Application icons

This is the development discussion of ICONS for Inkscape.

See also IconsStyle

David Horsley, please rsend your SVG file type icon for windows to the development list for inkscape (inkscape_bayo_screeshot.jpg)

DEFENDGUIN and others have been asking about ICON development. We need to figure out where we stand on this? Do we want to develop ALL new icons, or replace some existing ones, or fill-in the ones we don't have completed?

Is anyone familiar with the procedure on how to design and implement new icons in the Inkscape Interface? It would be helpful if someone (bulia? ahem... :) ) could take the time to lay-out how to do this for some newbies to the project (DEFENDGUIN, myself, etc).

Some interesting links:

A Beginner's tutorial on making icons in Inkscape: http://www.out-of-order.ca/inktut.php

Gnome HIG about icons: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/icons.html

Colors for Gnome icons: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/design.html#Palette

"Creating Icons" tutorial from Jacub Steiner for GIMP: http://mmmaybe.gimp.org/tutorials/Creating_Icons/

Jacub Steiners icons: http://jimmac.musichall.cz/ikony.php3

Plácido Sousa's crispy icon theme: http://placide.home.sapo.pt/inkscape.html

Inkscape Icon suitable for GNOME menu use is included with Inkscape. By default it is installed to /usr/share/pixmaps/inkscape.png.

Free Icons Library: http://www.freeiconsweb.com

See Also:

   * HowToEditIcons 

Stock Icons

This list is here to provide a guide of what gnome stock icon names match functions, tools and dialogs in inkscape. By referencing to these icons it allows inkscapes icon set to be modified by the global gnome theme.

I'll be creating gnome style icons for the functions not yet included and submit them to the gnome icon theme to be distributed with the rest of the stock gnome icons - AndyFitz

Main Menu

FILE

new document /stock/document/stock_new

print /stock/io/stock_print

open /stock/io/stock_open

save /stock/io/stock_save

save as /stock/io/stock_save-as

revert /stock/io/stock_reload

export bitmap /stock/io/stock_export

EDIT

cut /stock/generic/stock_cut

copy /stock/generic/stock_copy

paste /stock/generic/stock_paste

delete /stock/generic/stock_delete

undo /stock/generic/stock_undo

redo /stock/generic/stock_redo

HELP

About /stock/generic/stock_about

Tutorials /stock/generic/stock_book-open

keys and mouse !TBD-AndyFitz!

Main Toolbar

new document /stock/object/stock_inster_graphic

insert image /stock/image/stock_insert_image

functions

cut /stock/generic/stock_cut

copy /stock/generic/stock_copy

paste /stock/generic/stock_paste

delete /stock/generic/stock_delete

undo /stock/generic/stock_undo

redo /stock/generic/stock_redo

print /stock/io/stock_print

open /stock/io/stock_open

save /stock/io/stock_save

save as /stock/io/stock_save-as

revert /stock/io/stock_reload

export bitmap /stock/io/stock_export

TOOLS

Pencil ( Freehand tool ) /stock/image/stock_draw-freeform-line

pen / bezier /stock/image/stock_linepen

text /stock/text/stock_draw-text

zoom /stock/navigation/stock_zoom

color picker /stock/image/stock_3d-color-picker

Dialogs

Fill and Stroke

Inkscape Properties /stock/generic/stock_properties

document Properties /stock/generic/stock_file-properties

grid /stock/image/stock_display-grid

Align and Distribute /stock/image/stock_graphics-align-left

/stock/image/stock_graphics-align-right

/stock/image/stock_graphics-align-top

/stock/image/stock_graphics-align-bottom

/stock/image/stock_graphics-align-center

/stock/image/stock_graphics-align-centered

circle, elipse, arc /stock/image/stock_draw-circle-pie

open arc /stock/image/stock_draw-circle-segment

rectangle, square /stock/image/stock_draw-rounded-rectangle