Why are my LabVIEW 2020 executable icons grayed out?

[mbrauer]

Does anyone know why my executable icon appears grayed out after building the application? Even though the icon is gray(not color), the executable works and runs reliably. Is this color scheme of the executable icon new with LabVIEW 2020 or am I missing something? Please see attached screenshot.

Thank you,

Sincerely,

Matt

[altenbach]

It does not look "grayed out", just gray. Do you define a custom icon in the build specification?

(Sorry, all my exes use custom icons, so I am not sure if the default has changed)

EDIT: Just tested and this icon seems to be the new default. Definitely looks less busy than the old one and seems to support more sizes (?). I think it is an improvements. 😄

[mbrauer]

Under Build Specifications, Category, Icon, the icon image indicated is a "16x16, 32-bit color". So I'm assuming it should be in color not gray. Is there another Category setting I should look under to set the Icon image of the executable?

Thank you.

Matt 

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

gray IS a color!!!

If you change the ring, you can see the other sizes included with this default. (The selection is just for display, it does not mean that only one size is included. All sizes are included in the built and explorer selects the right one depending on the view)

[mbrauer]

Indeed it is! Makes sense... Thanks for looking into this and responding so quickly.

Sincerely,

Matt

[altenbach]

For additional reading, it probably tries to adhere to the design principles of Windows 10. (formerly Metro)