I've seen than in PCManFM there are special icons for files with names: COPYING, AUTHORS, INSTALL, CHANGELOG, etc., as it should be.
This is only a suggestion:
* Use the same special icon of 'COPYING' for a file named 'LICENSE' (icon: 'text-x-copying')
* 'README' (uppercase) has no special icon, but 'readme' (lowercase) has one. Use the same icon of 'readme' for a file named 'README', and also it could be expanded to 'README.txt' and 'README.md', for those are very specific names nowadays. (icon: 'text-x-readme')
* If possible, if the filename is 'TODO', tell PCManFM to use another icon (icon: 'text-x-readme' as well will suffice)
* Tell PCManFM to use a icon for 'Makefile' (icon: 'text-x-source', for example)
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Re: Special icons for distribution files
If you had looked at the top thread under PCManFM you would have noticed that there is a place to go to make requests or file a bug report. The second post under that thread gives the current location. viewtopic.php?f=25&t=575
Future requests for PC ManFM should be made to http://sourceforge.net/p/pcmanfm/feature-requests/
Developers rarely if ever visit this forum. As a result any requests become lost because we have no authority or power to change anything.
Future requests for PC ManFM should be made to http://sourceforge.net/p/pcmanfm/feature-requests/
Developers rarely if ever visit this forum. As a result any requests become lost because we have no authority or power to change anything.
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Re: Special icons for distribution files
These things have nothing to do with LXDE or pcmanfm.pferor wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:47 pm I've seen than in PCManFM there are special icons for files with names: COPYING, AUTHORS, INSTALL, CHANGELOG, etc., as it should be.
This is only a suggestion:
* Use the same special icon of 'COPYING' for a file named 'LICENSE' (icon: 'text-x-copying')
* 'README' (uppercase) has no special icon, but 'readme' (lowercase) has one. Use the same icon of 'readme' for a file named 'README', and also it could be expanded to 'README.txt' and 'README.md', for those are very specific names nowadays. (icon: 'text-x-readme')
* If possible, if the filename is 'TODO', tell PCManFM to use another icon (icon: 'text-x-readme' as well will suffice)
* Tell PCManFM to use a icon for 'Makefile' (icon: 'text-x-source', for example)
They have everything to do with mimetypes and various icon and freedesktop specs, which are found across all Linux distros & graphical interfaces.
It's a nice idea though, I suggest you take it to the appropriate channels.
Meanwhile, it is possible to manually extend these mimetypes to do as you desire.