[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #47577] Non-standard icon path in launcher for GNU/Linux systems

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URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47577>

                 Summary: Non-standard icon path in launcher for GNU/Linux
systems
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 30 Mar 2016 09:16:47 PM UTC
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Other
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Vincent Bermel
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.0.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Hi,
I'm referring to the following file:
http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/d42aa6780175/etc/icons/octave.desktop.in

currently the icon path specified in the .desktop.in file is hardcoded to:
_Icon=%OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR%/octave-logo.svg_

In the created .desktop launcher file this evaluates to the following absolute
path:
_Icon=/usr/share/octave/4.0.1/imagelib/octave-logo.svg_

This prevents icon theming without editing the launcher file.

According to the resources linked below freedesktop.org standard application
launcher icon locations are:
_/usr/share/icons/hicolor/[size]/apps/[icon name]_
_~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/[size]/apps/[icon name]_
_/usr/share/pixmaps/[icon name]_


Please find more info regarding the freedesktop standard here:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html

According to the standard and w.r.t. the icon lookup mechanisms of GNU/Linux
DEs for an icon installed to a standard location you can change the icon path
line to simply:
*Icon=octave* 

Just the icon name, no file extension needed.

Could you please move the icon to one of those standard locations and adjust
the *Icon=...* line in the .desktop file accordingly?




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