[Geany-Users] Geany Icon

[Matthew Brush]

On 12-10-14 03:09 AM, Thomas Martitz wrote:
> Am 14.10.2012 12:00, schrieb Matthew Brush:
>> On 12-10-14 01:50 AM, Thomas Martitz wrote:
>>> Am 14.10.2012 09:05, schrieb Lex Trotman:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Geany has in the past specified a fixed image, (the jewel encrusted
>>>> teapot), as the icon to use for its top level window.
>>>>
>>>> There has been a request for Geany to follow the icon set by the
>>>> theme.  This has been committed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm very curious that application icons be themed at all. IMO the icon
>>> belongs to the application and is part of its identity, and not some
>>> theme. This is also why Linux Mint makes me mad because of its icons for
>>> various applications including Geany.
>>>
>>> (I always switch the icon theme to a less intrusive one [GNOME-Wise
>>> which resembles the Mint-y look a bit] on a fresh Mint installation).
>>>
>>
>> At least on Linux, this ability to customize things seems to be
>> prized/praised by many. So much so that "they" got together and
>> created a standard for toolkits and DEs to follow to make it simple
>> for the user to do, to globally change the icon theme instead of
>> digging through app-specific preferences, if provided, to change only
>> the window title bar icon while other icons provided by the same app
>> follow the theme properly.
>
> I also praise this ability and I love to change icon themes. But
> application icons are an exception. They are, like the name, chosen by
> the authors and identify the application (thus part of its identity).
> Clearly I don't talk about icons for folders or eject-usbstick buttons
> which are completely fine.
>

What about the Terminal application as an example. I like that icon to 
follow my theme. Should not the Calculator application use your icon 
theme's icon for the calculator app? Sometimes I even use the theme's 
"text editor" icon for Geany since it's my main text editor.

> Yes, I'm aware that some icon themes even change app-specific icons,
> that that goes too far IMO. Others share this view, see [1]. Mozilla's
> trademark is another example.
>

I still think as a user I should be able make my Firefox icon use the 
Web Browser icon from my theme. If Mozilla has some trademarks, that's 
fine, their app should either be shipped with their default icon or 
should be renamed and rebranded, but to disallow (by default) the user 
to choose to change it on their own computer, goes to far, IMO.

Cheers,
Matthew Brush