[Geany-Users] Geany Icon

[Matthew Brush]

On 12-10-14 03:11 AM, Lex Trotman wrote:
> On 14 October 2012 19:50, Thomas Martitz <
> thomas.martitz at student.htw-berlin.de> 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).
>>
>
> Yes, why do theme developers feel that it is a benefit to users to keep
> changing the application icon in each theme.  The icon is intended to
> identify the application, changing it removes that identification that the
> user is used to between the icon and the application and devalues the brand
> value of the project.  There are many things that can be done but normally
> should not be done, and this is one of them.
>

IMO, it depends. If it's done properly, it can be made to match the 
other icons in the theme and still maintain the "identity" of the 
application. For example if all the icons were in a blue square with 
rounded corners, then it makes sense for Geany's icon to be the yellow 
lamp with red jewels in a blue square with rounded corners to match the 
theme. It doesn't make sense to make it an Arabic word that a huge 
portion of users won't be able to read and otherwise has no "identity" 
of Geany.

Cheers,
Matthew Brush