[EXPLAINED] KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

[Snowhog]

So what's with the 'no-color' icons in the System Tray? I'm running the default Oxygen Icon Theme, which I was before upgrading to KDE 4.5.1, where the icons in the System Tray were colored.

Is it possible to get the colored icons back?

Added: Apparently this issue has already been brought up on KDE Community Forums According to a comment posted by Alec:

'However, when I reported that back in the Beta 1 phase, I was told that "not only is it a purposeful design decision but has been met with pretty much overwhelmingly positive feedback."'

Feedback by who!? Certainly not the users out in the wild (us). The development team? Likely. :P

[kjjjjshab]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

So what's with the 'no-color' icons in the System Tray? I'm running the default Oxygen Icon Theme, which I was before upgrading to KDE 4.5.1, where the icons in the System Tray were colored.
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Mine were white with the 4.5.0 release

I agree... the white ones are not impressive.

[claydoh]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

it is the new 'theme' for those basic systray applests
I think there is a way to get colored icons back, but not sure if the method is still valid as I am seeing different outcomes poking around google

I rather like the theme, the mix if colored and monochrome seems to feel right for me

[claydoh]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=78025.0

[vinnywright]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

So what's with the 'no-color' icons in the System Tray? I'm running the default Oxygen Icon Theme, which I was before upgrading to KDE 4.5.1, where the icons in the System Tray were colored.

Is it possible to get the colored icons back?



Feedback by who!? Certainly not the users out in the wild (us). The development team? Likely.

snicker snicker chuckle laugh ................. ya I would like the colored one's back as well
the white just looks unfinished like some one started and forgot to fill it in .........kind of like a coloring book

VINNY

[vinnywright]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=78025.0

I dont seam to have the /usr/share/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/ ??

VINNY

[claydoh]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

Having used 4.5 since during it's pre-release, I have not noted many complaints about it, but no big 'heck yes!' either, tbh. The lack of people asking how to change the icons may speak for its acceptance, perhaps.

[claydoh]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=78025.0

I dont seam to have the /usr/share/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/ ??

VINNY

oops! sorry forgot to add the correct location for Kubuntu systems
/usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/

[Snowhog]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

I will of course, 'live with it.' I do understand the concept offered by one of the developers, that these icons are for 'system' processes, not under the direct control of the user. In that sense, separate colors (or lack of) to differentiate 'system' from 'user' has merit. I liked my colored System Tray icons is all.

[vinnywright]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=78025.0

I dont seam to have the /usr/share/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/ ??

VINNY

oops! sorry forgot to add the correct location for Kubuntu systems
/usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/

A yes their they are.......now to monkey or not to monkey around

I have become used to them already :P

BUT I do get bord now and then........LOL

VINNY

[claydoh]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

and you should be able to have them, I would think

[vinnywright]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

OK so I just got bord.....

renamed /usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/audio.svgz to /usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/audio.svgz.old loged out then in and now the audio icon is the old familiar one

hummm the onley other one that bothers me is clipper .......so of to try that as well.

VINNY

[vinnywright]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

sweet now klipper looks like a clipboard and the Kmix is beautiful again

VINNY

[Snowhog]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

Not all the icons in /usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/default/icons/ have counterparts in installed Themes. Found that out by renaming all of the icons to with the extension .svgzOLD and logging out/in of KDM. The battery and notification had no icon in the System Tray, although the space for them was there, and if you moused over the space, you got the pop-up telling you what was there.

Easier for me to 'learn to love' the mono-chrome System Tray icons, so I renamed them back.

[kjjjjshab]

Re: KDE 4.5.1 System Tray Icons - no color?

...Easier for me to 'learn to love' the mono-chrome System Tray icons, so I renamed them back.

Mark the thread [Solved] please. :P

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