Re: unclear documentation about .desktop file icon location

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Hi Daniel,

If you want to request or suggest a change to the documentation, you are
better off filing a bug against gnome-devel-docs.

However, in this case I'm not sure whether this really is an issue with the
docs or what you're doing. :) You might be best to ask in #gtk+ on
irc.gnome.org for advise from a developer.

Best wishes,

Allan

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:08 PM, dalanicolai <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear web-list members,
>
> I am completely new here and it is not clear to me where I should mail my
> comment/question to.
> Anyway, I am unable to find clear documentation about the installation of
> the icon used for .desktop files.
> The documentation on the gnome-website
> <https://developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/icons.html.en>states
> that I should place the icon in the location /usr/share/icons/hicolor/
> 48x48/apps/.
> However placing a 48x48 pixels.png icon in that location did not result in
> the menu item to show the icon. Actually, I tried to fix the 'icon no show'
> problem after installing the application 'cherrytree', which puts a .svg
> icon in the location /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/. After
> 'researching' the problem for quite a long time I finally found that
> placing the icon in the location /usr/share/pixmaps/ fixed the problem.
> Subsequently I was not able to find any gnome documentation on the location
> /usr/share/pixmaps/. To prevent others spending their time on researching
> this issue would it be possible to revise/clarify the documentation?
> I would be happy to do it myself, however I don't know how the icon lookup
> works (I am learning to code, but I am still a novice). A (comment on)
> revision or any help on revising it myself would be highly appreciated.
> Thank you...
>
> Daniel
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Hi Daniel,<br><br></div>If you want to requ=
est or suggest a change to the documentation, you are better off filing a b=
ug against gnome-devel-docs.<br><br></div>However, in this case I&#39;m not=
 sure whether this really is an issue with the docs or what you&#39;re doin=
g. :) You might be best to ask in #gtk+ on <a href=3D"http://irc.gnome.org"=
>irc.gnome.org</a> for advise from a developer.<br><br></div><div>Best wish=
es,<br></div><div><br></div>Allan<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:08 PM, dalanicolai <span=
 dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1=
ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Dear web-list members,<b=
r><br></div>I am completely new here and it is not clear to me where I shou=
ld mail my comment/question to.<br></div>Anyway, I am unable to find clear =
documentation about the installation of the icon used for .desktop files.<b=
r></div>The documentation on the <a href=3D"https://developer.gnome.org/int=
egration-guide/stable/icons.html.en" target=3D"_blank">gnome-website </a>st=
ates that I should place the icon in the location
	<span class=3D"m_626117396695839942gmail-filename" dir=3D"ltr">/usr/share/=
icons/hicolor/<wbr>48x48/apps/.<br></span></div><span class=3D"m_6261173966=
95839942gmail-filename" dir=3D"ltr">However placing a 48x48 pixels.png icon=
 in that location did not result in the menu item to show the icon. Actuall=
y, I tried to fix the &#39;icon no show&#39; problem after installing the a=
pplication &#39;cherrytree&#39;, which puts a .svg icon in the location </s=
pan><span class=3D"m_626117396695839942gmail-filename" dir=3D"ltr">/usr/sha=
re/icons/hicolor/<wbr>scalable/apps/. After &#39;researching&#39; the probl=
em for quite a long time I finally found that placing the icon in the locat=
ion /usr/share/pixmaps/ fixed the problem. Subsequently I was not able to f=
ind any gnome documentation on the location /usr/share/pixmaps/. To prevent=
 others spending their time on researching this issue would it be possible =
to revise/clarify the documentation?<br></span></div><span class=3D"m_62611=
7396695839942gmail-filename" dir=3D"ltr">I would be happy to do it myself, =
however I don&#39;t know how the icon lookup works (I am learning to code, =
but I am still a novice). A (comment on) revision or any help on revising i=
t myself would be highly appreciated. Thank you...<br><br></span></div><spa=
n class=3D"m_626117396695839942gmail-filename" dir=3D"ltr">Daniel<br></span=
><div><span class=3D"m_626117396695839942gmail-filename" dir=3D"ltr"><br></=
span></div></div>
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