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Subject: Re: kmidi fix
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () ens ! ascom ! ch>
Date: 1999-07-22 16:13:02
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John Corey wrote:
> Icon() does not work with a "pics" dir. Instead you'd have to do
> something like a loadApplicationIcon(locate("toolbar",
> "kmidilogo.xpm")). I believe if the directory is "icons" it does work
> though.
This is not true. Please check your facts before making statements like this.
Executive explanation
=====================
Icon() loads pixmaps from the following locations:
$HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/toolbar
$HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/pics
$HOME/.kde/share/toolbar
$KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/toolbar
$KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/pics
$KDEDIR/share/toolbar
Long explanation
================
From kiconloader.h:
/**
Icon loader with caching.
Multiples loads of the same icons using this class will be cached
using @ref QPixmapCache, saving memory and loading time.
Within KDE there are three distinct groups of Icons:
@li toolbar - Toolbar icons are small icons used on pushbuttons.
The size is 22x22 pixels.
@li icon - These are icons used to identify an application,
a file type or a directory. They are typically shown
on the desktop and in directory listings. Their
size is 32x32 pixels or, if KDE has been configured
to use large icons, 64x64 pixels
@li mini - Like 'icon' but with a size of 16x16 pixels.
Icons are searched for according to the KDE file system standard.
The default search path for 'toolbar' icons is:
@li $HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/toolbar
@li $HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/pics
@li $HOME/.kde/share/toolbar
@li $KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/toolbar
@li $KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/pics
@li $KDEDIR/share/toolbar
The default search path for 'icon' icons is:
@li $HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/icons/large (*)
@li $HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/icons
@li $HOME/.kde/share/icons/large (*)
@li $HOME/.kde/share/icons
@li $KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/icons/large (*)
@li $KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/icons
@li $KDEDIR/share/icons/large (*)
@li $KDEDIR/share/icons/
The paths marked with (*) are only searched if KDE
has been configured to use 'large' icons.
The default search path for 'mini' icons is:
@li $HOME/.kde/share/apps/<appName>/icons/mini
@li $HOME/.kde/share/icons/mini
@li $KDEDIR/share/apps/<appName>/icons/mini
@li $KDEDIR/share/icons/mini
Extra directories can be added, see @ref KStandardDirs.
All keys used in QPixmapCache by this class have the "$kico_.." prefix.
@author Christoph Neerfeld (chris@kde.org)
@version $Id: kiconloader.h,v 1.36 1999/06/27 17:33:28 waba Exp $
*/
loadIcon() loads "toolbar" icons by default.
(You can change this with "setIconType", but you shouldn't need it.)
loadApplicationIcon() loads "icon" icons.
loadApplicationMiniIcon() loads "mini" icons.
Icon() is an alias for loadIcon:
#define Icon(x) KGlobal::iconLoader()->loadIcon(x,0,0,false)
In 95% of the cases an application can just use "Icon()" to load its pixmaps.
These pixmaps should be installed in a 'pics' dir, or, if they are clearly
intented for a toolbar, in a 'toolbar' dir.
Most applications never need to do anything with application (mini) icons.
(Konqueror and kpanel are typical exceptions to this rule :)
Cheers,
Waldo
--
The "gui" in "Penguin" is pronounced "K-D-E"
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