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Change default folder icon

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Change default folder icon

Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:38 pm
How can I change the default folder icons KDE. It is not that I don't like them so much, but I found a better one, fitting my color scheme.
I am not talking about a icon theme either, just one icon to replace the default blue icon.
I've tried both ways covered here: [link] but none of them seems to work (in fact the one with icons in .../places/... seems to do quite the other thing)
I'd be much grateful for the answer ;)
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Re: Change default folder icon

Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:20 pm
my guess is that if you just wish to change the color:
systemsettings -> application appearance -> icons -> advanced -> all icons -> set effect (there's 3 - default, active & disabled) -> colorize -> pick a color


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Re: Change default folder icon

Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:42 am
google01103 wrote:my guess is that if you just wish to change the color:
I don't wanna change the color. I have a nice png with folder icon, and I want to use it as a default folder icon.
But your method showed me one interesting thing: in the set effect window I have a preview of my desired folder look (it's probably after changes I've made in /usr/share/icons/oxygen), but in dolphin (and even Konqueror) I still see the original folder icon.
Btw: thanks for your tip as I didn't know this option, but it is not what I wished.
Still looking ^-^


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