Created attachment 80330 [details] [review]
The patch to change named icons

Notes:
  * applications-science is used for Education.directory (maybe suboptimal)
  * this change should be notified to icon themes maker
  * a11y themes should be updated to match new names

Created attachment 82232 [details] [review]
change preferences icons too

I've committed the patch and opened bug 434839 for a11y themes. Luca, can you notify other icon theme makers?

Note that Applications.directory.in, Desktop.directory.in, Preferences.directory.in, Settings.directory.in and System-Settings.directory.in still uses some gnome-* files.

Any idea what are the best icons for those files?

(In reply to comment #3)
> I've committed the patch and opened bug 434839 for a11y themes. Luca, can you
> notify other icon theme makers?
> 

I hope to fix GNOME themes in 2.20 timeframe

Besides and OT, could we "sync" .directory files with Main Categories defined in Desktop Menu Spec? Main categories are: AudioVideo, Audio, Video, Development,
Education, Game, Graphics, Network, Office, Settings, System, Utility.

So, IMHO, we should rename:
  Multimedia.directory   --> AudioVideo.directory
  Development.directory  --> OK
  Education.directory    --> OK
  Games.directory        --> Game.directory
  Graphics.directory     --> OK
  Internet.directory     --> Network.directory
  Office.directory       --> OK
  Settings.directory     --> OK
  System-Tools.directory --> System.directory
  Accessories.directory  --> Utility.directory

Then, using Additional categories:
  Accessibility.directory --> Utility-Accessibity.directory
  Hardware.directory      --> Settings-HardwareSettings.directory
  LookAndFeel.directory  --> Settings-DesktopSettings.direcoty
  Settings-Accessibility.directory --> OK
  System.directory --> Settings-????
  InternetAndNetwork.directory --> Settings-Network.directory
  Personal.directory           --> Settings-Personal.directory

and so on (I'm sure I'm missing something, but I hope the naming scheme is clear).

But note that icon naming spec is using different/additional icon names then desktop menu spec, for example there is no "applications-educational", but there are "applications-science" and applications-engineering" (Science and Engineering are additional categories). Maybe we should update icon naming spec too. I'll try to contact Rodney Dawes about it.
  
PS please also consider to review Comment key in directory files.

Current status: we're only missing two icons in the icon naming spec. The first one is still applications-education and the second is utility-accessibility (or whatever, for the a11y submenu in the applications menu).

So we're blocked by the spec here. Luca, can you push things there?

Luca: any news here?

Hmmm.... No, I'll try to ping Rodney Dawes again (added in CC)

can I close this bug? or have any news?

6 week without feedback, Close with INCOMPLETE