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WIP: Customizing your own DEX

syl edited this page Mar 19, 2021 · 4 revisions

It is possible to customize your DEX application. By customizing we mean changing: DEX application name, publisher name, publisher website, application logo, and having your own visual themes...

Changing names

With environment

It's possible to configure names by setting few environment variables. Here is the variables set:

  • DEX_PROJECT_NAME : contains the project name but also the name used by CMake to create the targets
  • DEX_DISPLAY_NAME : contains the name that will be displayed when running the application
  • DEX_COMPANY : contains the publisher's name
  • DEX_WEBSITE : contains the publisher's website

With CMake

It's also possible to configure names by modifying project.metadata.cmake in cmake folder. Go check it out.

Changing application icon

Here are the files you need to edit to change your application icon on every supported OS: