I'm working on packaging the spacenav group of programs one of which is a gui app to setup the configuration of the spacenav daemon. It currently doesn't provide an icon so I thought I'd try my hand at it.
Which resolutions do I really need to provide?
Since I'm a CAD guy I used Unigraphics to model and export a high resolution image. Unfortunately the only export option was tiff. I then opened it in GIMP and set the background as transparent and saved it as a PNG.
Of course with this method SVG is not an option....
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks, Richard
Richard Shaw wrote:
I'm working on packaging the spacenav group of programs one of which is a gui app to setup the configuration of the spacenav daemon. It currently doesn't provide an icon so I thought I'd try my hand at it.
Which resolutions do I really need to provide?
Since I'm a CAD guy I used Unigraphics to model and export a high resolution image. Unfortunately the only export option was tiff. I then opened it in GIMP and set the background as transparent and saved it as a PNG.
Of course with this method SVG is not an option....
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks, Richard
I've always made 48x48 PNGs. I don't really know why, but no one's ever complained.
-J
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Jon Ciesla limb@jcomserv.net wrote:
I've always made 48x48 PNGs. I don't really know why, but no one's ever complained.
I think that's the Gnome 2 default but the icons in gnome shell seem bigger so I saved 128x128 and 256x258 ones as well.
I am not an artist so I would appreciate any feedback. I've uploaded the icons here[1].
For those who are not familiar with the spacenav project it provides a free library/driver alternative to the proprietary 3Dconnexion drivers for 3D input devices, also known as "space balls" or "space pilots", etc.
Thanks, Richard
Richard Shaw wrote:
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Jon Ciesla limb@jcomserv.net wrote:
I've always made 48x48 PNGs. I don't really know why, but no one's ever complained.
I think that's the Gnome 2 default but the icons in gnome shell seem bigger so I saved 128x128 and 256x258 ones as well.
I am not an artist so I would appreciate any feedback. I've uploaded the icons here[1].
For those who are not familiar with the spacenav project it provides a free library/driver alternative to the proprietary 3Dconnexion drivers for 3D input devices, also known as "space balls" or "space pilots", etc.
Thanks, Richard
Taking into account my total unfamiliarity with the project, is there anything about that image that says "Oh, look, it's spacenav!" to those who are familiar? Otherwise they look fine.
-J
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Jon Ciesla limb@jcomserv.net wrote:
Taking into account my total unfamiliarity with the project, is there anything about that image that says "Oh, look, it's spacenav!" to those who are familiar? Otherwise they look fine.
Yes, anyone who wanted the app would know what they're looking at. To see what I based it off of try:
http://www.google.com/search?q=3Dconnexion+spacenavigator
Thanks, Richard
Richard Shaw wrote:
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Jon Ciesla limb@jcomserv.net wrote:
Taking into account my total unfamiliarity with the project, is there anything about that image that says "Oh, look, it's spacenav!" to those who are familiar? Otherwise they look fine.
Yes, anyone who wanted the app would know what they're looking at. To see what I based it off of try:
http://www.google.com/search?q=3Dconnexion+spacenavigator
Thanks, Richard
OIC, I think that's good then.
-J
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:21:17AM -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
Of course with this method SVG is not an option....
If you _did_ have an SVG, then I can tell you that this is the only format you need. GNOME and XFCE appear to be happy to generate all the required icons and sizes needed from a single SVG file.
Inkscape is an excellent way to make SVGs.
Rich.
On Thu, 2011-08-18 at 13:04 +0100, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:21:17AM -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
Of course with this method SVG is not an option....
If you _did_ have an SVG, then I can tell you that this is the only format you need. GNOME and XFCE appear to be happy to generate all the required icons and sizes needed from a single SVG file.
Inkscape is an excellent way to make SVGs.
The spec states:
"So, you're an application author, and want to install application icons so that they work in the KDE and Gnome menus. Minimally you should install a 48x48 icon in the hicolor theme. This means installing a PNG file in $prefix/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps. Optionally you can install icons in different sizes. For example, installing a svg icon in $prefix/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps means most desktops will have one icon that works for all sizes."
So a 48x48 PNG is considered a minimum requirement, everything beyond that is an optional extra; just shipping an SVG would not technically be within spec.
http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html