STICKY: Missing icons and feature requests

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Going through my menus, most icons are taken care of. Except for Mirage,
gtk-recordMyDesktop and Texmaker.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by wille...@gmail.com on 22 Jun 2009 at 8:37

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Request for a Moovida icon. (To replace the horribly unclear moovida.png and
moovida.xpm in /usr/share/pixmaps.)

Perhaps a media-center icon could be created that can also be used by XBMC, 
Boxee and
the like...

I'd also like to suggest colouring the nautilus-actions icon, since the 
nautilus icon
is coloured too.

Original comment by wille...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2009 at 2:01

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@willemvb
I'll hold on to any changes, so let's see if this is fixed elsewhere first.

I'll have to look into Moovida, I'm not familiar with it.

As for media-center that would be great. It only depends on wether they can be 
themed
or not - I'll download and test them in virtualbox tomorrow.

As for nautilus actions - the file manager icons is one of the most annoying 
icons to
recolor - tons of radial gradients and tons of color steps. I just left it 
grayscale
for nautilus-actions because it's simpler and it can be kept in 
"gnome-colors-common".

Original comment by perfectska04 on 4 Jul 2009 at 3:03

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Some releases ago, the Sonata icon was a tangoified note (like emblem-music), 
but by
now it's back to its own, blue, flat, ugly note. Can this be reverted?

Original comment by jsteffens@users.sf.net on 8 Jul 2009 at 11:50

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The problem is that Sonata hardcodes and uses custom icons for itself. Even if 
I ship
menu icons for it, it'll be inconsistent since it'll use it's own images 
everywhere
outside of menu-items.

I can't even add a syslink for it, because the new audio icons have a different
design and color, so you'd have a green music note for menus and then the same 
blue
Sonata icon within the application.

The way to go about this is to file a bug with sonata and ask for a Tango-ized 
theme
refresh!

Original comment by perfectska04 on 9 Jul 2009 at 12:45

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Hi,

I'd really appreciate a black/white variation of gnome-colors. It would be 
especially
nice to have for black-ish themes. I hope this is not in contrast with the very 
idea
of gnome-colors...

Thanks for your impressive icon set!

P.S. +1 for the the rhythmbox icon facelift.

Original comment by stefano....@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2009 at 9:07

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@stefano.teso
If black and white are made, they would be in extras - and only icons, no
accompanying shiki/arc, as their design is not suited for black or white icons.

If you really want something black-ish, you can make it yourself. The current 
version
in SVN now supports theme creation - so if you just checkout gnome-colors from 
SVN,
read the instructions, install the two dependencies and input the desired color
values, you'll get a black gnome-colors that is just as complete as the rest.

Feedback/bug reports on the scripted recoloring is appreciated. The sooner 
everything
is stable, the sooner everyone can make gnome-colors in any color palette.

As for Rhythmbox, I need mockups first... I haven't come up with a design that 
allows
for a "playing" and "not playing" icons. Mockups for an Empathy icon would also 
be
helpful.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 12 Jul 2009 at 9:15

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epiphany icon

:P

Original comment by mastrop...@gmail.com on 14 Jul 2009 at 12:26

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The Epiphany icons are installed by Epiphany itself.

They are also available in gnome-icon-theme, so including them would be 
redundant
three times over.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 14 Jul 2009 at 4:20

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Galculator needs an icon. Afaik it doesn't have one.

Original comment by 31337H4c...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 9:52

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@perfektska04: Thanks for the hint, I'll checkout the git repo soonish and 
report any
bugs I find.

Original comment by stefano....@gmail.com on 30 Jul 2009 at 9:38

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@31337H4ck3r
gnome-icon-theme already ships complete calculator icons in all sizes. It's 
better to
submit a bug to Galculator to use the stock icons, rather than backport 
calculator
icons for a single application.

@stefano.teso
A light "Tribute" and a dark "Carbonite" icon themes are now included in the 
extras
package. They're not full black or full light, as it would be very monotonous - 
but
they should look fine. If you want to create new variations, you can do so with 
the
source pack - just follow the instructions, and you can recolor anything to 
your liking.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 4 Aug 2009 at 10:37

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I think when issue 61 
(http://code.google.com/p/gnome-colors/issues/detail?id=61) got 
merged in to this issue, it never got added to the list. Just a heads-up.

