Tiger12506 wrote:
> Hmmm. You should read closer ;-)
>
Heh. You're right, I didn't read your whole message. I just skimmed it :P
>
>> It sounds like python_icon.exe is a fake executable that just contains the
>> icon for python programs...
>> hence the name.
>>
>
> Perhaps. If that's the case though, someone needs to talk to the guys who
> design the setup file for python. It is an inefficient waste of space to
> store icons in a dead executable. An .ico file is better. That is for what
> they are designed. I believe that it is not a dead executable, because those
> writers have more sense than that. Also the odd location of the executable
> suggests it has another purpose. And it has to have a purpose, otherwise
> IDLE never would get started.
>
If you really desire to know, you should ask the folks over at
comp.lang.python.
They're more likely to know what's going on there.
Or maybe some Windows python list.
>
>> You probably stumbled across the path to the icon to use, instead of the
>> path that is used when running the 'Edit with IDLE' thing.
>>
>
> As my message said, I already have that. I was trying to find the path that
> the icon in the start menu uses to start IDLE, so that I could compare them.
>
Ah, okay.
>
> And you can also get to Folder Options by opening Control Panel.
> You can also get there by typing in Folder Options in any open folder.
>
Didn't know about the Folder Options thing. Neat-o.
> Quoting my own message:
>
>
>>> This is the command that is in the registry concerning the Edit with IDLE
>>> menu.
>>> "C:\Python25\pythonw.exe" "C:\Python25\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw" -n -e "%1"
>>>
>
> Yes~ I know about Folder Options. ~smirk~ I also know where in the Windows
> Registry that Folder Options stores those file extensions.
>
I didn't realize that was what you were doing <_<.
>
>> As you will notice, there are some parameters there at the end.
>> the -n is the one you're interested in .
>> -n means no subprocess.
>>
>
> Yes. Yes. That is what I'm interested in.
> Sigh. I know Windows very well for my background. The command line
> parameters for pythonw.exe ~ not so much.
>
Oh well. Sorry for restating you. :)
It was a situation where I thought I knew what you needed without
reading the full e-mail. I'll be more considerate in the future.
-Luke
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