I've been fooling with the default icon set lately primarily to see if I could customise the base set. Not wanting to replace the entire set I thought perhaps I could find a way to a) replace the folder image, and b) see if there was a way of offering a selection of folder-colours that would be relatively easy to implement. Whispers of the current set being currently under review to something like this possibly.
I've tried the inode/directory method of substitution but ran into some obvious issues using this method. Not having done this before I'm not certain how the inode method should result. Perhaps it's shortcomings are the result of a bug?, or perhaps it wasn't designed with this in mind.
So the goal is to come up with a means of applying a folder icon change including colour across the board. Having downloaded many icon themes in the past I've noticed more and more lately include an install script. Now I'm no coder, surprise surprise... :shock:
So I'm asking from those who know how difficult and involved a script like this would this be? I'm thinking along the lines of 1. provide the necessary icon images, in various sizes if required, 2. preserve the original folder icons in-situ perhaps only renamed, 3. offer a wide selection of colours and 4. done in such a way that remains usable from release to release.
I've tried the inode/directory method of substitution but ran into some obvious issues using this method. Not having done this before I'm not certain how the inode method should result. Perhaps it's shortcomings are the result of a bug?, or perhaps it wasn't designed with this in mind.
So the goal is to come up with a means of applying a folder icon change including colour across the board. Having downloaded many icon themes in the past I've noticed more and more lately include an install script. Now I'm no coder, surprise surprise... :shock:
So I'm asking from those who know how difficult and involved a script like this would this be? I'm thinking along the lines of 1. provide the necessary icon images, in various sizes if required, 2. preserve the original folder icons in-situ perhaps only renamed, 3. offer a wide selection of colours and 4. done in such a way that remains usable from release to release.
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