From kde-devel  Wed May 26 17:23:50 1999
From: David Faure <faure () alpha ! tat ! physik ! uni-tuebingen ! de>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 17:23:50 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: kdeutils/kpm
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On Wed, May 26, 1999 at 11:50:51AM +0200, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> David Faure wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 11:11:15PM +0200, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > > CVS by dfaure wrote:
> > > >
> > > > kdeutils/kpm qps.C,1.8,1.9
> > > > Author: dfaure
> > > > CVSROOT: /home/kde
> > > > Tue May 25 22:57:01 MET DST 1999
> > > > Update of /home/kde/kdeutils/kpm
> > > > In directory zeus:/tmp/cvs-serv18328
> > > >
> > > > Modified Files:
> > > >         qps.C
> > > > Log Message:
> > > > icon loading fixes.
> > > > What's the difference between loadApplicationIcon and ICON() ?
> > >
> > > Good question as this is done often wrong.
> > >
> > > ICON uses toolbar icons while loadApplicationIcon uses
> > > icons that application install for the K menu. That's
> > > a main difference that the old KIconloader used to mix ;(
> > It's a different meaning but it's the same way of finding the icon, isn't it ?
> > 
> > I'm really confused now.
> > 
> > QPixmap KIconLoader::loadApplicationIcon ( const QString& name, int w, int h )
> > {
> >         QPixmap result = loadIcon(locate("icon", name), w, h);
> >         return result;
> > }
> > 
> > Doesn't that mean "no difference at all" ???
> > 
> Nono. there is a difference between share/icons and share/toolbar

Yes, there is. But KIconLoader has both in its search path.

And it should be said that ICON (and Icon) are for toolbar icons only.
That would remove a bit of the confusion.

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David FAURE
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