Changing protected icons

mykrob · 06-29-2004, 11:24 AM

Hi-
i'm running Suse 9.1 Professional, and have downlaoded some nice icons i'd like to use, psecifically the metal trashcan, similiar to Mac osX.
How can i chagne my trashcan icon without changing an etire theme?

I'd also like to change the icon for my K-menu, which is currently the Suse lizard.

thanks,
-myk

mykrob · 06-29-2004, 03:45 PM

bump..

J.W. · 06-29-2004, 03:46 PM

Seems to me that you could just rename the existing trashcan icon, and then rename the new icon to whatever the original name was. To illustrate,

Code:

 mv current_icon.png current_icon.old
mv new_icon.png current_icon.png

That ought to do it. -- J.W.

mykrob · 06-29-2004, 03:54 PM

seems too easy

i'll give it a try when i get home.

Thanks,
-myk

mykrob · 06-30-2004, 08:16 AM

no dice.. I navigated to /opt/kde3/share/icons/crystalsvg and changed the extention to .old on the currect trashcan, and pasted in the new steel one, renamining it approriately. I did this for the 128x128, 64x64 and 48x48 icons.. but still no change, even after restarting X

Any other ideas?

thanks,
-myk

mykrob · 06-30-2004, 12:21 PM

bump.

J.W. · 06-30-2004, 12:27 PM

mykrob -- The icons in your desktop though will be located in /home/<username>/.Desktop That's where I think you need to make the change.

Also, per the LQ rules, please don't bump your own posts unless at least 24 hours or so have elapsed without a response. We all know it can be frustrating to have to wait for an answer, but believe me, give your post some, and people who have advice to offer will do so. -- J.W.

mykrob · 06-30-2004, 01:33 PM

Thanks-
i'll give that a shot.

Sorry about the bumping, i'll read the rules, because i havent

thanks,
-myk

mykrob · 06-30-2004, 04:43 PM

that directory doesnt exist for me.
Distro is Suse 9.1 Pro.

mykrob · 07-02-2004, 12:08 PM

bump..

gotta be a way to change that trashcan..