Re: [h-e-w] specify an icon

[Mike Woolley]

Stephen Leake <address@hidden> writes:

> I usually have two Emacs instances running; one for reading mail, one
> for doing other work.
>
> I'd like them to have different icons, so finding them in the MS
> Windows Ctrl-Tab display is simpler.
>
> I don't see a way to specify the Emacs icon at run-time; there is the
> command-line option --no-bitmap-icon, but no way to choose which icon
> to use. Is there a way?

Hi Stephen,

I do exactly this myself :-)

I use one instance of emacs running gnus, for which I use the gnus logo
and another instance of emacs for general editing, for which I use a gnu
logo.

The key to making this happen is the 'icon-type frame parameter /qv/.

-- 
Cheers,
Mike