These are the SAME icons used in KDE for the 'executable' or very close to it at least. Clearly they stopped thinking at the point I passed through (that a project produces an executable) - but I still think a project is what an executable is MADE from - not the executable itself.However I was thinking to something of the sort of the Kdevelop project icon, but with two gears instead of one.Also Qt Designer uses the same approach. I include the two samples, for your inspiration (or further reject).
Since my icon idea was considered too complex for 16x16 I would propose that we DO use the gear - but let's take it a step further - and try to convey the concept of what an executable is made from.
Now if the exe is a gear... I see two instant ideas in my head.The first is a wireframe gear - e.g. just an outline. The only question is whether it will remain recognizeable at small sizes.
The next is to split the gear into parts. A pie-sliced gear if you will. Too many slices would make it look like a piechart icon though - so perhaps we should just neatly cut it into two. Voila - we have PIECES that when combined can produce and EXECUTABLE - better than that I cannot represent the idea of a project. I created a quick sample from my KDE icons - but I would suggest if we adopt the idea that we do a proper one in Lazarus look/feel.
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