Rodney Dawes wrote: > While having a list of icons that are not in the base specification is > great, I don't think we should list icons as a per-desktop thing. The > goal of icon themes, and the naming spec in particular, is that we can > use the same icons on all desktops. > > I would much prefer the addendum specifications to be targeted at more > specific tasks, or goals. For instance, the Device names addendum I've > already started on is to list all the icons for specific devices, so > that we can more accurately represent devices that are connected to the > computer, in the desktops. Some examples of task-based addendum are: > > - Programming > - Graphic Design > - Data Management > - Device Icons > - Audio Production > - Video Production > - Video Game Emulation > > All these represent needs the various desktops have. I think it would be > a waste to have to duplicate these lists over and over for every desktop > out there that gets put on the wiki. So can we please change to using > this method of icon classification? I think it better suits the purposes > of FreeDesktop.org and the Icon Naming specification, as well as what > the goal of this proposed process. > You are probably correct. Perhaps what is needed is not to separate them by desktop, but only to have a place to indicate where they came from -- the name of the application or the desktop.
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