I'd also like to request an icon for a window with an unknown icon. Currently 
there is 
a place-holder icon which is very ugly and blurry--see attached screenshot. 
Even the 
same icon redone as SVG would be very welcome.

Original comment by matthew.pirocchi on 6 Aug 2009 at 5:13

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@matthew.pirocchi
I never could come up with something that worked as a metaphor for flash cards. 
I
tried a stack of papers, but it looked awkward when drawn at smaller sizes. I 
also
tried a single card, but then it looked too much like the mail icon - so it 
would be
confusing. I'm still not sure what type of icon could suit a flash-card-type 
application.

As for the blue window icon, I already made that icon, it's called
application-default-icon and it's included in the set. However, (since Jaunty, I
think) the icon seems to be hardcoded into GNOME and I've no idea if it can 
even be
replaced. If anyone can think of something (perhaps a missing syslink or a 
pixmap
that needs to be overwritten), let me know.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 6 Aug 2009 at 5:30

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My (almost) main browser now is Chromium. Its icon has a low res. I suggest 
adding 
Chromium and Google Chrome icons :)

Original comment by allanc...@gmail.com on 8 Aug 2009 at 2:00

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@allancaeg
Chromium is unreleased alpha software, only applications that can be easily 
installed
from official repositories will be considered for gnome-colors. I'll consider 
this
once it's actually available off Ubuntu/Fedora/Suse's official repositories.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 8 Aug 2009 at 2:11

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Would it be possible to add two icons for the Revelation password manager
(http://oss.codepoet.no/revelation/)? There's the application icon itself, 
which is
merely a globe, plus the icon in locked state, which is the same globe with a 
lock.

Somebody already did a Tango icon
(http://mejogid.ohallwebservices.com/site/index.php?q=node/42), but it seems as 
it's
not available anymore.

Thank you!

Original comment by julius.b...@gmail.com on 13 Aug 2009 at 6:48

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Geany uses an ugly red brick icon for the 'Build' menu button.
I would suggest replacing it with the trowel icon. Not only is this a clear 
metaphor
for the build action, it also echoes the programmimg icon from the menu.

Unfortunately, I was unable to guess the name of the brick icon. It shouldn't be
hard-coded, as none of the other Geany icons are. But I can't figure out where 
to
find it?

Original comment by wille...@gmail.com on 17 Aug 2009 at 2:06

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Well, I've upgraded to Karmic and (apart from the missing xdg-folders icons), 
the 
following icons stand out:

ibus
ibus-setup
softwarestore (I propose a link to system-software-installer)

Original comment by wille...@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2009 at 9:19

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@julius.bullinger
There's already lock and unlock icons which feature a lock (sans globe) would 
this be
okay? It'd be as simple as adding an extra syslink.

@willemvb
I'll take a look at the source package for geany, if the brick is not an 
application
specific icon (meaning, it's in /usr/share/icons rather than /somefolder/geany) 
- I
might be able to change it.

I'll also take a look at ibus icons. However, what's wrong with Ubuntu's 
software
store icons? I think they look rather nice and is unique to the application. Is 
it
missing any sizes? The only reason I'd come up with to add an alternate icon 
for it
is that the current one is not provided in in all 5 sizes already.

As usual these days, I apologize in advance if it takes me some time before 
fixing
all the accumulated reports; I'm still very much time-constrained due to 
college.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 22 Sep 2009 at 7:09

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Re:softwarestore: Well, it's not a Tango style icon. Which is why I think it 
stands
out too much from the others.

Original comment by wille...@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2009 at 9:16

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I found the following icons missing:

application-octet-stream.svg (some unknown files)
application-x-trash.svg (.BAK files)
application-x-cd-image.svg (.ISO images)

My [temporary] solution:
The first two ones I fixed by making links on gnome-icon-theme/scalable 
directory:
$ ln -sf text-x-preview.svg application-octet-stream.svg
$ ln -sf text-x-preview.svg application-x-trash.svg

The last one, I fixed by making a link on the gnome-colors-common/scalable 
directory:
$ ln -sf text-x-install.svg application-x-cd-image.svg

Original comment by ads...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2009 at 12:10

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I have a couple.
1. The GNOME "Software Sources" dialog.
2. Any "Log Out"/"Suspend"/"Shutdown" dialog.
3. The Netbeans IDE.

