Vector based formats are the preferred choice when designing and optimizing an icon (set) for a specific target dimension (e.g. 24x24 pixels), but in the latter choice, the display quality will regardless stay the same. However, you're right about preferring SVG(Z) since this would involve an unnecessary extra step (exporting to PNG), and also it's better to distribute in a modifiable source format. I simply have bad experience using vector editing programs (like Inkscape), and since most icon themes usually comes in PNG (except the "scalable" ones), I think raster images are better/easier to work with. That's, however, until I learn how to properly use them.

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