[kde-linux] Why are taskbar icons sometimes a big X?

[Rex Dieter]

Larry Alkoff wrote:
> I have some programs that have perfectly good icons on the desktop
> but when I open them, the icon in the task bar box is a large X that 
> looks hand drawn.
> 
> A good case in point is Thunderbird which has a lovely icon of an 
> envelope in version 1.5.0.4 that appears in the desktop boxes as a big 
> hand drawn X.

FYI, it's a thunderbird build/packaging error.  For example, this issue 
occurs on Fedora's packaging:
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/177823

-- Rex