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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.  Note that this is a new directory so all of the renames are going to be in a different directory.
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
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


[none]                  applications-accessories        need
  * suggesting this for inclusion into the icon naming specification
package_applications
package_development    applications-development        rename
package_editors
package_edutainment    applications-education *        need
[none]                  applications-engineering        need
package_favourite
package_games          applications-games              need
package_games_arcade
package_games_board
package_games_card
package_games_strategy 
package_graphics        applications-graphics            rename
package_network        applications-internet            rename
package_multimedia      applications-multimedia          rename
package_wordprocessing  applications-office              need
package                applications-other              need #
[none]                  applications-science            need
package_system          applications-system              need
package_toys
package_utilities      applications-utilities          rename
desktop                preferences-desktop              need
input_devices_settings  preferences-desktop-peripherals  need
personal                preferences-desktop-personal    need
[none]                  preferences-other                TBD
package_settings        preferences-system              need #
kcmsystem              preferences-system-network      need #   
khelpcenter            system-help                      rename
 
  * suggesting this for inclusion into the icon naming specification
+  included with the Tango icon theme, but not in the current spec.
#  icon existed in previous themes
  ** 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.
None, everything's in place in the "categories" category :D


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== To do for Oxygen - optional icons ==
application-accessories
  The icon for the "Accessories" 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-office
   The icon for the "Office" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
 
applications-other
  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
  applications-games-board **
   The icon for the "Science" sub-menu of the Programs menu.
   An icon for board games, like Mahjongg or Chess.


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


  preferences-desktop
  applications-games-strategy **
   The icon for the "Desktop Preferences" category.
   An icon for strategy games, like Minesweeper,
  Sokoban or Battle for Wesnoth.


  preferences-desktop-peripherals
  applications-games-card **
   The icon for the "Peripherals" sub-category of the
   An icon for card games... but for Oxygen, we already have
  "Desktop Preferences" category.
   a card set icon as fallback, so it doesn't make much sense
 
   to draw a new icon. Just listed for completeness.
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.
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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.


  application
  preferences-desktop-peripherals -> preferences-peripherals
    link to applications-other
  The icon for the "Peripherals" preferences category.


  preferences
  preferences-desktop-personal -> preferences-personal
    link to preferences-other
  The icon for the "Personal" preferences category.
 
preferences-system-network -> preferences-network
  The icon for the "Network" preferences category.
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"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. However, with the "-other" suffix, they won't be used as a fall back so a link is going to be needed.
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.

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.