[kde-linux] Recovering icons for KDE-4 applications

[James Tyrer]

Dr. Edgar Alwers wrote:
> I lost some icons for some KDE-4 applications. For example, Kget. If I park 
> KGet in the panel after launching, it shows an interrogation icon. I would 
> like to assign the corresponding KGet icon instead. Can somebody tell me how 
> to do this ? Generally speaking: how can I assign an icon to an application 
> let me say of kdebase ?

Normally, the SystemTray icon name is hardcoded so there is no way for 
the user to change it.

This icon can either be a global icon in "$KDEDIR/share/icons/..." or a 
private icon in: "$KDEDIR/share/apps/<app name>/icons/hicolor/...". 
Sometimes there are also themed icons in: "$KDEDIR/share/apps/<app 
name>/icons/<theme>/..." or the icons are incorrectly stored with a 
<theme> of "oxygen" even when they are the only icon and/or are unthemed 
icons.  For example, Konqueror has "google" icons in "oxygen" even 
though they are generic (and therefore HiColor) icons and there is no 
"hicolor" directory.  Note: as long as the default theme is not changed, 
this should cause no problems, but you should be aware of it if you are 
going to change icons.

If the icon is a private icon, you can change it by replacing the icon 
with one with the same name.

-- 
James Tyrer

Linux (mostly) From Scratch