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Solve : Windows svg icon, XP doesn't know svg?? |
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Answer» I have a svg folder with one 'String Value' in it. I EDITED it to SAY "SVG File". Under that there are two folders that are empty. An 'OpenWithList' and a 'Illustrator.exe' both with an empty string value. You see in the picture I have an AI file and a SVG file. I have a lot of files that I like to organize by type. They're both the filetype "Adobe Illustrator Artwork 13.0". Well I don't want the SVG to be the same as the others. I want it to say something else. And you do this by modifying the String Value in the svg folder. Windows isn't very responsive. If I put in SVG file or SVG image it'll take 5-10mins to take effect. Then the Filetype changes in windows and I can categorize them by type. But then I lose my icon. And it's not recognized anymore by windows, so I choose to open it with illustrator cs3 (13.0) and BINGO it changes the Filetype back to "Adobe Illustrator Artwork 13.0" again. AHHH! I need some fresh air....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOLQuote from: Broni on October 10, 2007, 09:01:08 PM I need some fresh air....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOLDude, don't you realize I'm puttin you to work? GET ON IT, pronto! HAHa! My head is spinning WOOT! I got it to work finally! Icon working and everything. Here's what I did incase anyone cares: First I deleted those two folders in the above picture (the Openwithlist and Illustrator.exe). I dont think I had to do that, but whatever. Then I went to infamous Tools > Folder Options > and then File Types. Find SVG. For me I named it "SVG Image" via registry. Ok, then at the bottom of that dialogue box you click "Advanced". Notice on some filetypes a "Restore" button may be there and this is what was keeping me back, because everytime I could never click Advanced. Nothing WOULD happen. So finally I could go into advanced. From there you get an "Edit File Type" box. I filled in the odd blank space so it said "SVG Image", which it should've already said. Then clicked the "Add" button to add a new action. Choose an Open action. And enter in your executeable path which in my case was "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS3\Adobe Illustrator CS3\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe" %1 I had to do all that because clicking the Change button "Open with..." and choosing Illustrator changed the registry Filetype back to "Adobe Illustrator Artwork 13.0" everytime. I'm really happy for you You SAVED me a lot of headache Here's the icon I made and was frustrated to see go to waste. It's the svg format one, but the others are nice so I threw them in there. They are cooool What program do you use to make icons?Quote from: Broni on October 11, 2007, 09:35:57 AM They are coooolI tried Stardocks icon developer and dont like it much. Axilias Iconworkshop I use. I don't have much experience with them and that's all I've ever tried. A guy that made a really good iconset that everyone uses recommended Iconworkshop to me when I asked him. I've made 3-4 icons before. All done in photoshop first. Then you go File, Export... Export to Axilias plugin. I'll have to try it one day.....Dang day has only 24 hours...LOLQuote from: Broni on October 11, 2007, 01:30:35 PM I'll have to try it one day.....Dang day has only 24 hours...LOLROFL 24 hours is a lot of time. Squeeze out 30mins and play. I'm working on developing a hack so that my day is 40 hours while everyone elses is 24. I know, it's cheating.Quote I'm working on developing a hackNow, you have even more experience with registry, so it should go smoothly...LOL Make sure, you post this hack back here |
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