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Change ColdFusion Builder's Icon

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Posted in ColdFusion | Posted on 02-22-2010 | 3,951 views

So while I love ColdFusion Builder, I'm not a big fan of the logo. To me, it looks way too close to the ColdFusion Server logo, and while I can live with it, Eclipse makes it pretty darn easy to change. All you have to do is fine the CFBuilder.ini file. On the Mac, you would right click on CFBuilder.app and do "Show Package Contents". On the PC, you would sell your laptop and buy a Mac. Once you've got the file, just find this line:

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1-Xdock:icon=../Resources/cf.icns

and change it to whatever you want. So for example, I changed mine to:

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1-Xdock:icon=/Users/ray/Pictures/studio.icns

And now I can run it in "Old School" mode:

You can download the ICNS file I used below. I also tried CFDude:

But the icon was a bit too small. Note - when you start CFBuilder, you will see the original icon for a second or two. After it goes done loading though the new icon will be used.

Download attached file

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Scott Stroz said on 02-22-2010 at 1:14 PM #
I took this one step further (or maybe one step back) and made my own CF 'splash screen'

http://www.boyzoid.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/22/CF...
Dave Watts said on 02-22-2010 at 2:42 PM #
"On the PC, you would sell your laptop and buy a Mac."

Aw hell no. I'd take the $1500 I saved by buying a PC and hire some guy to browse to c:\eclipse or wherever I installed it, and edit eclipse.ini or cfbuilder.ini. And then I'd go out and have dinner and see a movie. And then I'd go buy some gadgets because, well, I'd still have maybe $750 left over. Or hookers and blow, whatever. So, no thanks on the Mac bit.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
Adam Tuttle said on 02-22-2010 at 2:46 PM #
Hm, on my Mac I use CFB as a plugin for Eclipse instead of the stand-alone install. Doing this, the icon is only changed while the app is running. Before and after running it's the plain vanilla Eclipse icon. Perhaps it's time to get a copy of Candybar: http://panic.com/candybar/
Scott Stroz said on 02-22-2010 at 2:52 PM #
@Adam, after right clicking Eclipse.app and choosing 'Show Package Contents', you will see a file named 'info.plist' in the 'contents' folder. Edit that file to point to the new .icns file you add and that icon will be used in finder, as well as the dock.
Josh said on 02-22-2010 at 4:19 PM #
Actually, on the PC you right click --> properties --> change icon.
Gary Funk said on 02-22-2010 at 6:00 PM #
Real computers rule.
Aaron West said on 02-23-2010 at 10:50 AM #
I tried changing my install of Eclipse + CF Builder to use the lightening bolt icon and it didn't work. No idea what I'm missing. I opened the Eclipse.app (show package contents), went into Resources, opened the plist file and changed the appropriate XML node to studio.icns. I also added the studio.icns to the Resources folder so the path to the old icon and the new icon were the same.
Raymond Camden said on 02-23-2010 at 11:13 AM #
plist? No - it is CFBuilder.ini. Oh - unless it's different for you being a plugin to Eclipse.
Scott Stroz said on 02-23-2010 at 11:19 AM #
The .plist file should be what tells OSX what icons to use in Finder and the Dock.

@Aaron - I had some issues changing it a second time. I am not sure what I did (if anything) to get it to use the latest icons I specified.
Aaron West said on 02-23-2010 at 11:36 AM #
@boyzoid - Yea, I edited the plist file and it didn't work. So I guess I won't be as cool as Ray. =)
Raymond Camden said on 02-23-2010 at 11:41 AM #
Dude, you can't touch this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4769721&...
Ben Riordan said on 02-23-2010 at 1:54 PM #
If anyone is using the CFBuilder plugin for Eclipse instead of the standalone installation, I have always found this to be a much more appealing icon for eclipse:

http://shaun.boyblack.co.za/blog/2009/05/18/a-nice...
Adam Tuttle said on 02-23-2010 at 3:05 PM #
@Aaron & @boyzoid - I was able to get the icon to change permanently on the dock (before, during, and after app startup) by leaving the info.plst file alone, and instead renaming Eclipse.icns to Eclipse.icns.orig, and replacing it with the new .icns file named "Eclipse.icns" -- must be something hard-coded to use that file when the app isn't running.

In addition, there's a pretty neat plugin that lets you provide your own splash screens: http://sourceforge.net/projects/rndsplash/ (put the jar in eclipse/plugins, and restart eclipse, check preferences > General > random splash screen).
Aaron West said on 02-23-2010 at 3:09 PM #
@Ray - Seriously? You have /nothing/ on me. Nothing. http://bit.ly/clJQEd
Aaron West said on 02-23-2010 at 3:13 PM #
@Adam - Thanks for the clarification. I have it working now with the icon Ben Riordan posted in these comments. It's a great Eclipse icon.
Raymond Camden said on 02-23-2010 at 3:37 PM #
Dude, one _wall_ of my office has more than that. ;)
Aaron West said on 02-23-2010 at 3:39 PM #
Photo please.
Aaron West said on 02-24-2010 at 9:28 AM #
Ray, can you post the CF Dude icns file? It wasn't part of your download but I'd like to try that one as well.
Raymond Camden said on 02-24-2010 at 9:31 AM #
Here ya go: http://www.coldfusionjedi.com/downloads/cfdude.zip...
Shimju David said on 02-24-2010 at 12:19 PM #
It will be nice to see if the default Icons of CFM files and CFC files displayed with slight difference. Whats your thoughts?
Raymond Camden said on 02-24-2010 at 5:18 PM #
@Shimju - that would be set at the OS level. That's pretty easy afaik.
Ben Riordan said on 05-25-2010 at 2:22 AM #
Here are some icons to update the CS4 style to CS5 for CFBuilder.

http://blog.benriordan.com/index.cfm/2010/5/25/CS5...
Shimju David said on 05-25-2010 at 5:18 AM #
For PC users go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/types/ - an excellent utility to manage file icons. No need to buy Mac for this reason:)

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