CHANGING ICON THEMES -------------------- The Inkscape icons are read from the file 'icons.svg' that resides in the same directory as this README. If you want to try a new theme, create a folder named 'icons' in your personal Inkscape folder (under Linux/Unix: $HOME/.inkscape), copy the file containing the alternative theme in that folder and rename it to icons.svg. The next time Inkscape is run the alternative icons will be loaded. CREATING A NEW ICON THEME ------------------------- To create a new theme or simply modify some icons you need to make sure each icon is assigned the correct ID (its name). Opening 'icons.svg' in Inkscape and selecting an icon will display its ID in the XML editor (Shift+Ctrl+X). The simplest way to proceed is to work on a copy of the icons.svg file and modify each icon one after the other, using the XML editor to adapt its ID. For example, if you've drawn a new pen icon, select it on the canvas, then open the XML editor. The node corresponding to the pen icon will be highlighted. Click on its ID in the upper right panel of the XML editor. The bottom right panel will display something like 'g2570'. Change that value to 'draw_pen' and click the 'Set' button. For any questions relating to icon themes, please contact: Jean-François Lemaire (jflemaire@skynet.be).