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== Specification compliance of icon names ==
== Specification compliance of icon names ==


Icon names without trailing stars already exist in the freedesktop.org icon naming specification or Tango icon set.If there is no Old Name, please help to determine if we need this icon for KDE4.
Icon names without trailing stars already exist in the freedesktop.org icon naming specification.


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KDE3 Name              New Name                        Oxygen status
applications-accessories              OK
 
applications-development              OK
[none]                  applications-accessories        TBD
applications-development-translation  OK **
package_applications
applications-development-web          OK **
package_development    applications-development        rename
applications-education                OK *
package_editors
applications-education-language      OK **
package_edutainment
applications-education-mathematics    OK **
[none]                  applications-engineering         need
applications-engineering             OK
package_favourite
applications-games                   OK
package_games          applications-games
  applications-graphics                 OK
package_games_arcade
applications-internet                 OK
package_games_board
applications-multimedia               OK
package_games_card
  applications-office                   OK
package_games_strategy  
applications-other                   OK
package_graphics        applications-graphics           rename
applications-science                 OK
package_network        applications-internet           rename
applications-system                   OK
package_multimedia      applications-multimedia         rename
applications-toys                    OK **
package_wordprocessing applications-office
applications-utilities               OK
package                applications-other               need
preferences-other                    OK
[none]                  applications-science             need
preferences-desktop                   OK
package_system          applications-system
  preferences-desktop-peripherals       OK ***
package_toys
  preferences-desktop-personal         OK ***
package_utilities      applications-utilities           rename
preferences-system                   OK
desktop                preferences-desktop
preferences-system-network           OK ***
input_devices_settings preferences-desktop-peripherals   
system-help                           OK
personal                preferences-desktop-personal
[none]                  preferences-other                TBD
package_settings        preferences-system
kcmsystem              preferences-system-network
khelpcenter            system-help                     rename


  * suggesting this for inclusion into the icon naming specification
  * suggesting this for inclusion into the icon naming specification
  ** not in the spec, but let's keep it out of there anyways,
  ** not in the spec, but let's keep it out of there anyways,
     it's not really suited to be a standard icon
     it's not really suited to be a standard icon
*** bad naming in the spec imho, suggesting to rename this icon
    there, but let's use the specified name for now
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== To do for Oxygen ==
== To do for Oxygen - specified icons ==
 
Icons that are in the spec, but not yet in Oxygen's categories/ so they need to be added. Descriptions taken from the specification. (A lot of those icons already exist as package_* in apps/, they'd only need to be pulled over to here.)


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None, everything's in place in the "categories" category :D
application-accessories
  The icon for the "Accessories" sub-menu of the Programs menu.


applications-development
== To do for Oxygen - optional icons ==
  The icon for the "Programming" sub-menu of the Programs menu.


applications-engineering
These icons are good to have, but even if we lack those there will be a sensible fallback.
  The icon for the "Engineering" sub-menu of the Programs menu.


  applications-games
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   The icon for the "Games" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
  applications-games-arcade **
   An icon for arcade games, like KTron or Clanbomber.


  applications-graphics
  applications-games-board **
   The icon for the "Graphics" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
   An icon for board games, like Mahjongg or Chess.


  applications-internet
  applications-games-children **
   The icon for the "Internet" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
   An icon for games for small children,
  like the scary Potato Guy.


  applications-multimedia
  applications-games-strategy **
   The icon for the "Multimedia" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
   An icon for strategy games, like Minesweeper,
  Sokoban or Battle for Wesnoth.


  applications-office
  applications-games-card **
  The icon for the "Office" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
   An icon for card games... but for Oxygen, we already have
 
   a card set icon as fallback, so it doesn't make much sense
applications-other
   to draw a new icon. Just listed for completeness.
   The icon for the "Other" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
  (Editor's note: Name needs to be reviewed in collaboration
    with the icon naming specification maintainers, see below.)
 
applications-science
  The icon for the "Science" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
 
applications-system
  The icon for the "System Tools" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
 
applications-utilities
   The icon for the "Utilities" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
 
preferences-desktop
   The icon for the "Desktop Preferences" category.
 
preferences-desktop-peripherals
  The icon for the "Peripherals" sub-category of the
  "Desktop Preferences" category.
 
preferences-desktop-personal
  The icon for the "Personal" sub-category of the
  "Desktop Preferences" category.
 
preferences-other
  The icon for the "Other" preferences category.
 
preferences-system
  The icon for the "System Preferences" category.
 
preferences-system-network
  The icon for the "Network" sub-category of the
  "System Preferences" category.
 
