There are proper names for menu icons generally of the form applications-menutype. I would like to keep our menu as "standard" as possible by using these names. There are actually some useful icons already and so I have used them. Below are my notes on the icons we need that didn't seem to be stock and what I am doing about them. Most of this is already committed and just waiting upload.
>>> - We need a new icon for a publishing submenu The correct icon to use would applications-publishing, but that icon does not show well at 22x22, applications-fonts does a better job. We have applications-publishing for now, but if I have time I will make another one as I don't know what the copyright is on -fonts (I would probably have to list all the contributors the elementary-xfce theme). >>> - The icon we use for audio production comes from Aeolus and >>> should be replaced. -INPROGRESS - committed This is an icon Mish made for us, though he was not completely happy with it as it is just a guitar. I am thinking I may layer a keyboard behind... A tape machine might be to hard to make out at 22x22. A distinctive microphone? (SM58s are easy to draw but boring, and akg414?) >>> - mixers -INPROGRESS - committed This is another of Mish's creations, he was thinking for synths or generators, but I think it works better for mixers. >>> - video -INPROGRESS - committed Mish's again. Pretty standard idea, but nicer than anything else and gets the point across. >>> - midi utilities is mine - DONE I've left what we have for now unless someone comes up with something better :) >>> - The icon for our extra install menu items.. I am using the stock Software Center icon -DONE The other possibility would be to use the menu icon for each one, but I think the download symbol from software center (which is what it runs anyway) lets the user know what to expect best. >>> - The sound generators submenu -COMMITTED I have created one for this... keyboard with a generator symbol >>> - Photography - DONE There is an applications-photography icon already, but it looks like a point and shoot camera and we want to attract "professional" photographers so I have renamed mine to applications-photography as at least it looks like an SLR. >>> - Effects -COMMITTED I tried some different things. I ended up with some eq wave forms on a wide arrow background. The 48x48 part looks ok, I am not sure of the 22x22. The wave forms may need widening. I should maybe take the svg icons that I have (some are pngs from scratch) and generate 22x22 icons direct. I'll have to see how much difference that makes. For those interested, the stock icons I was referring to reside in: /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce/categories/48/ And I have attached any new ones. -- Len Ovens www.OvenWerks.net
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