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Re: Determining system's pixmap path

 

On Wed, 2009-08-26 at 10:08 -0500, Jonathan Thomas wrote:
> Yes this helps, thanks.  I don't think I need to use the python-xdg,
> since I'm not using the icon at /usr/share/pixmaps in the actual
> program.  I have the same icon available inside the OpenShot code
> which is loaded as a relative path on all of gtk windows, etc...

Ahhh! My instinct is never to duplicate (classic object-oriented
mind-set) so I was envisaging the icon would only be installed in one
location, and that the preference would be for the system location.

For reference here's the patch against classes/messagebox.py that I'm
currently using:

--- ../../main/classes/messagebox.py	2009-08-22 13:19:45.390662599 +0100
+++ openshot/classes/messagebox.py	2009-08-26 17:13:21.063648333 +0100
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #	along with OpenShot Video Editor.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import gtk, os, sys
-
+from xdg.IconTheme import *
 
 def get_response(*args):
 	
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
 		buttons		= buttons,
 		message_format = error_message)
 	dialog.set_title(title)
-	dialog.set_icon_from_file(os.path.join(path, "windows", "glade", "icons", "openshot_logo.png"))
+	dialog.set_icon_from_file(os.path.join(getIconPath("openshot"), "openshot.png"))
 	dialog.connect('response', get_response, yes_callback_function, no_callback_function)
 	dialog.show()




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