Original comment by coltharp...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2009 at 2:41

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@coltharpnicholas
Those icons (except netbeans) are all included and have been so, for the longest
time. If you don't see them, perhaps you didn't install gnome-colors correctly 
(i.e.
you installed gnome-$color but not their required dependency, 
gnome-colors-common).

Original comment by perfectska04 on 24 Sep 2009 at 2:51

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No, the Gnome-Colors repo is in my /etc/apt/sources.list, and I installed from 
there.

Maybe the icons just aren't very high-res? All I know is that they look ugly on
GNOME-Do's Docky (screenshot attached).

Original comment by coltharp...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2009 at 4:19

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And the "Software Sources" icon here.

Original comment by coltharp...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2009 at 4:21

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@coltharpnicholas
Can you test if it happens with other themes? (i.e. gnome-icon-theme or tango)?

Because every single icon in the set is included in scalable format for sizes 
48px
and up. They should show up sharp and clear in gnome-do or any other 
application,
unless gnome-do itself or the application itself is bugged somehow.

I can personally verify that the software-properties looks bad regardless of 
icon set
or included sizes used, so perhaps the software-properties application is just
bugged. If the same happens to any icon included in the set, then it's likely 
the
application's error - as I already ship every icon in every size.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 24 Sep 2009 at 4:36

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Do we ship an icon for "Software Sources"?

Original comment by benjamin.drung on 24 Sep 2009 at 4:49

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@benjamin

Yes, it's gnome-colors-common/*/apps/software-properties.*g and is represented 
by an
internet globe and a cd.

It is included in all sizes, but gnome-do doesn't scale it properly or a 
smaller icon
than the 48px scalable size is used. I haven't tested whether or not it's only
gnome-do, or if it happens with other docks - but I can confirm that this is not
limited to gnome-colors, as it happens with Tango/Tangerine/GNOME and Human. It 
also
appears blurry/scaled improperly when using those icon sets.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 24 Sep 2009 at 5:08

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Ok, then a bug should be filed in Launchpad.

Original comment by benjamin.drung on 24 Sep 2009 at 5:21

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I just tested this in my system, and for some reason the software sources icon 
is 
blurry in Docky, but crisp in the summoned window for gnome-do (see attached 
screenshots). Maybe this can help pinpoint the problem?

Original comment by DaMi...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2009 at 6:01

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@DaMijit
That is consistent with what I've found. As noted in the other areas, the icon 
is
available to gnome-do - docky just seems to not scale it properly.

I'd like to know if this also happens with say, AWN, before filing a bug against
gnome-do. The reasoning being that perhaps software-properties is the one 
supplying
the icon for the window-list part of docky, with improper scaling. In the summon
mode, no window list icon is used - as gnome-do will just grab the icon 
directly from
the current theme, so it appears properly.

The issue happens as well with AWN or other docks or window list applets with 
large
icons, then it may be innacurate to file it against gnome-do.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 24 Sep 2009 at 6:07

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Edit: What I meant to say above, is *IF* the issue also happens with AWN or 
others, I
haven't tested if it indeed does.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 24 Sep 2009 at 6:08

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Redesigned folders, XDG places folders (for Karmic) and other nice things are 
now in SVN.

You guys can feel free to test and let me know if the new design is
good/bad/terrible, etc.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 25 Sep 2009 at 4:00

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I vote good!

I'm glad that you opted to stay consistent with the user-home icon, instead of 
just 
pasting an emblem on top.

Original comment by wille...@gmail.com on 25 Sep 2009 at 6:38

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@willemvb
Yes, it was a lot more work... but one of the project's goals is consistency, so
might as well do it right. I think the only one I couldn't figure out how to do 
right
was "folder-template", so for now it shares the same icon as "folder-documents".

Besides, in this manner you could also use emblems in addition to the icons
themselves... even if it'd be overkill.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 25 Sep 2009 at 6:44

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Tango has a good metaphor for templates, I believe: a sheet of paper with some 
fold lines (as if to fold a paper 
plane).
It's the penultimate one in the 7th row in this pic: 
http://tango.freedesktop.org/images/2/20/Tango-feet.png

Original comment by wille...@gmail.com on 25 Sep 2009 at 8:38

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I installed AWN and tried it out. The Software Sources icon displays badly 
there too,
but then, so do a bunch of other ones that work fine in Docky.

