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[Jonathan Thomas <jonathan.oomph@xxxxxxxxx>]

So, here is the question.  If I understand correctly, the OpenShot icon
should go in the ~/.icons folder.  In a deb, how do I add files to the home
directory?  Would it have to be in the postinst file?  I guess an
alternative is to use the "/usr/share/pixmaps" folder, which should be easy
to add to the deb.  All of the icons I set in gtk are relative to the path
of my program, and therefore won't use the icon installed in the system.

It seems like the only thing that needs the system icon is the .desktop
file, right?  I did a simple test with your modified .desktop file and
dropped the openshot_logo.png in the ~/.icons/ folder, and it seemed to work
fine.

Thanks,
-Jonathan


On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 2:39 PM, TJ <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >From my initial exploration it looks as if this is governed by the Free
> Desktop Icon Theme specification:
>
>
> http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html#directory_layout
>
> "Icons and themes are looked for in a set of directories. By default,
> apps should look in $HOME/.icons (for backwards compatibility), in
> $XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons and in /usr/share/pixmaps (in that order)."
>
> There's more to read at the link.
>
> I think therefore it'll cover all bases to check the environment for
> XDG_DATA_DIRS and if it is defined check "XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons/" for the
> named icon. If not, use the default "/usr/share/pixmaps/".
>
> I bet there's some higher level service to call on for this somewhere
> but I'm not sure where to look right now - gtk maybe?
>
>
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