micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Include icon with Windows executable

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

There is no icon included in the Windows .exe file, this means than any file I associate with the application (e.g. txt files) adopt the default Windows "executable" icon. This makes every editable text file look like an executable at first glance. There is no easy way to edit the icon of an exe file on Windows, so it'd be nice if it was included by default.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Windows executable build entry point and any existing application assets or packaging configuration. Verify how the .exe is produced, add the default icon through the relevant build path, and confirm that Windows displays it for the executable and associated text files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
build-system, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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