system-help
  The icon for the "Help" system category.
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applications-development
  [In the description, change "Programming" to "Development",
    in accordance to the icon name and the fd.o menu spec.]
  applications-education
  applications-education
   The icon for the "Education" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
   The icon for the "Education" sub-menu of the Programs menu.


applications-development
  preferences-desktop-peripherals -> preferences-peripherals
  [Rename "Programming" to "Development".]
   The icon for the "Peripherals" preferences category.
 
applications-other -> applications
  The icon for applications category.
 
preferences-other -> settings
  The icon for a generic settings category.
 
  preferences-desktop -> settings-desktop
  The icon for the "Desktop" settings category.
 
preferences-system -> settings-system
  The icon for the "System Administration" settings category.
 
preferences-desktop-peripherals -> settings-peripherals
   The icon for the "Peripherals" settings category.


  preferences-desktop-personal -> settings-personal
  preferences-desktop-personal -> preferences-personal
   The icon for the "Personal" settings category.
   The icon for the "Personal" preferences category.


  preferences-system-network -> settings-network
  preferences-system-network -> preferences-network
   The icon for the "Network" settings category.
   The icon for the "Network" preferences category.
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Rationale for the renames:
Rationale for the renames:


"preferences" to "settings": not because KDE uses settings, but because the icon naming spec then stays consistent with the fd.o menu spec, see [[http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html]].
The preferences-desktop-* ones are very implementation specific, as it's not specified anywhere that the "peripherals" and "personal" preferences need to be a child element of the desktop preferences. Likewise, "network" settings don't necessarily reside in the preferences-system category in certain desktops.
 
"other" implies that the icon should be a generic one, and indeed applications-other and preferences-other make for a good fallback if there are categories not covered by a given theme. Also, at least KDE has no "other preferences" category, but rather a separate system settings application and a menu (with icon), both using one general settings icon for the whole set of sub-elements.
 
The preferences-desktop-* ones are very implementation specific, as it's not specified anywhere that the "peripherals" and "personal" settings need to be a child element of the desktop settings. Likewise, "network" settings don't necessarily reside in the preferences-system category in certain desktops.

Latest revision as of 21:54, 22 December 2007

Specification compliance of icon names

Icon names without trailing stars already exist in the freedesktop.org icon naming specification.

 applications-accessories              OK
 applications-development              OK
 applications-development-translation  OK **
 applications-development-web          OK **
 applications-education                OK *
 applications-education-language       OK **
 applications-education-mathematics    OK **
 applications-engineering              OK
 applications-games                    OK
 applications-graphics                 OK
 applications-internet                 OK
 applications-multimedia               OK
 applications-office                   OK
 applications-other                    OK
 applications-science                  OK
 applications-system                   OK
 applications-toys                     OK **
 applications-utilities                OK
 preferences-other                     OK
 preferences-desktop                   OK
 preferences-desktop-peripherals       OK ***
 preferences-desktop-personal          OK ***
 preferences-system                    OK
 preferences-system-network            OK ***
 system-help                           OK

 * suggesting this for inclusion into the icon naming specification
 ** not in the spec, but let's keep it out of there anyways,
    it's not really suited to be a standard icon
 *** bad naming in the spec imho, suggesting to rename this icon
     there, but let's use the specified name for now

To do for Oxygen - specified icons

None, everything's in place in the "categories" category :D

To do for Oxygen - optional icons

These icons are good to have, but even if we lack those there will be a sensible fallback.

 applications-games-arcade **
   An icon for arcade games, like KTron or Clanbomber.

 applications-games-board **
   An icon for board games, like Mahjongg or Chess.

 applications-games-children **
   An icon for games for small children,
   like the scary Potato Guy.

 applications-games-strategy **
   An icon for strategy games, like Minesweeper,
   Sokoban or Battle for Wesnoth.

 applications-games-card **
   An icon for card games... but for Oxygen, we already have
   a card set icon as fallback, so it doesn't make much sense
   to draw a new icon. Just listed for completeness.

Suggested changes and additions

Including a suggested short description text like needed for inclusion in the spec.

 applications-development
   [In the description, change "Programming" to "Development",
    in accordance to the icon name and the fd.o menu spec.]

 applications-education
   The icon for the "Education" sub-menu of the Programs menu.

 preferences-desktop-peripherals -> preferences-peripherals
   The icon for the "Peripherals" preferences category.

 preferences-desktop-personal -> preferences-personal
   The icon for the "Personal" preferences category.

 preferences-system-network -> preferences-network
   The icon for the "Network" preferences category.

Rationale for the renames:

The preferences-desktop-* ones are very implementation specific, as it's not specified anywhere that the "peripherals" and "personal" preferences need to be a child element of the desktop preferences. Likewise, "network" settings don't necessarily reside in the preferences-system category in certain desktops.