Subj : Re: Tastes Like Windows
To   : KY MOFFET
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat May 23 2020 19:08:00

> I haven't figured out where linux keeps its icons, let alone how to
> manipulate 'em... but I get the impression the main icon file is
> monolithic, and I've heard contains over 6,000 icons. And I can tell you
> from experience, if you use a theme that's deprecated, you'll have blank
> spaces where you expected to see an icon. Fortunately the one I ended up
> using is only missing one icon, for a fairly new utility. I can browse
> files and change icons for the desktop or taskbar, but hell if I can
> figure out how to do that for system tray... those seem to use the
> monolithic icon doohickey.

I think the difficulty to have the icons show depends on which windows
manager you are using.  I use IceWM, which is minimalist.  I have to tell
it where to find the icon if I want one to show up.  There are no icons at
all on the desktop.  I have to click the IceWM button on the status bar to
pick programs.

Gnome, and other "prettier" windows managers seem to know how to pick the
icons up without user intervention.

Mike

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