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How do I remove the VLC dock icon Christmas hat

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 06:54
by RS1
How do I remove the dock icon Christmas hat? Am running VLC 2.0.5 Mac.

Re: How do I remove the VLC dock icon Christmas hat

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 08:08
by RS1
Okay, done it.

Delete the vlc-xmas.png file in VLC.app (Show Package Contents)>Contents>Resources

Re: How do I remove the VLC dock icon Christmas hat

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:16
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Yep. This is the right solution for mac.

Re: How do I remove the VLC dock icon Christmas hat

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 14:00
by RS1
Thanks, but could a check box (Christmas icon yes or no) not be added in preferences?

Re: How do I remove the VLC dock icon Christmas hat

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:52
by fkuehne
Yes, go to Preferences, click on "Show All", then on the left on Interface -> Main Interfaces -> macosx and disable the "Allow icon to be changed".

After a restart of VLC, the hat is gone.

Re: How do I remove the VLC dock icon Christmas hat

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:38
by RS1
Thanks.