brinkbart Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 As you know, the file icons for .layout and .plan files are annoyingly similar. I think in later versions (X4?) they may have tried to make it easier to distinguish between them, but you have to admit the icons are not great.For my use, I have made new icons for .layout, .plan, .calib, and .calibz files. it is VERY conspicuous which is which.It's easy to change file-type icons in WindowsXP, but to set them in Windows7, you will need a third-party application (I recommend the free program FileTypesMan).The attached thumbnail shows what the icons look like in the various Windows 7 views. Although I haven't tested it, these should absolutely work with Windows 8. ca_filetype_icons.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJSpud Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I totally agree ... layout and plan file icons do look too much alike. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 thanks , these look nice , didn't realise Win7 doesn't allow icon changes either so thanks for that tip as I am using Win7pro. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have always found the icons to be a pain, so I just turn on the display of file extensions and then don't have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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