A proper icon for pidgin
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- White ninja
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A proper icon for pidgin
No offense by the icon used to identify pidgin messenger is ugly, it looks like a gross version of the MSN Messenger icon, ugly coloration. Why no use the official purple bird, it's easier to recognize.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
Please include which desktop you are using in your profile so we know what you are talking about more accurately.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
Muchacho ¿Qué es esto?
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
KDEbrokenman wrote:Please include which desktop you are using in your profile so we know what you are talking about more accurately.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
Desktop is relevant since each desktop carries it's own icon theme. In mate for example, the pidgin icon would show from the faenza icon theme, and it is nice
. In any case do we seriously need a thread dedicated to the pidgin icon? Sheeesh.

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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
@chosenbygrace:
It seems that will have customize you porteus install and put the pidgin icon version of your choice. This could be done.
Cheese
It seems that will have customize you porteus install and put the pidgin icon version of your choice. This could be done.
Cheese

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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
Let's take a votebrokenman wrote:do we seriously need a thread dedicated to the pidgin icon? Sheeesh.
JUST kidding {ducks and runs away}
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
@phhpro
This is on mate desktop.
While the icon exists in the hicolor path, the application icon from the theme takes precedence. The icon in the menu is the one from the matefaenza theme and it is rather nice. Therefore the desktop being used is relevant. If the OP finds a nice icon and places it in the hicolor path he will never see it. If the OP is using LXDE he will see a different icon than what I am seeing in MATE/KDE. This is now my second 'most loved yet hated' thread. The first is the one about the silly jumping cow screensaver.
This is on mate desktop.
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/usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/pidgin.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/matefaenza/apps/16/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/matefaenza/apps/22/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/matefaenza/apps/24/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/matefaenza/apps/32/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/matefaenza/apps/48/pidgin.png
/usr/share/icons/matefaenza/apps/64/pidgin.png
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
cow thing is hilarious 
strangely our forum search engine does not return anything for 'cow' so please search google for 'porteus forum cow' if want to find it.

strangely our forum search engine does not return anything for 'cow' so please search google for 'porteus forum cow' if want to find it.
Please add [Solved] to your thread title if the solution was found.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
Not to stir the pot, but I think the jumping cow screensaver absolutely rocks.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
Ok, now i am hearing you. I couldn't understand because I didn't read correctly. You are absolutely right. The cow is cool too./usr/share/pixmaps
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
What do you get from a jumping cow?
Yogourt, I presume.

Yogourt, I presume.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin

A milk shake.
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Re: A proper icon for pidgin
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