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Finished Programs / Re: FINISHED: Folder Icon Generator - Customize the picture inside your folder icon
« on: December 04, 2018, 05:34 AM »
I've just been looking at this in a renewed attempt to customize the folders I keep open in my taskbar. Over the last year or so I've tried a half dozen applications, alongside the native customization panel. None have worked - including this icon generator.

Turns out that it's the Windows (7) inability to work with NAS files. This app, and various others, work on internal hard drives, and removable memory, but not networked drives. So now I'm looking for a solution to either the immediate challenge of customizing NAS folder icons, or reworking Windows 7 so that it extends functionality to NAS drives. Maybe those are one and the same?

Any thoughts? 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: New Year, New Question!
« on: January 13, 2017, 04:23 AM »
hello dglp,
wouldn't it be a lot easier to use Taskbar thumbnail previews? I think it will, because I don't think what you are asking for, is possible!

enable / disable thumbnail previews:

https://superuser.com/questions/202843/how-to-disable-windows-7-taskbar-thumbnails-preview
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52265-taskbar-thumbnail-previews-enable-disable.html

-Curt (January 04, 2017, 05:50 PM)
Thanks for this.
These methods may work - though as noted above, they look pretty long-winded.
One thing that is an improvement though is the 7TT app mentioned in superuser.com. Choosing the 'text only' display is an improvement over showing the thumbnail display. While it doesn't identify each folder at a glance, it is much easier than clicking on each tab to see the contents.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: New Year, New Question!
« on: January 13, 2017, 04:18 AM »
do you mean: the folders you happen to have open at the moment, in different Explorer windows?
-tomos (January 04, 2017, 08:19 AM)
Yes. I have pinned several folders to the taskbar, and keep them open permanently.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: New Year, New Question!
« on: January 13, 2017, 04:17 AM »
If I've got 6 folders open I'd like to color-code, number, or iconify each one for easy recognition.
-dglp (January 04, 2017, 03:30 AM)

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, right-click the folder, choose the "Customize" tab, and click the "Change Icon..." button.
-skwire (January 04, 2017, 08:07 AM)
I did do that originally, and it works for some displays, not not on the taskbar.
I also tried the shortcut method, where I send a shortcut to the taskbar, and change the shortcut properties.
The display within Explorer accepts the change, but the taskbar stubbornly remains with the original icon.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: New Year, New Question!
« on: January 13, 2017, 04:15 AM »
Would this How-To Geek link (Windows 7 oriented) be helpful?
Or a TenForums thread with a similar gist for Windows 10.
-Ath (January 04, 2017, 05:56 AM)
Thanks. It looks like it might do the job - though it seems to involve some fairly fiddly setup; perhaps changing themes, and so on.

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