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Subject:    Re: [kde-artists] NEWS flash from GNOME. :-D
From:       Torsten Rahn <torsten.rahn () credativ ! de>
Date:       2007-05-30 13:28:52
Message-ID: 200705301528.52754.torsten.rahn () credativ ! de
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JRT, could you please stop trolling the list, please?

Thank you!

Torsten

On Wednesday 30 May 2007 14:30:54 James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> Luciano Montanaro wrote:
> > On martedì 29 maggio 2007, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> >> GNOME is now making icons for KDE applications.  Actually, they are
> >>  GNOME icons installed with KDE names.
> >
> > Well, it's their own theme, and if they want to have a consistent
> > look, I see no way around making the icons themselves.
>
> This is only necessary because KDE doesn't understand the need for
> generic icons.
>
> > And I appreciate that; I may even use their theme sometimes, if it's
> >  covering of KDE needs is complete.
> >
> > Is that Tango?
>
> No, it is the default GNOME theme which is called Gnome.
>
> > If so, it was not meant to be a GNOME theme at all. If you didn't
> > notice, there is an effort to have a shared icon naming
> > specification. KDE people decided the look didn't fit with KDE
> > 'vision', so they started on their own. I think both efforts are
> > proceeding well.
> >
> >> Seriously, we have messed up the icon issue to the point that they
> >>  seem to feel the need to do this.  We need to cooperate with them
> >>  and fix the problem.
> >
> > Sure. Aren't we?
>
> No, we and GNOME can not even agree on what the icon theme spec means.
> I presume that this is because KDE developers want for it to mean
> something other than what it says.
>
> > Unless the problem is to have "unthemed" icons,
>
> That is exactly the point,  It would appear that GNOME doesn't like the
> KDE practice of providing CrystalSVG style icons in HiColor in what
> appears to be a violation of the icon theme spec.  Their solution is to
> provide their own icons for KDE applications.
>
> > which is a problem only you care enough to bother.
>
> Perhaps what you meant to say is the I am the only one at KDE that
> bothers to care about this.
>
> I also note that because of the bugs in the KDE icon search -- it
> doesn't work as the spec says and nobody will fix it -- that these icons
> started showing up on my DeskTop when KDE didn't have a 22x22 icon.



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