Panel always chooses 16x16 icon for KDE apps

[Brent Cook]

When a KDE app appears on the Applications menu, it is rendered with the 16x16 application icon, even if higher res icons appear in /usr/share/icons/hicolor.

However, adding a Custom Application Launcher item to the panel, specifying a KDE application and not setting the icon manually results in the panel displaying a higher-resolution icon (looks 32x32)

[Brent Cook (bcook)]

This shows several kde apps on the panel; the left icon was created with a Custom Application Launcher, the right icon was the result of dragging an app from the Applications menu.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for your bug. The 22x22 variant is used instead of the 24x24 variant. According to a discussion on IRC some days ago:
"dobey: GTK+ isn't handling Threshold properly for close-range sizes like 22 vs. 24"

Vincent, is gnome-panel asking for a 24x24 icon for 24 pixels panel? Have you an opinion on if we should use "Type=Fixed" for the 22x22 categories by example?

[Vincent Untz (vuntz)]

I think you already fixed this, but anyway, there are good chances that gnome-panel is asking for a 24x24 icon for 24 pixels panel. And if it doesn't, it will for a 25px or 26px panel.

I discussed with lapo about this, and he's right that adding padding in the panel should be okay. I have to try this.

[Vincent Untz (vuntz)]

Forgot: feel free to open a bug upstream :-)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

I've forwarded it upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343437

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

fixed upstream

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

That upload fixes the bug:

 gnome-panel (2.17.90-0ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream version:
     Panel:
     - Remove code warning
     - Change text of some menu items
     - Use GTK_STOCK_MISSING_IMAGE when the icon of a launcher can't be
       found and remove useless error dialog
     - Use better filenames when creating launchers
     - Simplify system menu code thanks to new control center shell
     - Fix "Add to panel" dialog to correctly display capplets
     - Migrate settings menu buttons to a control center shell launcher
     - Use 22 as default icon sizes for menus
     - Force size of launchers to 16, 22, 32 or 48
     - Use new launcher icon
     - Fix compilation on darwin
     - Fix disappearing launcher on drag and drop (and other related issues)
     - Fix transparency broken when screen size changes (<email address hidden>)
     - Don't accept every command line option, but only the deprecated
       --profile
     - Check for the logout_prompt gconf key to know whether we should show
       the logout dialog or just log out
     - Do not start dragging an applet when it's not possible because a grab
       is active, fix change of cursor icon in this case
     - Do not hardcode invisible_char in glade files
     - Correctly position applet menu in RTL environments
     - Really remove launcher file when deleting a launcher, and do it only
       when possible
     - Fix main menu not completely reloading when the menu is update
     gnome-desktop-item-edit:
     - Make it possible to create a .directory file with a name instead of
       forcing the name to $(dir)/.directory
     - Use new launcher icon
     - Make --create-new usage more logical
     libpanel-applet:
     - Do not hardcode invisible_char in glade files
     - Correctly position applet menu in RTL environments
     Clock Applet:
     - Look for evolution binary before trying to run it
     - Make sure that the last day of a multi-day events is marked in the
       calendar
     - Don't mark multiple days on the calendar if the event is an all day
       event
     - Fix compilation on some systems
     - Launch evolution when double-clicking on a task
     Fish Applet:
     - HIG fix
     - Do not hardcode invisible_char in glade files
     Notification Area Applet:
     - Add a test-tray program
     Workspace Switcher Applet:
     - Slow down speed of the spin button for number of workspaces
     Misc:
     - New launcher icon
     - Build fixes
     Documentation:
     - Add a link to the user guide
   * debian/patches/01_layout.patch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/09_help_submenu.patch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/09_lpi_src.patch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/10_panel-transparency-after-resolution-change.patch:
     - dropped, fixed with the new version
   * debian/patches/11_applet_use_session_dialog.patch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/11_panel_addto_dialog.patch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/12_autoconf.patch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/15_clock_start_evo_midday.patch:
     - updated

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http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/34774