The images that a desktop environment uses to identify files, folders, and applications. Icons are a core component of a GUI and are a fundamental part of navigating any computer today.
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Icon for indicator-cpufreq using Faenza icon theme
I installed indicator-cpufreq but it doesn't work with the Faenza icon theme. Is there a way to make the indicator use the icon from the ubuntu-mono-dark icon theme?
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Wine logo appearing for every Crossover Application in Unity
If I start an application using Crossover (or Wine), the application will always be the Wine Logo instead of the application logo. This is the same independent of the application being run or using ...
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Fluxbox: No folder icons in Thunar and PCManFM
I have an Ubuntu 12.10 installation and wanted to try out Fluxbox as a lightweight window manager. When I open Thunar it displays no icons for folders. I googled and made sure I have a .gtkrc-2.0 in ...
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How do I get high resolution icons in Unity for my application without a .desktop file?
I am trying to fix a problem I found with a Java application. It has a too low res icon. After reading the source of it I modified it to have a bigger icon. SWT uses the gtk_window_set_icon() function ...
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apps not using their installed icons depending on directory
On Precise, apps use their icons in menus if the "app.desktop" file is in
/usr/share/applications and the icon is in /usr/share/icons.
If the app.desktop file is in /usr/share/kde4/apps/ and the ...
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Epiphany's icon doesn't go away after uninstall, why?
I can't get rid of the epiphany web browser from the application menu in Cairo. I had installed it via Ubuntu Softw Centre, just to try it out, then uninstalled it but its icon is still present in the ...
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Creating Icon Themes Gnome 3
I want to keep all the icons included in the gnome 3 icon theme "Ubuntu mono-dark" except the icons which appear when I alter the brightness or sound using fn keys. I haven't found any tutorial about ...
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Dynamically change the application icon
The icon used for the app is in the .desktop file but is it possible to change this dynamically? You can change the count but not the icon. Is there an API for doing this like OS X?
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Is this a Unity Dash bug or Aptana Studio 3 bug? Icon in Dash being displayed really large.
I have installed Aptana studio 3 and you can see the icon in Unity Dash is being displayed, very large.
Is it a Unity Dash bug or just Aptana Studio 3 bug ?
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How to make Ubuntu let me manage the Virus Security? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do I need to have ‘antivirus software’ installed?
Ubuntu 12.04. (Sorry if this is a duplicate)
On my previous version of Windows (I've deleted that) I was able to ...
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1answer
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How can I prevent web apps from appearing in the launcher (waste of launcher space)?
Every time I go to Amazon website, an extra launcher icon gets created in my launcher as long as I'm on the Amazon website. How can I prevent this icon from appearing in the launcher? It's a waste of ...
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install open icon library in ubuntu 10.04
I download open icon library from http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/ so, how can i install it in ubuntu 10.04??
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How do I change Nautilus 3.6 symbolic icons?
I have the new Nautilus 3.6 installed and the new symbolic icons for Home and Trash don't fit with the rest of my icon theme. How would I be able to change these icons? Is there a certain name I must ...
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Nitrux Icon's Battery indicator symbol is incorrect - how do I fix this?
I just have installed Ubuntu 12.10 (fresh new installation) and installed an icon theme pack - Nitrux Icons - and everything is fine, except the battery icon in the system tray. Here's the icon with ...
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1answer
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How can I change the icon of a unity web app?
I installed the Tumblr web app but the icon looks horrible. I was wondering if there is any way to change it to a nicer looking one.
I've tried changing the icon in the .icons folder but it always ...
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How to move icons in the Unity Launcher permanently, i.e. it survives a reboot
There are plenty of answered questions regarding this subject but how on earth can icons be moved permanently so that after the next boot they are where they were left? Some icons to programs I use a ...
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Why do tray icons such as uget turn white when i open the dash? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is the alteration in appearance of indicators in the menu-bar when Dash or HUD is being used an intended feature?
Tray icons such as uget turn white when I open the ...
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AWStats icons are not showing / Error 404
Edit: This is the solution should anyone have the same problem
After installing and configuring AWStats from the repository, and following instructions from here
...
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Unity equivalent to gnome drawers and/or unique icons
Back when I was using gnome I had a number of quick shortcuts to various applications with custom switches tucked away in "drawers". It meant a two-click distance to things like starting and stopping ...
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How to enlarge icons in browse menu?
How can i enlarge icon in browse menu? When i want to upload some pictures to sites, and when a window opens for finding and selection images, icons are to small, i need to enlarge them so i can see ...
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1answer
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How to automatically associate DropBox folder with the theme?
In Faenza & Faience icon themes there is a dropbox icon for the folder of DropBox, but if I set my icons theme to one of theme nothing happens to the folder. So, I have to change the icon of the ...
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1answer
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How to change the menu icon of mate desktop menu applet?
I am using the Mate Desktop Environment v-1.4.1 and having a Mate-Menu applet in the bottom panel: Shutdown [ICON] Applications Places System. See screenshot below.
Is there any way to change or ...
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Good icon theme for programming?
I can't find any GNOME icon theme that highlights source code files, especially C and C++.
Any suggestion ?
Edit.
I tried NITRUX, it doesn't have the icons for languages (C, C++, etc).
Oxygen does ...
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How to add drive/partition-icon to the launcher?
My dualboot-system (win7 / ubuntu 12.04) has a ntfs-formatted partition called "/share" for files I use both in win7 and ubuntu (e.g. pictures, music etc.).
I'd like to have a symbol of this drive in ...
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New Install - No Icons - V12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity doesn’t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
After a successful install (dual boot with Windows XP Home), the login screen comes up and after logging in, all I get ...
