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tomekzet

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-08-06

Posts: 6

Gnome icons problem

Hello,

I've recently installed Arch on my new laptop. I'm using gnome. I can't see the icon of Eclipse in 'Applications' menu. It's not a serious problem for me, but i like, when my Arch works perfect.

Today I've installed some KDE apps (from official repo) and I can't see icons at all. No icons in gnome menu, no icons in toolbars and menus.

I think there's a problem with default paths for icons in gnome. I have this problem on two computers (on both Arch was installed in last week).

Edit:
Eclipse: Icon path in eclipse.desktop is /usr/share/eclipse/icon.xpm - there's no such file.

After installing kdebase-runtime I can see icons in toolbars and menus (and applications looks better). It's interesting, that kdebase-runtime is not required by some KDE packages (for example kdegames ).

I'm still working on icons in Gnome menu.

Last edited by tomekzet (2008-08-11 20:05:01)

M177ER

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Registered: 2008-06-15

Posts: 148

Re: Gnome icons problem

This is a stab in the dark but check your gtkrc for the theme you are using and make sure that it doesn't specify no icons in the menu. I'm sorry I don't know the exact syntax because I am at work - but if you don't have it solved by tonight I will post exactly what I mean.

M177ER

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Registered: 2008-06-15

Posts: 148

Re: Gnome icons problem

Nope that's not it. It works in XFCE, which I use. Sorry I couldn't help.

harry

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Registered: 2007-06-25

Posts: 24

Re: Gnome icons problem

encountered exactly the same problem here
both eclipse and some kde programs (umbrello) aren´t show up as a icon in the application menue

Pierre

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From: Bonn

Registered: 2004-07-05

Posts: 1,964

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Re: Gnome icons problem

All those problems should be solved by the upcoming KDE 4.1.2.

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harry

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Registered: 2007-06-25

Posts: 24

Re: Gnome icons problem

All those problems should be solved by the upcoming KDE 4.1.2.

but is the missing eclipse button really a kde related issue? (i´m using gnome)

btw. some other icons such as the one for vidalia (gui for controlling tor) are missing too

Arjann

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From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2008-09-26

Posts: 21

Re: Gnome icons problem

I also miss the eclipse icon, allthough i don't think its a Desktop Enviroment (KDE,GNOME,XFCE) problem but a eclipse package problem.
After looking which files the eclipse package installs i couldn't locate the icon file (the xpm) so it is already missing there and thats the problem.

Arjann

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From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2008-09-26

Posts: 21

Re: Gnome icons problem

oke i have been searching for the icon.xpm file and found it in eclipse 3.3.1 package on the eclipse site. it doesn't explain why they deleted it