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Originally Posted by Minuous
DefIcons was already in the OS for a long time.
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Yes, and? That doesn't make it better. Look at the datatypes system - that is not perfect, but simpler. One descriptor per datatype, easy to install new data types. The descriptor is unfortunately opaque - that should be fixed at the datatypes end. Ideally, this should be an editable file in ASCII. Nevertheless, it's simpler to understand, and simpler to configure.
For deficons: One big config file, totally opaque. It should work like datatypes: One descriptor for each icon type, easy to manipulate. It should be as simple to install default icons as it is for datatypes: Drag icons into the right place - be done. Applications should simply place their icon identifiers into the system, without having to manipulate an undocumented binary blob.