Section 8.2.  Window Images - Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding, and Packaging Java Applications

8.2. Window Images

Now that Hyperbola has a product configuration and the window title is set correctly, the next step is to add the graphical branding cues such as the splash screen, images, and icons. The next few sections go over each element of product branding.

Select the Branding page in the product editor and review the options for window images. Window images are the images that are typically shown at the top left corner of the window, in the task bar, and in other locations; it really depends on the window system you are running. Figure 8-6 shows the Window Images section of the Branding page. Here you identify two GIF images, one 16x16 and the other 32x32.

Typically, the images are stored in the plug-in that contributes the product extension. The images for Hyperbola are in the sample code for this chapter, as outlined in Chapter 3, "Tutorial Introduction." Use the Samples Manager to copy the contents of the org.eclipsercp.hyperbola/icons folder into the org.eclipsercp.hyperbola project in your workspace and fill in the image locations as shown. Then, save the product configuration and launch Hyperbola to see how the window images show up. Figure 8-7 shows the new look of Hyperbola.

The running Hyperbola now looks like any other application on your system. The next step is to provide a custom launcher with proper icons.