Now you specify an icon for the application from the Properties view in the Application painter. The icon appears in the PocketBuilder workspace when you minimize the application during execution. PocketBuilder also includes the icon automatically when you create an executable file.
The icon you specify is also used for a shortcut on a device, the image that displays in the Pocket PC File Explorer, and the image in the Pocket PC Recently Run List.
Double-click the basic_tutorial Application object in the System Tree
or
Right-click the basic_tutorial Application object in the System Tree and select Edit from the pop-up menu.
The basic_tutorial Application object is located under the basic_tutorial library, which is under the basic_tutorial target object that you created with the Template Application wizard. Different views of the Application object display in the Application painter.
Make sure the Properties view displays in the Application painter.
If the Properties view is not open, you can open it by selecting View>Properties from the menu bar. The menu item is grayed if the Properties view is already open.
Click the Additional Properties button in the Properties view.
A tabbed Application property sheet displays.
Select the Icon tab.
Click Browse.
Navigate to the PocketBuilder 2.5\Tutorial\HelloWorld directory.
Select the tutorial.ico file.
Click Open.
If you do not see the ICO file extension
You do not see ICO file extensions if the Hide File Extensions
for Known File Types check box is selected in the Options dialog
box of your Windows Explorer.
The tutorial icon displays on the Icon page of the Application property sheet.
Click OK.
Click the Save button in PainterBar1 or select File>Save.
Click the Close button in PainterBar1 or select File>Close.
