Would it not be simpler for Edje theme to provide a data in the elm config
stating the matching fdo icon theme and then just have a check box in the
Enlightenment dialog that says match elm theme? data.item: "matching"
"Enlightenment-X"; if use matching is checked, then elm uses its internal
icons and enlightenment uses specified date string.

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016, 2:56 AM Davide Andreoli <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 2016-08-27 6:00 GMT+02:00 Simon Lees <[email protected]>:
>
> >
> >
> > On 08/27/2016 11:46 AM, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:
> > > On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:04:51 +0200 Davide Andreoli <
> > [email protected]>
> > > said:
> > >
> > >> Hi all (Andrew in particular)
> > >>
> > >> I really think we have 2 issue in the way we let the user configure
> the
> > fdo
> > >> icon theme for their system.
> > >>
> > >> 1. In the E config we have a list of fdo themes and 2 checkbox:
> > >>   * Enable for applications
> > >>   * Enable for Enlightenment
> > >>
> > >> The first one will set the theme for GTK and ELM, I really think we
> > need to
> > >> spit this in 2 different checks, one for ELM and one for non-efl apps.
> > >> Without this separation there are useful configuration that are really
> > hard
> > >> to make.
> > >
> > > that requires a new release of e... so for now tghis says "i'll tell
> > apps to
> > > use icon theme X - but app may or may not listen"
> > >
> > > elm will choose to listen based on elm config values. :)
> > >
> > >> For example I use on my system the Mint-X theme for GTK app and the
> > default
> > >> for ELM, to make this configuration I need to:
> > >>  * Open the E config and choose Mint-X (this also change ELM to use
> > Mint-X)
> > >>  * Then open the ELM config and choose "Use elementary icons"
> > >
> > > you have to change elm's config settings? is e messing with elm's
> config
> > here?
> > >
> > > you shouldnt have to change elm's config settings here (unless e
> > offered all
> > > the config options - as opposed to a subset
> > >
> > >> After this every time I want to change the theme for gtk (maybe I want
> > to
> > >> try a new theme) I need to go again in the ELM config and change it
> > back.
> > >> So we really need a new checkbox "Enable for ELM" that, if checked
> will
> > set
> > >> the fdo theme in the elm config, while if not checked will reset elm
> to
> > use
> > >> the icons included in the theme.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 2. The Enlightenment-X fdo theme that we are providing is only meant
> to
> > be
> > >> used with non-efl applications, using it with elm is an incredibly
> > waste of
> > >
> > > agreed.
> > >
> > >> resource as they are exactly the same icons provided in the elm theme
> > (full
> > >> fdo lookup instead of just pick from the edj file).
> > >
> > > correct.
> > >
> > >> We really need to automatically set elm to use internal icons when the
> > user
> > >> select the Enlightenment-X theme in both the E config dialog and the
> ELM
> > >> one.
> > >
> > > well enlightenment seemingly has to do this... then.
> >
> > To do this properly the info about the corresponding icon theme needs to
> > be embedded in the edj file and read out, because for example I might
> > create a Elementary theme called "Bob" and then create the "Bob-X" icon
> > theme for non elementary apps.
>
>
> indeed, you are right, I did not thought about this scenario.
> So the fast path I described (ELM_CONFIG_ICON_THEME_ELEMENTARY=
> "Enlightenment-X")
> will not work.
> And indeed a solution would be to add this information in the elm edje
> theme, something
> like matching_icon_theme="Enlightenment-X". Then fix elm to always use
> internal icons
> if the config match the edje provided string.
>
>
>
> > I more realistic scenario is that
> > openSUSE ships by default with a recolored version of the default theme
> > and I was going to look at also recoloring Enlightenment-X to match that
> > theme and calling it slightly different name. All my themes will
> > eventually have there own icon set and matching FDO icon set (that or
> > i'll pick someone else's that I like). So I don't think we should
> > explicitly hard code a solution just for the default theme and
> > Enlightenment-X but if we do something it should support all themes.
> >
> > >
> > >> As for the implementation of this one: maybe is enough to change the
> > >> ELM_CONFIG_ICON_THEME_ELEMENTARY define to "Enlightenment-X" ?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> If no one have objections I would ask Andrew to implement/fix this 2
> > issues
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >> davemds
> >
> >
> > --
> >
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