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From: "Eric Botcazou" <ebotcazou@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Personally I find the mere idea of setting an icon at runtime lame...
> >
> > Why is this?
>
> Well, I was too lazy to write the complete sentence ;-)
> "Personally I find the mere idea of setting an icon at runtime lame if one
> can not set it first at compile time."
>
> > What if I want to change my icon on the fly to indicate status?
>
> But next I can't help writing ;-)
> "Personally I find that changing an icon at runtime is a gadget."
By nature, all icons are gadgets. If an Allegro programmer wants his
Windows program to look professional, though, these kinds of things are
necessary. I'd be happy with the IDI_APPLICATION thing (which does set it
at compile time) if set_window_title didn't wipe out the icon. :(
--Chris