Ability to specify icon via command line

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Similar to the --title option, it would be nice to be able to specify an
icon (perhaps with --icon as the option?) for the mintty session.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ir0nh...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2009 at 6:42

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If you happen to know how to load an icon and stick it on a window, I'd 
appreciate
some sample code.

Original comment by andy.koppe on 3 Jul 2009 at 8:30

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Difficulty-Medium, Priority-Low

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How about a patch instead of some sample code?  ;)

Original comment by ir0nh...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2009 at 12:11

Attachments:

• win_set_icon.patch

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I should have provided more detail about the patch:

- I added the --icon/-i option to specify an icon
- the specified icon is in *nix path format (i.e. /path/to/icon.ico)
- using cygwin_conv_path it converts it to Windows path format in order to use 
LoadImage
- my vimrc formats code to the GNU standard, hence the additional changes in 
the file
(if this is an issue, I can generate a new patch)

Original comment by ir0nh...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2009 at 3:43

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... and the patch was generated off the branches/0.4 branch.

Original comment by ir0nh...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2009 at 3:45

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Thanks Chris, that made it a doddle. Implemented in r411 on 0.4 branch.

I considered adding a control sequence for this as well, but decided not to, 
for the
following reasons:
- It doesn't make much sense remotely.
- There's no good way to provide error messages.
- It's a security risk. At least it could be used to clobber file access times, 
but
enterprising souls might find other ways to do harm through this.

Original comment by andy.koppe on 4 Jul 2009 at 10:04

• Changed state: Fixed
• Added labels: Difficulty-Easy, Milestone-0.4.3
• Removed labels: Difficulty-Medium

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Original comment by andy.koppe on 12 Jul 2009 at 9:20

• Changed state: Verified