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[JRT]

Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> From: James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj at acm.org>
>>  From the spec:
>>
>> http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html
>>
>> "Even if there may be an icon with a size closer to the correct one in
>> an inherited theme, we don't want to use it. Doing so may generate an
>> inconsistant [sic] change in an icon when you change icon sizes (e.g.
>> zoom in)."
> 
> Please, lets follow the spec for KDE 4.0.  I don't know how long the spec has 
> been around, but it's too late to fiddle with 3.5.  

It is probably the same piece of code so it would be easier to fix in 
the stable release first.

> KDE 4.0 should "play 
> nice" and follow the freedesktop.org standard where they apply.
> 
> I'd have no objection to a option (hidden or otherwise) to restore the old 
> behavior ala:
> 
> When multiple themes provide icon(s) for a particular role:
> (*) Minimize inconsistent style.
> ( ) Minimize scaling.

To make a minor point.  Minimize Scaling isn't the best idea since 
48x48s tend to make better 22x22s.
> 
> [+ other options as desired.]

I really think that the relevant people don't understand that there 
really is an error in the code so they don't fix it.  But, as you say, 
if they want the incorrect behavior as an option, that is no problem 
with me either.  I just want for it to work correctly.  My current icon 
system works correctly with "USRHiColor (my theme, its on KDElook) -> 
KDEClassic -> HiColor -> Gnome -> CrystalSVG" but it is a kludge.  I 
would like to be able to set that in the ControlCenter and have it work 
that way.

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JRT