Thunderbird Question

Daedra · 08-21-2009, 03:37 PM

Ok so this is a little silly but I can't help but ask. How come Pat uses a very low res thunderbird icon in the thunderbird package when there are plenty of 128px+ versions out there.

Bruce Hill · 08-21-2009, 05:53 PM

Ask Pat? I know the Firefox one was upgraded during this -current cycle.

gmartin · 08-21-2009, 08:34 PM

Which icon pack do you recommend?

w1k0 · 08-21-2009, 09:02 PM

Slackware packages for Firefox and Thunderbird use the same sets of icons Mozilla.org put in the packages with these programs.

Bruce Hill · 08-21-2009, 09:37 PM

The icon Pat has in the Slackware Thunderbird-2.0.0.23 package:

Code:

mingdao@paul:/backup2/ftp/pub/Linux/Slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/source/mozilla-thunderbird$ file thunderbird.png
thunderbird.png: PNG image data, 34 x 34, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced

The two that come in the source from Mozilla are:

Code:

./thunderbird-2.0.0.23.tar.gz/thunderbird/icons/mozicon16.xpm
./thunderbird-2.0.0.23.tar.gz/thunderbird/icons/mozicon50.xpm

When converted from xpm to png you get:

Code:

mingdao@silas64:~$ file mozicon16.png
mozicon16.png: PNG image, 16 x 16, 16-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
mingdao@silas64:~$ file mozicon50.png
mozicon50.png: PNG image, 48 x 48, 16-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced

and I guess you could make the higher res if you so desired.

Pat just put his own icon in there:

Code:

less /backup2/ftp/pub/Linux/Slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/source/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird.SlackBuild
<snip>
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/applications
cat $CWD/mozilla-thunderbird.desktop > $PKG/usr/share/applications/mozilla-thunderbird.desktop
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/pixmaps
cat $CWD/thunderbird.png > $PKG/usr/share/pixmaps/thunderbird.png

Code:

mingdao@silas64:~$ file /usr/share/pixmaps/thunderbird.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/thunderbird.png: PNG image, 34 x 34, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced

I'm sure anyone can change that and put his icon in place instead.

And the icon for Firefox that iirc was changed during -current:

Code:

mingdao@silas64:~$ file /usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png: PNG image, 128 x 128, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced

Daedra · 08-22-2009, 01:00 AM

Yeah I just replace the icon and rebuild it myself, but I just find it odd since the firefox icon is good but the thunderbird icon is low res. Here is a link to a nice 128 x 128 thunderbird icon http://www.kde-look.org/content/show...?content=31544

Bruce Hill · 08-22-2009, 01:05 AM

I find it odd that the icon matters. I hadn't even seen it until I did the
exercise above. But then, I use Fluxbox, and launch Thunderbird with keys:
Windoze logo key + T (at least that ugly key now has some useful purpose)

Daedra · 08-23-2009, 12:11 AM

yeah it doesn't, that why I said it was a silly question. I just found it curious for some reason.