mintty icon escape string does not work (the same) in version 3.7.9-1

Kevin Schnitzius dont.know.at.all@gmail.com
Mon Aug 11 22:30:46 GMT 2025


On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM Kevin Schnitzius
<dont.know.at.all@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Additionally, when starting mintty without an icon, changing the
> titlebar icon does not change the taskbar icon.  It only shows the
> embedded mintty icon.
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM Kevin Schnitzius
> <dont.know.at.all@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > echo -e "\e]I;/c/devtrees/bin/shell_black.ico\a"
> >
> > version 3.7.7-1: icon is changed
> > version 3.7.9-1: icon is unchanged
> >
> > Further testing with 3.7.9-1:
> >
> > c:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe  -i /Cygwin.ico
> > Cannot change the icon.
> >
> > c:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe
> > Icon is changeable.
> >
> > Is this by design?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin

I have opened the issue: https://github.com/mintty/mintty/issues/1329
with my suggested solution.

Thanks,
Kevin


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