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I have a standalone application in Eclipse 4 RCP.

When exporting it as a product, as shown below:

Export wizard

The following structure is generated:

Generated structure

How to change the icon of the executable aplicacao.exe?

I already tried to put images in the Launching tab of the .product file, but without success.

Launching tab

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  • Did you use `*.bmp` images? If yes, make sure the BMP files do not have color space information and are 24 bit (R8 G8 B8). – howlger Nov 16 '17 at 08:28
  • Yes, I tried with separate .bmp images as specified by Eclipse and with a .ico file created with icofx software. Do you have a .ico file that works to compare with mine? – Kevin Eduard Piske Nov 16 '17 at 11:31
  • If using an `*.ico` file, the 256x256 image in it must be uncompressed. Example: https://sourceforge.net/p/pacx/code/HEAD/tree/net.sf.pacx/graphics/pacx.ico or the original `eclipse.ico`: http://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git/plain/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/platform/icons/eclipse.ico – howlger Nov 16 '17 at 11:54

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With this icon file you can find out if the problem is caused by the icon file or by the *.product file:

  • If it doesn't work even with this icon file, try to create a new *.product file from scratch.
  • If it works, make sure in your ICO file, the 256×256-pixel image is stored uncompressed, not as compressed PNG.

OBS: Maybe it's a icon cache problem. Change the Launcher Name in the .product Launching tab or rebuild the OS's icon cache can solve the problem.

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  • How do you uncompress a png file? I tried GIMP, putting the compression level to 0, but Eclipse does not recognize it. – Kevin Eduard Piske Nov 16 '17 at 13:06
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    If using Gimp, try to open the [`eclipse.ico`](http://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git/plain/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/platform/icons/eclipse.ico) and export (Ctrl+Shift+E) it as `demo.ico` with all _compress_ checkboxes unchecked. Do only use the sizes which are used in the `eclipse.ico` file. – howlger Nov 16 '17 at 13:20
  • I imported eclipse.ico, colored the images to differ from the original, exported as .ico with all checkboxes unchecked and didn't work. – Kevin Eduard Piske Nov 16 '17 at 14:56
  • Does it work if you do not change anything, just export it to a new file? If no, does [this icon](https://sourceforge.net/p/pacx/code/HEAD/tree/net.sf.pacx/graphics/pacx.ico?format=raw) work? Do you get any errors? – howlger Nov 16 '17 at 15:24
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    I don't know, because the Eclipse icon is the default. The pacx icon also didn't work, I'm thinking the problem is not with the images. – Kevin Eduard Piske Nov 16 '17 at 15:32
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    Maybe your `.product` file is broken or something is going wrong on exporting it. Could you try to export the product via the _Eclipse Product export wizard_ link on the _Overview_ page in the product editor? If this does not fix your issue, try to create a new simple `.product` file. – howlger Nov 16 '17 at 15:42
  • Export the product via Eclipse Product Export on the Overview tab didn't work, but I created a new project with the demo application and the icon change worked. – Kevin Eduard Piske Nov 16 '17 at 16:03
  • Maybe you can find the issue by comparing both product files. – howlger Nov 16 '17 at 16:07
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    I didn't find the problem cause, but I created a new workspace for my projects and it's working now. Please edit your answer with the summary of our discussion so I can mark your answer as the one that solved my problem. If you prefer I do the editing and submit for your review. – Kevin Eduard Piske Nov 17 '17 at 18:33
  • @KevinEduardPiske Great. I edited the answer, but corrections and improvements are always welcome. – howlger Nov 17 '17 at 19:32