Prefix with ./ sounds good:

* If it starts with "/" it's an absolute path
* If it starts with "./" is's a relative path
* Everything else is a themed icon name

Waldo Bastian
Linux Client Architect - Client Linux Foundation Technology
Channel Platform Solutions Group
Intel Corporation - http://www.intel.com/opensource
OSDL DTL Tech Board Chairman

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Benedikt Meurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:41 AM
>To: Bastian, Waldo
>Cc: Rémi; [email protected]
>Subject: Re: .desktop files with relative icons ?
>
>Bastian, Waldo wrote:
>> If implementations other than KDE have implement/intent to implement
>> this as well it can be added to the Desktop Entry Spec, yes.
>
>That shouldn't be hard to implement. But there should be some agreement
>on how to identify relative paths. Prefix with "./"? Scan for "/"?
>
>Benedikt
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