is your system's configuration: something *you* are responsible for?
If you look at the status bar at the bottom of either screenshot, it shows the object's name, and in parentheses, its class. On my system (and AFAIK that of everyone who tested this), it says "Folder". On yours, it says "WPFolderEx". IOW, you have an add-on that no one else has that may prevent D.I. from operating normally (sounds like a timing issue).
It's easy enough to find out. If you know the name of the dll for this class, unlock it, then rename it. Next, restart the WPS and see if the problem persists (I doubt it will). Either way restore WPFolderEx's dll and restart the WPS again.
One work-around may be to ensure that WPPngFolder is that last class to replace WPFolder. You can use the WPS ClassList object to unreplace it, then immediately replace it. This should make WPPngFolder the last replacement. Restart the WPS when done.
Rich Walsh:
--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on May 24, 2025, 01:30:51 am ---If the "Dynamic" size and "Custom Icons" are enabled, since I don't have a PNG icon for .123 or .lwp, it will not show an icon. But I think that limitation was always there, it is just of this release.
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To understand what's happening here, I need to know how these data files get their icon: by association with program objects for 123 & LWP , or because there are "123" and "LWP" WPS classes? If by association, they should get the program object's icon regardless of whether it's custom or not. If the icons come from WPS classes, then you'd probably get the set's default data icon.
As a test, you may want to open 'x:\sys\icons\BIGICONS\bigicons.txt' and comment-out the entry for "WPDataFile", then restart the Desktop and see what you get.
Steven Levine:
FWIW,
https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php/List_of_Workplace_Shell_based_Applications
tells us WPFolderEX is part of the eCo Runtime
Martin Iturbide:
Hello
Here it is another source that talks about WPFolderEX
- https://www.arcanoae.com/resources/downloadables/eco-runtime/
I think it is possible that WFolderEX was also included in (or used by) "Imagination or older eSchemes Deluxe". Remy do you have that installed by any chance?
In my ArcaOS 5.1.1 I don't have that class registered.
Regards
Martin Iturbide:
Hello
It seems that eCo Runtime, the optional "WPS package", is the one that replace the Folder class.
- https://5nets.ru/wp-content/downloads/eCoRT/eCoRT-WPS-20171113.wpi
I just installed it and it changed the WPS Folder class, just like Remy reports it.
But I disabled "Use custom icons" and I can not reproduce Remy's issue.
Regards
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