[RFC] Repository Reorganization and Enhancement

[arshubham]

These are some of things I think we should do for easy maintenance.

• [ ] Move Icons from root to a directory
• [ ] Add Color Palette https://github.com/elementary/icons/blob/master/elementary.gpl
• [ ] Update Icons with the latest Palette.
• [ ] Remove icons for apps designed for elementary OS already in appcenter
• [ ] Add Guide for contributing and Icon Requests
• [ ] Create a script to install and uninstall icons using wget. Ref https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme/blob/master/install.sh We shouldn't except anyone to have git installed.
• [ ] Create a way to track icons changed between releases. This would help me to show changelog between when a new release is tagged so that I can tell users to download update to a new release.
• [ ] Scripts for creating new icons to get started and new symlinks
• [ ] Create a script to clean SVG files.
• [ ] Create a github bot to mark duplicate Icon Requests. This will be needed when I incorporate icon Requests in the app. Many people may report the same icon again and again.
• [ ] Add sample svg files to get started.

@btd1337 anything else you might like to add? I might tackle some tasks this week myself.

edit: I have a question.. Do we really need to have symlinks for say accessories-calculator.svg if the icon is already in elementary theme and we inherit the theme? We can remove theme if it is redundant.

[btd1337]

@arshubham Do you have Telegram? It makes it easier to talk there! My telegram username: @HelderBertoldo

[btd1337]

About the symlinks I haven't taken the test yet. But you just have to change this script, commenting the line 48.

https://github.com/btd1337/urutau-icons/blob/master/scripts/clean-install.sh

[btd1337]

@arshubham Have you made any progress?

[arshubham]

@btd1337 Not yet, I have been on vacation for the past few months. But I am all ready to start asap.