Project pat-a-kake -- Hi-Color-Icons for KDE 2.0
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Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Style-Guides
3. Where to get the large HiColor-icons
4. How to save the icons using Gimp
5. You can test your icons using KDE 1.1 this way

1. Introduction
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Be aware of the fact that these icons are not finished right now.
An improved set of icons based on these icons will be part of 
KDE2.0. You will be able to choose between the old icon-set  
(measuring 32x32 pixels, 40 colors) and the new one in KDE 2.0.

Please contact torsten@kde.org if you want to participate in 
this project and: 


2. Style-Guides
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WARNING: please read the following specs carefully if you dont 
want to create your icons for your own desktop only 
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1.) All icons have to measure 48x48 pixel, have 256 color and are 
    saved as XPMs. The total size of the objects on these icons 
    should measure 44 pixels in width or/and 44 pixels in height! 
    So theres a transparent 2-pixel-border around the icon.   

2.) We dont want to confuse/irritate the user, so:
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    All icons in 44x44 should be enlarged versions of the  
    32x32-pixel-icons in KDE 1.1 but using enhanced quality. That
    means that all objects that are displayed on the icon have 
    almost the same perspective and colors as those with 32x32 
    and 16x16. You may add further details to the picture but 
    someone who knows the icon for kppp 16x16 or 32x32 well 
    should also be able to recognize the 44x44 version as being 
    the same icon but just in much Much MUCH better quality with
    much more details. e.g.

    If you want to create a completely different icon for any app, 
    you have to make new versions in 16x16 and 32x32 pixels first.

3.) You may use all possible colors. 
4.) All icons should have a sharp (i.e. black ) border to make 
    the icons style-compatible to the 16x16-icons.
5.) every new icon should match the drawing style of the icons 
    that already exist.
6.) Besides that the icons should have near-photo-quality.
7.) Icons from other projects (Windowmaker, Gnome, Windows...)
    are not allowed. 
8..) If you use photos to create the icons remember: dont take 
    any pictures from the web for that (copyright-issues and 
    uniqueness).

look at the attached examples to find out what I mean ...


3. Where to get the large HiColor-icons
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If you want to get a recent version of the large 
HiColor-icons and this document then download the 
most recent files in:

ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/icons: 


4. How to save the icons using Gimp
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Before you save your icon as an XPM-file press
the right mouse-button on the icon, click Indexed 
and save it then. Otherwise the icon wont show up
under KDE. 

5. You can test your icons using KDE 1.1 this way
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1.) K-Button -> Settings -> Applications -> Panel 
Choose Style: Large -> Apply
2.) find the old icon in your directory tree -- you will find 
most of them in 

/opt/kde/share/icons

replace the old icon by your new one (make a backup of the 
replaced ones!!!) and click K-Button -> Panel -> Restart




