Menu entry for Linux

[es20490446e]

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[ifedapoolarewaju]

Thank you for the PR.

How is it meant to work? Is it expected to work with the appImage or deb distributions?

[es20490446e]

You are welcome ;)

"Install menu entry.sh" is a standalone program that can be executed withing any packaging method, as it was any other terminal command.

It shall be quite obvious to any Linux packager how to use it.

[es20490446e]

Wait a second, I think there's an issue with that approach. Let me check.

[ifedapoolarewaju]

I ask because when users download the .deb or .appimage distributions, this script will not be available to them. Except to users who clone this repo. So I wonder where/when exactly this script comes to play?

Also, the build directory is used by electron-packager when building installation files, so unless the files you added will be used by electron-packager, I'll rather move them to a separate folder

[es20490446e]

Okay.

[es20490446e]

I see that in:
https://github.com/ifedapoolarewaju/igdm/releases

The deb files already have a desktop entry. Any idea about how these are generated?

[es20490446e]

In those entries the icon is missing. Anyway the current one cannot be seen when the task manager has a dark background.

[ifedapoolarewaju]

The deb files already have a desktop entry. Any idea about how these are generated?

It is created with electron-builder. So maybe we only need to specify some linux related files, so it can add the icon appropriately.

Anyway the current one cannot be seen when the task manager has a dark background.

yes but that's the current IGdm logo.

[es20490446e]

What if the icon was the unofficial Instagram logo at Wikimedia?

Also do you think it would be a good idea if, for clarity, the menu entry was named "IG:dm Instagram Messenger"?

[ifedapoolarewaju]

What if the icon was the unofficial Instagram logo at Wikimedia?

that means we would need to update it in all fronts (the website, OSX, windows). Is there a png version of the image?

Also do you think it would be a good idea if, for clarity, the menu entry was named "IG:dm Instagram Messenger"?

what exactly does "menu entry" mean in this context?

[es20490446e]

Making a PNG version is easy with Inkscape.

And with menu entry I mean the ".desktop" file that makes the app icon appear in the application menu. As example.

[ifedapoolarewaju]

And with menu entry I mean the ".desktop" file that makes the app icon appear in the application menu

Yes, but what is the visual implication of this? Where and how does it appear?

Making a PNG version is easy with Inkscape.

I often have issues converting svg to png while preserving the image quality(visual). But if Inkscape will work, then that's fine.

I am ok with changing to this new logo, however, the headache for me is updating the corresponding osx and windows files with this change. i.e the compatible icns and ico versions of this new logo. If these could also be provided, then I'm happy to merge

[es20490446e]

That's the question, this icon can appear in so many different places that it has to work well with a wide range of them. On Linux the variety of desktop environments is huge.

The background around the icon could be of any color. So if the icon is too linear, too dark, or too bright, for sure it won't be visible in some common context.

In fact the current one is completely invisible in my dock. It is a dark semi transparent dock that surrounds all the icon. Furthermore the base color of the dock cannot be customized.

I can create the ".icns" file with Cloud Convert, and the ".ico" with Imagemagick.

[ifedapoolarewaju]

I can create the ".icns" file with Cloud Convert, and the ".ico" with Imagemagick.

I'll be happy to test and merge if so :)

[es20490446e]

Sorry, but I won't be able to implement this. I'm overloaded.