Creating Windows Taskbar Icons with 4D Version Numbers
Today I wanted to add 4D v17.0 and v17.0 HF1 to my Windows 10 taskbar. Sometimes I will have several versions of a 4D version in use and I like to have the 4D version number appear when I hover the mouse over the taskbar icon. That way I know which version I’m launching. So how do you do that? I’ll show you so you don’t have to spend the time googling how to do it like I did once. Normally when you right click on the icon in the Windows taskbar of a running application and select “Pin to taskbar”, Windows will assign the program’s name to the taskbar icon. But when you have several version of 4D in the taskbar the names assigned are “4D”, “4D (2)”, “4D (3)” etc. Not very useful for knowing which one points to which version. Here is what my Windows 10 taskbar looks like and what I see when I hover the mouse over the 4D icons: https://www.dropbox.com/s/we8rgykyzp0lx9s/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-15%20at%209.25.02%20PM.PNG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kc1iqs2vywdcrhe/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-15%20at%209.17.45%20PM.PNG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ny3ouuo3a138myz/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-15%20at%209.17.54%20PM.PNG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/iha0l0okha8jfvx/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-15%20at%209.25.28%20PM.PNG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yc6q564db4tv12/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-15%20at%209.25.35%20PM.PNG?dl=0 Here is how you can set the name that will appear when you hover over the icon in the taskbar. The programs pinned to the taskbar are stored here: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar So copy this and paste into the address bar of a window and hit enter and this folder will open. https://www.dropbox.com/s/agswr25q7380bac/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-15%20at%209.26.21%20PM.PNG?dl=0 Shortcuts for all the pinned taskbar items are in this folder. Simply change the name of the shortcut to something meaningful and then restart Windows. You must restart Windows so that it will reload the taskbar shortcut names. Now when you hover the mouse over an icon you will know what version of 4D the icon is going to launch. Just trying to make things a little nicer in the Windows world… Tim * Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com * ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: Creating Windows Taskbar Icons with 4D Version Numbers
Thank, Tim. This is a great tip! In fact, it would make a good Tech Tip. -- Cannon.Smith Synergy Farm Solutions Inc. Hill Spring, AB Canada 403-626-3236 > On Aug 15, 2018, at 8:47 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Shortcuts for all the pinned taskbar items are in this folder. Simply change > the name of the shortcut to something meaningful and then restart Windows. > You must restart Windows so that it will reload the taskbar shortcut names. ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: Creating Windows Taskbar Icons with 4D Version Numbers
On Aug 16, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Cannon Smith wrote: > Thank, Tim. This is a great tip! In fact, it would make a good Tech Tip. For what it’s worth — if is even necessary — I authorize 4D, Inc. to use this idea to create a Tech Tip. 😀 On macOS I do something different to get the same effect from the Dock. I rename the applications. So “4D.app” becomes “4D v17.0 HF1.app”. Then when you hover over the icon in the doc you see the version info instead of just “4D". I didn’t mention this before because I assumed all the macOS developers already knew, but maybe not. So here it is for completeness. Tim * Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com * ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
RE: Creating Windows Taskbar Icons with 4D Version Numbers
Thanks Tim! I am working on publishing this info. -Tim -Original Message- From: 4D_Tech <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com> On Behalf Of Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2018 12:18 PM To: 4d_tech@lists.4d.com Cc: Tim Nevels Subject: Re: Creating Windows Taskbar Icons with 4D Version Numbers On Aug 16, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Cannon Smith wrote: > Thank, Tim. This is a great tip! In fact, it would make a good Tech Tip. For what it’s worth — if is even necessary — I authorize 4D, Inc. to use this idea to create a Tech Tip. 😀 On macOS I do something different to get the same effect from the Dock. I rename the applications. So “4D.app” becomes “4D v17.0 HF1.app”. Then when you hover over the icon in the doc you see the version info instead of just “4D". I didn’t mention this before because I assumed all the macOS developers already knew, but maybe not. So here it is for completeness. Tim * Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com * ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com ** ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: Creating Windows Taskbar Icons with 4D Version Numbers
Hi all, FWIW, on macOS I'm using a slightly different approach. Instead of renaming the application I change the icon. Copy/paste in Finder File Info window I use the actual 4D icons, but add the version and build number and also a small indicator for 64bit. https://www.dropbox.com/s/aqgpc6c785clzsp/4DDock.png?dl=0 Kind regards, Koen > Op 16 aug. 2018, om 21:18 heeft Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > het volgende geschreven: > > On macOS I do something different to get the same effect from the Dock. I > rename the applications. So “4D.app” becomes “4D v17.0 HF1.app”. Then when > you hover over the icon in the doc you see the version info instead of just > “4D". > > I didn’t mention this before because I assumed all the macOS developers > already knew, but maybe not. So here it is for completeness. Compass bvba Koen Van Hooreweghe Kloosterstraat 65 9910 Knesselare Belgium tel +32 495 511.653 ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
