[IGN-14604]V8.3.1 Vision Client Launcher Desktop Shortcut Icons Using Default Not Project's

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Current Version: 8.3.1
Vision Module
OS: Tested on both Windows 10 + 11

I am migrating from v8.1.48 where the "Create Desktop Icon" function in the Vision Client Launcher worked to create a shortcut on the desktop using the project's icon set in the project settings. I was using .ico images uploaded to Image Management.

I just upgrade to v8.3.1 and "Create Desktop Icon" creates a desktop shortcut for the app, but (a) the Icon Path in the shortcut settings points to the default VisionIcon.ico file (%USERPROFILE%.ignition\clientlauncher-data\images\VisionIcon.ico) (b) the icon displayed on screen is the default icon. I tried using both .ico and .png images in the project settings and restarting the launcher between each attempt, but had the same issue.

When I try using the "Send to Desktop" function in the launcher, the generated ".vision" file seems to refer to the right image on the gateway but the default VisionIcon is still shown on screen for that file.

I was really hoping to use the new ".vision" files for deployment so we could centrally maintain these files and have people copy-paste them onto desktops.

Is anyone else having this issue? Any workarounds?

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Thanks for the report - we're tracking a very similar issue internally. I've added your report to that ticket.

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I think I'm having the same issue here. On my main programming PC, I can set and generate the icon properly when the image is on that PC. When I go to do so on another client PC without the image locally stored, it generates the default Ignition Icon. So, it seems like the local reference is working but the designer is not downloading the .png and passing it to new clients. I feel like we used to have to use .ico files for this; but I'm absolutely not opposed to using .png, jpg, jpeg, svr, and gif as it appears to be looking for now.

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This issue is supposed to be fixed in 8.3.5, but looking at the fix it may only work against 8.3.5+ gateways as well as the updated client launcher.