On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 20:11 +0200, Matthias Clasen wrote: > On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 19:53 +0200, Martin Sourada wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 18:51 +0200, Matthias Clasen wrote: > > > On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 12:46 -0400, Matthias Clasen wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you add > > > > > > > > gtk-icon-sizes="panel-foobar=24,24:panel-menu=24,24" > > > > > > > > to your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 and try again ? Does it look better ? > > > > > > > > > > So, this helps for apps that only install a 48x48 app icon, > > > like gthumb, but it makes the situation worse for the places > > > where we actually have a 22x22 icon, like file-roller, or the > > > various preference menus. The 22 vs 24 problem should really > > > be fixed, one way or the other. > > > > > > > > In tango icon theme guidelines [1] it is mentioned that the 22x22 size > > is preferred and gnome also seems to be heading this way, so I'd be > > inclined to solve it this way (i.e. creating 22x22 icons where missing). > > > > Also, during the review I have done for Echo icons, I have found that > > some applications do not install their icons into the hicolor icon theme > > while they are recommended to do so [2]. > > 22x22 is just a really bad idea, since it breaks everybody who follows > the earlier recommendation to install a 48x48, which scales down nicely > to 24x24. Also in the age of rising dpi, it doesn't make much sense to > make icons even smaller... > And therefore enforces the creation of smaller sizes which is good, because not every icon that looks good at 48x48 is good at 24x24 - there are four times less pixels... I don't know whether making smaller icons makes sense or not, but the trend is here and I think we should follow it. Tango does this, Gnome as well, why we should differ? Thanks, Martin
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