Error creating app : '- - icon' option not creating icon

[kedarm]

Hi!

I am trying to create a sis file out of a simple python script (called test.py) i have written. I am following the instructions given here.

I am working on a machine running windows. I gave the following command in the command prompt -

python ensymble_python.py py2sis --uid=0xExxxxxxx
--icon=myicon.svg --appname="MyApp" --shortcaption="My App."
--caption="My Application" --version=1.2.3 --verbose test.py

The svg file here is a black square which I am using for testing purposes.

I also tried the same command using a jpeg image - the same black square of size 44x44 pixels. I gave the command -

python ensymble_python.py py2sis --uid=0xExxxxxxx
--icon=test.JPG --appname="MyApp" --shortcaption="My App."
--caption="My Application" --version=1.2.3 --verbose test.py

However, in both cases, I don't see any icon.

Is there any way to get the icon? Will older versions of ensymble work better? Please help!

Update :
If I extract the contents of the .sis file and extract the image out of the .mif file, I can see the image (the black rectangle). This is a svg file.

Phone details :
Nokia N73 running Python 1.4.5 (Runtime and shellscript)

[kedarm]

Hi!

For some reason, I just cannot give my application an icon. I just wanted to update my previous post with some of the other stuff I tried.

Using SISContents:
1) I downloaded an application from the net and opened it using SISContents.
2) I chose the "Edit Package" in the "Tools" menu.
3) I opened the .mif file and replaced the image already present ('Entry 01.svg') with a random image I had generated (called 'Entry 01.svg').
4) Signed the package (using the self-signing tool) and saved it.
5) Installed the package on the computer.
However, the new package does not have any icon!

I then tried to undo what I had done.
1) I opened the application I had newly created
2) I chose "Edit Package" from the "Tools" menu
3) I opened the .mif file and replaced the 'Entry 01.svg' image with the original 'Entry 01.svg' image.
4) Signed the package, saved it and installed it on the phone.

The package STILL does not have any icon.

How do I give an icon to my application? Please help!

[marcelobarrosalmeida]

kedarm


I am not sure if the same rules for icons in MIF files should be applied to application icons. For MIF, the format must be tiny SVG and some features are not support. My MIF files are generated using this tutorial.

I hope it helps.

Marcelo

[kedarm]

Hi!

I tried following the steps mentioned in the tut :

1) I created an image of size 44x44 pixels
2) I used the svg2svgtconverter tool to convert it to svgt.
3) i added the viewBox option

However, when I issue the following command, I still get a sis without an icon!

D:\data_matrix\testbox\app_icon\app_icon>python c:\sisinfo\ensymble.py py2sis --
uid=0xE4211998 --appname="App Name" --shortcaption="Sh. Cap" --caption="Caption"
--icon=test.svg --verbose a1.py

I also tried the following - using siscontents, I opened up another application and just for testing purposes, used the extracted svg icon file. It works!
So, I guess there is nothing wrong with the command (as I initially feared) but something wrong in the way I am creating my svg image.

Is there any other way to create a svg image that is compatible?

[marcelobarrosalmeida]

kedarm

There is a cache for images in menus,at least for S60 phones. Have you rebooted your phone ?

Marcelo