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don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I've been using bsvg program and I find I can get all the icon images
to generate in one folder by running the following script...

For color icons see the built-in help for bsvg

vovchik · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 1287 Location: Ukraine

Dear Don,

Thanks for using bsvg. I did supply a dump script with the pet, I think, but if not, here it is:

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I'll try out your script. I'm working on putting your icons on left side of
button. I'm nearly finished.

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don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I have packaged the free CNS icons to be used
as well.

FreeCNS icons-2.0.pet
Here is some more examples...

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

Here is script to make the buttons.

Note: All SVG icons MUST be in /usr/share/icons/SVGicons/

First the possible colors...

vovchik · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 1287 Location: Ukraine

Dear Don,

Very nice work...so thanks.

With kind regards,
vovchik

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

you will just exit if there is no existing folder

/usr/share/icons/SVGicons/
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To use the script without an icon, don't put in icon name. Example...

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I put all the svg icons in one easy to download and install package.
vovchik's icons were generated with black and red (optional colors)

See several posts below for download of pet package
of compatible icons.

I recommend that for dark colors like black,blue etc , use opacity =0.1

If you want a grey rectangle then try the color 'white'
and opacity high(=0.7)

Another example...

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I have found a method to create compatible SVG image icons that
can be used in my buttons.

Just download the package below and read the ReadMe file.

Instructions to make your own compatible SVG icon...

-install script 'button-svg.sh' found in icon_creation.tar.gz package.
Make sure it is executable.

-create image with inkscape(lite) using template.svg as a template.
It's very important to use template.svg since this affects the size.
Stay well inside border lines of document frame.(see inkscapelite-example.png)

-save to disk. Open template.svg file with texteditor.
Remove section(s) which describe paths,polygons,rectangles.
Place these code lines in the my_image.svg file.(see help-image.png)

-save the file with an extension .svg
in the folder /usr/share/icons/SVGicons/
You may check to see if it will open properly with mtpaint or inkscape(lite)
(see Screenshot.png for image of the final button)

Notes:

The name of icon mustn't have spaces in it.
Inkscapelite has a bug with forming a circle with a stroked
edge.

- run the script example:

button-svg.sh DejaVu 10 "No" .2 blue 2 black my_image.svg black white

Explanation of parameters:

# ${1} font-family example: DejaVu, Sans or Times
# ${2} round corners - recommend 0 to 15 - 0 is square corner
# ${3} quoted textstring
# ${4} opacity of rectangle - set low for dark colors
# ${5} rectangle color - quoted hex or English word ---> bsvg -c
# ${6} stroke width -normally 2 - set to zero if no border stroke is desired
STROKECOLOR=${7} - normally black
ICON_NAME=${8} - fill in name (if 'none' then no icon will show)
ICON_FILL_COLOR=${9}
ICON_STROKE_COLOR=${10}

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don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I have new 'compatible SVG icons package'. I added a new icon
'alarmclock.svg' that I made using inkscape in Ubuntu.
(Warning ! Gradients should be avoided in the making of svg icon)

Here is command line that generated the button

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 3602 Location: Ontario

I added 13 additional icons in version 1.2 of compatible SVG icons.