Re: Giving an application a window icon in a sensible way

I find the phenomenon of topic drift curious. There seems to be a
recurrent pattern in this group in which a person creates an initial
topic of some Java related sort or another and the topic quickly drifts
to criticism and "bashing" of the person that started the thread.

I think people are put off by your rapid shift to a home-grown solution,
when there is a very good, standard, and commonly used solution available.
You seem to be looking for reasons not to use it. I can understand the "not
invented here" syndrome, but it really isn't helpful in this case.

The technique suggested by the posters here makes packaging, localization,
re-branding, and maintenance quite simple. Someone (familiar with Java) who
inherits your code will immediately recognize the tried and true design
pattern. Keeping resources separate from the code makes it easier for third
party vendors (or your graphics art department) to contribute to the
product. Of course, that's all a moot point if you're a one-man shop.


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