RFC: Icon Creation Policy

[Frans Englich]

On Thursday 26 February 2004 18:44, Rob Kaper wrote:
> Application development involves many tasks other than programming,
> including but not limited to translation, documentation, build issues and..
> artwork. One of the benefits of including applications in the main KDE
> releases is that some of these aspects of development will be taken care of
> by specialized teams.
>
> However, few guidelines exist on the policies for icon creation and
> maintenance. Here's a small proposal for having a more consistent KDE look
> and feel.

There's a lot done in this area by Ante Wessels, already. Check out:

http://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=Icon+Guide

And of course:
http://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=KDE+Artists

Anyway, I think it could be a good idea coordinating such things with 
kde-artists and Ante.

>
> Occasionally application developers add new functionality using menu items
> or buttons for which no appropriate icons exist. Often but not always the
> developer creates the icon himself, while lacking the tools, skills and
> expertise to create an icon that truly integrates with the default icon
> theme.
>
> This has become more apparent with the introduction of Crystal, which has
> far more of an individual look than HiColor ever did.
>
> I do not think it is unreasonable to assign the responsibility of icon
> creation and maintenance to the KDE artists team, either by unwritten rule
> or in one of the FAQ/policies. To assist the artists and to streamline such
> a setup with the documentation efforts, I would like to propose a CVS
> keyword "ICON:" for commits that introduce or change icon requirements.

I think it's much better to file bugs on "artwork", BKO exists for that type 
of uses.

Cheers,

		Frans