the icon

CHANGELOG.md

+
+#### Version 0.8.16
+
+- added the pyBOAT icon
+- changed version numbering scheme
+
 #### Version 0.8.1.5
 
 - fixed Fourier spectra crash

pyboat/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sys,os
 import argparse
 
-__version__ = '0.8.1.5'
+__version__ = '0.8.16'
 
 # the object oriented API
 from .api import WAnalyzer
@@ -28,10 +28,24 @@ def main(argv=None):
     # scripting is needed..
     
     from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
+    from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
+    from PyQt5.QtCore import QSize
+    
     from pyboat.ui import start_menu
+
+    # --- initialize the Qt App ---
+    
     # args get not parsed inside Qt app    
     app = QApplication(sys.argv) 
 
+    # add an application icon
+    abs_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) 
+    icon = QIcon()
+    icon.addFile(abs_path + '/logo_circ128x128.png', QSize(128,128))    
+    app.setWindowIcon(icon)        
+
+    # -- parse command line arguments ---
+    
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='pyBOAT '+__version__)