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How to create icons for Papirus

• Icon creation basics
  • Pixel Alignment: why we align things to pixels
  • Multiple icon sizes: why Papirus needs multiple icon sizes
  • Recommended steps for creating a set of icons: suggested workflow to minimise work
  • Objects vs strokes vs paths: when and where to use different object types
  • Common tips and mistakes to avoid
• More advanced icon editing
  • Half pixels, aligned outlines, and key pixels: an overview of some more advanced techniques
  • An example icon: a worked example that demonstrates some of the techniques
  • Practical advice: when and where to apply the techniques to get a pixel-perfect shape
  • Making grids in Inkscape: making the default snapping grid more useful
  • Magic angles: creating pixel-perfect diagonals
• Monochrome icons
  • Introduction: theme-aware icons for panels etc.
  • KDE Color Scheme: icons that pick up KDE's colour scheme
  • GTK3+ Symbolic Icons: icons that pick up colours from the GTK3+ theme

Project background

• Development history: a timeline of Papirus's history since 2015

Tips for power users

• Hardcoded application icons: how to override upstream using hardcode paths in .desktop files