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How to resize Unity Launcher Icons? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I resize the Unity launcher?
Ubuntu 12.04.
I want to resize the icons in the launcher. As shown in this picture there is a resize tab and a restore defaults ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 gnome issue, no clock is shown, strange starter icon cannot be removed
i am finding nowhere a solution
I am running UBUNTU 12.04 and using GNOME desktop, which I installed additionally.
Logging into classic GNOME I see the following:
WHAT is this "earth globe" icon ...
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How to restore the jupiter applet icon?
The icon of my Jupiter in applet used to look like this, with Faenza style:
However, I don't know why my Jupiter icon turns into the green one, like this:
I want to know how to restore the icon ...
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How to increase icon size of xfce4-panel window buttons (panel-tasklist-menu)
After searching for a solution for a few days, I believe that this could be a bug. After increasing the height of the xfce-panel I noticed, that the icons of the window buttons remained small. Because ...
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1answer
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Icon name for unlocked keyring
I am working on a program and I want to implement icon denoting keyring state. If you start seahorse you'll see it has the same icon of padlock in two states, locked and unlocked.
I am unable to find ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 is hogging the battery power
I was using my computer the other day on my kitchen side. I wanted to move to the sofa and so I took the power cable out. I took about ten seconds to get to the sofa and plug it in and when I checked ...
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1answer
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What is the Default Theme in Xubuntu 12.10
I am using OpenSUSE 12.2 and I would like to apply the default look and feel of Xubuntu 12.10.
I would like to know what is the
Default desktop theme name
Icon set name
Default settings of the ...
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Problems creating a desktop entry for a shell script
I did the following procedures to create a application launcher but it doesn't work.
create shell script named shell.sh with the following content:
java -jar foo.jar
Added execution permission: ...
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issues clicking and dragging icons and windows
I've been having an issue with clicking and dragging icons and windows on my desktop. What ends up happening is I will click and hold on an icon and begin to drag it. The icon does not move. I let ...
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Change the icon for one specific file (from the command line)
In Ubuntu, is it possible to change the icon for a specific file from the command line? I want to create a shortcut with a custom icon, so I'll need a way to change a specific file's icon. (Instead of ...
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Is it possible to change the Icons in XFCE trough the Terminal?
I can't seem to find a correct way to do this from the Terminal. I've tried with gsettings but nothing changes, I also tried with gconftool2 but again nothing happens.
Does XFCE even support this?
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I am missing a network share icon, how do I fix this?
I've installed Xubuntu and seem to be missing an icon, please refer to the screenshot to see which (I don't know how to explain it effectively). What icon should be there and how do I insert an icon ...
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Evolution mail and calendar icon not going away
I installed Evolution mail and calendar from the software center. I didn't like it and so I uninstalled. But the icon is not going from the dash menu.
Software center: http://flic.kr/p/dAuiM6
Dash: ...
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Size of icons on Ubuntu 12.04 with GNOME 3
I have never had any difficulties changing size of icons. Now the main trouble is that change of -shell-grid-item-size does not take effect. I was sure that -shell-grid-item-size defined the size of ...
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How to let ubuntu know I have installed a third party application?
I installed Eclipse in Ubuntu, but not from Ubuntu Software Center.
I just downloaded the package from eclipse.org and extracted it to /opt/ and created a symbolic link in /usr/bin and a .desktop ...
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Black background and No Icons
I am using Ubuntu 11.04 (Ubuntu Classic).
Recently my computer ran out of battery and when I plugged it in about an hour later I now have no icons, a black screen, and my file manager won't start ...
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Chrome icons go to blank
after upgrading from 10 to 12.04,
i pay attention that the icons of my chrome browser go to blank.
after restart my computer the icons appear well but after sometime the icons go's to blank.
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1answer
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13.04 Dash Icon and Ubuntu Gnome-Classic Issues
The dash icon for Ubuntu 13.04 was "released", and a how-to on OMG! Ubuntu! Was written. Now, I followed all of the instructions, and the assets installed fine. Oh they installed alright, and now I ...
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1answer
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How do I define the window icon used by window managers?
I would like to change the icons displayed in window title bars:
The window icons appear to be unrelated to the icons used by launchers and docks, as they don't follow the ones defined in their ...
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1answer
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Launcher Icons Fuzzy
I have had blurry icons in my launcher ever since I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. I have included a print screen.
Does anyone know what I can do to resolve this?
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1answer
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Write application indicator with no icon
I wrote an application indicator that displays information about my monthly network consumption.
I do not want it to have an icon next to the text I display.
How do I write an application indicator ...
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1answer
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Home folder icons dont change
I just installed my-humanity icon theme on my Ubuntu 12.10 but i have an issue :
I extracted the archive to /usr/share/icons or/and to ~/.icons but when i apply the icon theme from gnome twek tool ...
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Unable to show correctly symbolic icons with appindicator
I'm creating an app under Ubuntu 12.04 and using libappindicator and Vala. I want to use a symbolic icon, to ensure that the colors are adapted to the background in the status bar. Unfortunately, I'm ...
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Battery icon constantly empty when discharging Vaio VGN-FZ210CE
I have a Sony Vaio VGN-210CE laptop, and its battery does not report the drain rate properly. In 11.10 and earlier, the battery icon would update with the percentage, not the estimated time. In 12.04 ...
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1answer
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Nautilus suddenly looks different after a restart
Nautilus now looks different, and I don't like it. Before I restarted, I installed a few things, so that could of caused it.
(the buttons are outlined and my icon pack isn't working for the 16x ...
