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Re: Problem getting app icon to display in Finder



On 5/8/06 11:25 AM, B.J. Buchalter didst favor us with:

>> Ouch. This is a hack. I wouldn't do that as it creates a custom icon file in
>> the package that isn't deleted when you remove the custom icon.
> 
> 
> One thing that seems to work most of the time for me is to do Get Info on
> the app, click on the icon in the Get Info window, and then hit the "delete"
> key. This seems to cause the finder to refresh it's idea of the
> application's icon from the app itself (or something like that). Most of the
> time it makes the correct icon appear.

Hmm. I'll try that next time.

FWIW, I think it's sad that we have to use any hacks at all to get the
Finder to show a correct icon. ;-)

Larry

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