Xfce and the default icon

[Harold Aling]

Olivier Fourdan wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Harold Aling wrote:
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>> I was wondering if it's possible (or feasible) to use the icon specified
>> in the application's .desktop file as window manager, taskbar and
>> taskswitcher icon if the application itself doesn't specify one.
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>> For example:
>> I have a nice terminal icon for xterm in my menu, but launching xterm
>> results in a default icon ('starry' thing), the same goes for rdesktop
>> and a lot of other apps... This becomes very confusing when opening a
>> lot of apps on a single workspace.
>>
>> If this is possible to achieve, I'll create the appropriate bugzilla
>> report...
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> Of course, it "doable", but I'm really not in favor of making the WM be
> aware of the .desktop files, it would be quite inefficient for that purpose.
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> Especially when you realize that there are standard protocols for the
> applications to specify an icon.
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> It would be a lot more efficient to bug the applications that don't
> provide an icon ;)
Very true, but that would mean that this 'issue' won't fixed within the 
next year(s).

Maybe it's even more clear not to use a default icon (text only)? It 
sure would remove some of the similarity of different applications...

-H-
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