Hi, I'd like to work on this, I would like to have more information about how to start on it.

@julienpan Hi, start off by compiling your own build of Electron as described here.

@lutzroeder @MarshallOfSound What is the proposed solution?

There a few I had in mind.

1. Handle null value for icon property of electron.BrowserWindow and when set to null remove window icon instead of throwing up an error file not found

2. Remove icon from window when it is set as modal on Windows

3. Add property showWindowIcon that is by default set to true, could be set to false by default on modal windows as well.

The first two options would change the behavior in existing apps.

Maybe setting icon to electron.nativeImage.createEmpty() and checking icon && icon.isEmpty() would work?

See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53880863/electron-cant-hide-program-icon-in-browserwindow

And after the check in JS make a callback to c++ -> platform specific implementations

Did this ever get resolved, or is this still an issue that someone can work on? If no one is working on it right now, I'd like to work on it. Are you still working on it? @julienpan

Hi ! I can also help if @julienpan or @elizaho didnt start to fix this issue. Give news if you can please !

I would be interested in helping if this hasn't been resolved yet. However, I am a first-timer and I dont really know exactly how to go about this.

inspect it
and do in its css file and set
display:"none";

hey i am new to github and i want to make some early contributions , i think i can work on it and i would like to get some instructions on how to get started.

Hello i think the best way is hiding browser frames...
and Create another one with your custom items.
You now how.. right??

The goal is not to find a workaround but fix the underlying issue in Electron. This probably requires understanding how Electron creates the native HWND on Windows and apply this flag if the dialog is modal and icon.isEmpty().

Znalazłem coś takiego, może się przyda
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42988166/show-and-hide-main-window-on-electron

Hey I want to work on this issue can you please assign it to me

On a similar note, it would be nice to be able to hide the application title in the titlebar, while still being able to show a title on taskbar hover (eg. as done by File Explorer).

If this is issue hasn't been resolved, I'd love to work on it!

Hi gents... : ) quick question, why is this an issue? And why do you want or need to hide the icon?

@Le-Roi777 Modal dialogs in Windows apps often do not show an icon. For example, open Notepad > Help > About Notepad.

Hi, If the issue is still not fixed i would love to work on it .

@lutzroeder Hi, I have started to work on the issue, can u assign it to me?
Am very excited to work on this.

Hey, still working on this issue here,
I initially read through the shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc but wasn't able to find anything relevant.
Then I searched through the entire project for the code related to the title bar and am not finding anything useful here too.
It would be amazing and easier to work on this if I could get some help on what files that I would be working on.
I am pretty much sure that I would have to modify the API to include a field called showWindowIcon that can be set to true to show the icon on the title bar and by default set to false if it is a modal window. These arguments would be passed to the class responsible for the title bar which I can modify accordingly.
Need some help with finding the files that I might be working with and also with the approach.
Thanks in advance.

@zcbenz might be able to provide some context. native_window_views.cc looks like the right place to get started.

WinForms has ShowIcon. Another option might be electron.nativeImage.createEmpty() and icon && icon.isEmpty().