PackageKit application icons

[Rick L. Vinyard, Jr.]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> rvinyard at cs.nmsu.edu wrote:
>> I was just noticing that several of the applications in pkg-application
>> (the PackageKit app) have cool app-specific icons (it really makes the
>> experience much better).
>>
>> So my question question is... how did they get there, and how do I add
>> them for the packages I maintain? I've searched on the fedoraproject.org
>> wiki to no avail.
>
> My understanding is that they are picked up  (along with executable
> names) from the desktop files  (foo.desktop). When you are including a
> desktop file for your package, make sure you include a icon as well.
>

Ahhh... I see that now, and they're already there.

It's a shame that's the only mechanism for adding icons. I'd like to see
something other than cardboard boxes when looking for devel packages.