Altlogo.png Location

rctneil · 02-10-2009, 11:28 AM

Where and how do you access the directory to place the Altlogo.png file?

Jim Sachs · 02-10-2009, 11:37 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\My Name\Application Data\Marine Aquarium 3

rctneil · 02-10-2009, 11:38 AM

Is that for Vista 64?

rctneil · 02-10-2009, 12:00 PM

For some reason, this is where I ahve had to place the logo for it to work:

C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3

and that folder was hidden,

Why can't it just go in c:/Program Files/Serene Screen/Marine Aquarium 3?

cjmaddy · 02-10-2009, 12:04 PM

If you read through this, thread you will see various Vista possibilities.

Try... C:\Documents and Settings\My Name\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3 ..... or something like that!

Better still, search for a... 'Marine Aquarium 3' folder, and place AltLogo.png in it. ..... Or get rid of Vista!

Edit: Not sure how much it will matter, but the file we are replacing with our own logo, is called AltLogo... not Altlogo.

Jim Sachs · 02-10-2009, 12:07 PM

If you open up the music playlist, then click on Add, the folder will initially point to the SereneScreen Application Data folder. This will be easier when I get an interface built.

Dale · 02-10-2009, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by rctneil:

Why can't it just go in c:/Program Files/Serene Screen/Marine Aquarium 3?

1. In computers with more than one user, the way to have individual stuff (like logos) is to put the information in \Users\...

2. The Program Files area is highly restricted in Vista, and "should" only be used for stuff installed by the program - not for customizations.

feldon34 · 02-10-2009, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by rctneil:

For some reason, this is where I ahve had to place the logo for it to work:

C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3

and that folder was hidden,

Why can't it just go in c:/Program Files/Serene Screen/Marine Aquarium 3?

Because this is what Microsoft has dictated. Applications SHALT NOT write to Program Files except during Installation.

As Jim said, dragging logo files there is a temporary thing. In a future MA3, there will be a Logo Picker interface.

The Old Man · 02-11-2009, 06:21 AM

Thanks, I was looking for this again as it stopped working. I placed my logo called AltLogo.png in C:\Users\Graham\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3 and it works great when you press L now (with latest beta and Vista Home Premium 64-bit).

Jim Sachs · 02-11-2009, 10:21 AM

Glad to hear it!

02-10-2009, 11:28 AM	#1
rctneil Registered Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 239	Altlogo.png Location Where and how do you access the directory to place the Altlogo.png file?

02-10-2009, 11:37 AM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	C:\Documents and Settings\My Name\Application Data\Marine Aquarium 3 Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-10-2009, 12:07 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	If you open up the music playlist, then click on Add, the folder will initially point to the SereneScreen Application Data folder. This will be easier when I get an interface built. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-10-2009, 02:24 PM	#8
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Originally posted by rctneil: For some reason, this is where I ahve had to place the logo for it to work: C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3 and that folder was hidden, Why can't it just go in c:/Program Files/Serene Screen/Marine Aquarium 3? Because this is what Microsoft has dictated. Applications SHALT NOT write to Program Files except during Installation. As Jim said, dragging logo files there is a temporary thing. In a future MA3, there will be a Logo Picker interface. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-11-2009, 10:21 AM	#10
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Glad to hear it! Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-10-2009, 11:38 AM	#3
rctneil Registered Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 239	Is that for Vista 64?

02-10-2009, 12:00 PM	#4
rctneil Registered Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 239	For some reason, this is where I ahve had to place the logo for it to work: C:\Users\Neil\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3 and that folder was hidden, Why can't it just go in c:/Program Files/Serene Screen/Marine Aquarium 3?

02-10-2009, 12:04 PM	#5
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	If you read through this, thread you will see various Vista possibilities. Try... C:\Documents and Settings\My Name\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3 ..... or something like that! Better still, search for a... 'Marine Aquarium 3' folder, and place AltLogo.png in it. ..... Or get rid of Vista! Edit: Not sure how much it will matter, but the file we are replacing with our own logo, is called AltLogo... not Altlogo.

02-10-2009, 12:10 PM	#7
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Originally posted by rctneil: Why can't it just go in c:/Program Files/Serene Screen/Marine Aquarium 3? 1. In computers with more than one user, the way to have individual stuff (like logos) is to put the information in \Users\... 2. The Program Files area is highly restricted in Vista, and "should" only be used for stuff installed by the program - not for customizations.

02-11-2009, 06:21 AM	#9
The Old Man Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 33	Thanks, I was looking for this again as it stopped working. I placed my logo called AltLogo.png in C:\Users\Graham\AppData\Roaming\Marine Aquarium 3 and it works great when you press L now (with latest beta and Vista Home Premium 64-bit).