Does anyone knows or can reccomend ? ( Window .ICO files )

[gilesgoat]

So I made a .ICO file .. with icons in at 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256 and even 512x512 ..

It seems to "mostly work" however when I try "Extra Large Icons" on Windows 10 .. it seems to pick up the 128x128 and that's it ..

Any ideas ? Any suggested not-costing-the-moon tool for windows to make .ICO files that work ?

Another of those things like "should work like that but it doesn't and don't know why" ...

Cheers.

[gilesgoat]

A look into "what the heck is a .ICO file" .. turns out is "something terribly simple" .. it's no more than "a header" and "a list of files / resolutions in" followed by BMP/PNG files one after the other.

Fun thing I suspected "maybe it does not like the PNG compression I am using" .. but now .. even putting all UNcompressed BMP seems still not to work ..

I am puzzled at this point.

[gilesgoat]

Frap ! ... I found what it was .. when I composed ( in GIMP ) one of the layers it accidentally went (0,1) instead of (0,0) the origin was lightly moved.

Probably that is enough for Windows to say "I can't use that layer" ...

Now it works fine

[Dio]

The rubber duck says "Yes".

[Ratsoap]

The rubber duck says "Yes".

It's the best way...