We've posted a new thread about a new proposed icon set for UE. This set of icons will hopefully address the grievances shared in this thread—but to eliminate the guesswork, we are asking for feedback before we implement the changes (as we should have done prior).
Hopefully, we can can continue the discussion over at the other thread.
I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to the UltraEdit Team, to Mofi and to this forum - the recent release completely fixed my issue and I have my happy old icons back and am overjoyed. THANK YOU
Dear Colleagues,
I wonder if somebody can suggest what is the latest version that contains the old application icon? I upgraded to 2025.0.0.24 (and do not recall what version I had before) and I see that UltraEdit team want to force the new aggressive icon. This is their business, I just want to downgrade UEStudio/Ultraedit to the latest previous version with the normal icon and forget about buying/recommending this program from now on. I do not want playing with the registry on multiple machines (including my clients).
UE is dead under new management but there is life without UE. Sad but true.
For another about five years an older version will be Ok, and then something else will come up.
Versions of UltraEdit up to v2022.2.0.52 (29.2.0.52) have as main application icon the image as saved to ue_main_icon_2022_2.png.
UltraEdit main application icon as up to v2022.2.0.52
Versions of UltraEdit from v2023.0.0.41 (30.0.0.41) to v2023.0.0.50 (30.0.0.50) have as main application icon the image as saved to ue_main_icon_2023_0.png.
UltraEdit main application icon as from v2023.0.0.*
Versions of UltraEdit from v2023.1.0.19 (30.1.0.19) to v2023.1.0.23 (30.1.0.23) have as main application icon the image as saved to ue_main_icon_2023_1.png and contain additionally also the application icon as up to v2022.2.0.52 as second application icon set.
UltraEdit main application icon as of v2023.1.0.*
Versions of UltraEdit from v2023.2.0.27 (30.2.0.27) to currently latest v2025.0.0.24 (32.0.0.24) have as main application icon the image as saved to ue_main_icon_2023_2.png and contain additionally also the application icon as up to v2022.2.0.52 as second application icon set.
UltraEdit main application icon as from v2023.2.0.27
I like the application icon as from v2023.2.0.27 more than the application icon up to v2022.2.0.52. The main application icon of UltraEdit 2023.0/2023.1 with black background was really awful.
PS: I reduced the color depth of all four images from true color to 256 colors.
The problem is that even I have a file with the correct icon I cannot apply the correct icon on the application level. Yes, I can change the app icon on a shortcut. However, anywhere else UltraEdit will show the new icon, with bold black UE letters shouting in your face "Here I am the new UE!". The is no option to apply an icon on app exe level. I have many client machines where UE was installed. I am not going to mock around with the production machine registries on every server; also, I am not sure how it will affect licenses if I modify exe. On client machines I will eventually replace it with another editor (those client bought licenses actually only on my request, so i can support them, and in my turn I wanted to support UltraEdit by promoting their software; I do not need something that will irritate me). I will try to downgrade and if does not work then I will remove it).
I do not understand you problem with the default application icon of UltraEdit 2025.0. You wrote: "However, anywhere else UltraEdit will show the new icon, with bold black UE letters …". The main application icon has in all versions with exceptions of 2023.0.0.* and 2023.1.0.* the letters UE in bold black in a round circle as it can be seen above. That Windows uses by default always the first icon set in an executable is not dynamically customizable by an application. The index number of the icon sets in the executable must be modified to make another icon set the default icon set for Windows. It is possible for a user to define for the shortcut file and for all file type associations and for shell extensions the icon set to use by Windows for showing the application icon. But the application icon loaded by Windows for display in main application window title bar on left side as well as on the Windows taskbar cannot be configured by the user in any way nor by the application itself. I also do not understand why the look of an icon of an application is much more important than its features.
