From kde-core-devel  Tue May 30 15:25:12 2000
From: <pbrown () redhat ! com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 15:25:12 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: kiconloader is scary, and broken
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=95970036509439

On Tue, 30 May 2000, Torsten Rahn wrote:

> 
> > Maybad here, I meant $KDEDIR/share/icons. and no, files in this
> > directoryare not found by the iconloader.
> 
> Strange -- I just put MonaLisa.xpm there. RMB on Autostart
> -> Properties -> LMB on the current icon -> Other icons ->
> Browse -> Selecting $KDEDIR/share/icons/MonaLisa.xpm
> and clicking on the icon makes the Autostart-Folder 
> appear with a mystery smile ...

Right.  Because the Icon= line now reads

Icon=/usr/share/icons/MonaLisa.xpm

What I am trying to say is there are lots of existing .kdelnk/.desktop
files with an entry like

Icon=MonaLisa.xpm

and in this case, the file will not be found.  I think it should, or we
break these files badly.

-- 
  Preston Brown
  pbrown@redhat.com                                Red Hat, Inc.