Original comment by coltharp...@gmail.com on 26 Sep 2009 at 9:50

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I have a couple of requests:
1. The excellent MusicBrainz Picard (http://musicbrainz.org/doc/PicardTagger) 
music 
tagging application. Great program, terrible icon.
2. The kid3 music tagging application.

Both of these are in the Ubuntu repositories.

One idea that could work for both of these is to take the "tag" icon from the 
Remember The Milk plugin, and overlay it on a generic "music notes" icon (I'm 
not 
sure if gnome-colors has one, but something similar to SoundConverter's icon 
(http://soundconverter.berlios.de/) would fit nicely).

Original comment by DaMi...@gmail.com on 26 Sep 2009 at 10:48

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@coltharpnicholas
I'll try with dockbar and check if it also happens there.

@ DaMijit
MusicBrainz has hardcoded icons, I've tried in the past, as I use it myself - 
but
I've never been able to change its icon.

I'll take a look at kid3 when I have the time.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 26 Sep 2009 at 11:10

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The connecting animation for nm-applet seems like it could be themed, as seen 
in the
Humanity icon set.  The icons are located in apps->22/24 in Humanity.

Original comment by nate8na...@gmail.com on 27 Sep 2009 at 1:38

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Hello, Thank you for the iconset. It is really beautiful.
"Chemical Calculator" application does not have an icon with good resolution. It
seems to be just a Calculator icon with a ball-and-stick model of methane 
molecule in
the foreground. 

Original comment by vkkod...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2009 at 1:34

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Hi, thanks for your cool art, but in Karmic I saw amazing thing: monochrome 
icons in
tray. It really usable because tray is background information and should not
distract. I know that many tray icons from third part apps if colors 
(Transmission,
etc) but I think it is good to be a standard.

Original comment by and...@sitnik.ru on 26 Oct 2009 at 9:58

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@nate8nate8
The connecting animation would take a great deal of space and icons, even 
though it'd
be just seen once. I doubt it'll get replaced, might be a better idea to create 
nicer
tango-based icons and submit upstream to the network-manager application.

@andrey@sitnik.ru
The problem is that monochrome icons can't be visible with all themes. You can 
have
light icons that will only be visible on dark themes, or dark icons that will 
only be
visible with light themes. There'd have to be two variations of each theme
(considering gnome-colors ships 7 icon sets, we'd have 14 just to add a few tray
icons), and even then - it'd be rather inconvenient to have to switch between 
icon
sets just because you're trying out a different GTK theme.

Ubuntu's icons can get away with it, because they only have one icon set. You 
can
select either a dark or a light version for that one icon set. GNOME-Colors has 
7,
making two variations of every single one would be impractical.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 26 Oct 2009 at 10:11

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Oh, as a workaround. If you REALLY want monochrome icons on gnome-colors, all 
you
have to do is:

1. Make a copy of the Humanity-Dark folder in /usr/share/icons and rename it to
something like "gnome-brave-dark" (or desired color)
2. Open the folder's index.theme file in a text editor, and replace
"Inherits=Humanity" to "Inherits=gnome-brave".
3. Replace the "Name=Humanity-Dark" to "Name=Gnome-Brave-Dark".
4. Update icon cache: sudo gtk-update-icon-cache -qf 
/usr/share/icons/gnome-brave-dark
5. Select the new icon set in Appearance Preferences.

This will give you monochrome tray icons without breaking anything. However, 
you will
only be able to do this for the light monochrome icons, so they will only be 
visible
on dark themes such as Shiki-Colors or Dust.

Original comment by perfectska04 on 26 Oct 2009 at 10:17

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Just a suggestion... I liked the old "Battery State Applet" icon (the one that 
is now
used into the System > Preferences > Power Management)...

Original comment by liquidat...@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2009 at 12:33

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There's a tango-style pidgin icon theme here, if you'd think about adding it to 
extras:
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/MyHumanity+Pidgin?content=116429

Original comment by DaMi...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2009 at 9:32

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Not too sure whether this has been mentioned before, but some folder icons for
mounted folders via ssh/ftp etc in nautilus would be nice. See screenshot :)

Original comment by tr33...@googlemail.com on 9 Jan 2010 at 1:52

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Could you please add an icon for Zenmap?

Original comment by cristofo...@gmail.com on 14 Feb 2010 at 2:42

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Could you please add an icon for Libre Office?

Original comment by logibl...@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2011 at 12:20