Huge icon in Right click > Open With submenu on Linux

meho_r · 07-25-2010, 12:17 PM

Hi,

I noticed earlier that the Calibre icon in "Open With" submenu is huge, much larger of any other icons there. I noticed this on Ubuntu and Debian (with Gnome, don't know about KDE). Is there any way to remedy this and scale the icon down, or disable the menu integration completely?

Thanks.

theducks · 07-25-2010, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meho_r

Hi,

I noticed earlier that the Calibre icon in "Open With" submenu is huge, much larger of any other icons there. I noticed this on Ubuntu and Debian (with Gnome, don't know about KDE). Is there any way to remedy this and scale the icon down, or disable the menu integration completely?

Thanks.

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kovidgoyal · 07-25-2010, 12:44 PM

I don't use gnome so I can't help you. But it seems crazy to me that gnome menus are incapable of resizing icons.

tarakanbg · 07-25-2010, 12:54 PM

I can confirm this on ubuntu 10.04, here's a screenshot attached:

meho_r · 07-25-2010, 12:58 PM

OK, is it possible to manually resize the icon and which one is it?

tarakanbg · 07-25-2010, 01:36 PM

I presume it's /opt/calibre/resources/images/lt.png
I think though the same image is rendered in other cases as well, for example in the toolbar of the GUI, so simply resizing it is not the right solution
However the image /opt/calibre/resources/images/notify.png looks the right size for use in menus (that's the one that appears also in the notification area).

kovidgoyal · 07-25-2010, 01:46 PM

Changing images in /opt/calibre is not going to help. Menu icons are installed in a distro dependent location, usually somewhere in /usr/share

meho_r · 07-25-2010, 03:08 PM

After some searching and experimenting, I concluded the following:

1. The icon which should be resized is this one: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/calibre-gui.png
There is another one in: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/, but it seems that it doesn't have to do anything with the issue at hand.

2. It seems that the icon is far too large (554x449 px) for Gnome (?) to handle it properly. After resizing it to 142x128 px menu looks normal.

I hope this will be of use as a temporary solution.

Kovid, is there a way to solve this automatically during the installation? Maybe some kind of DE check so, when Gnome is used, a smaller icon is provided instead of the big one?

Also, as pointed out by theducks, another icon, calibre-viewer.png is completely messed up (see the attachment). Why is that?

kovidgoyal · 07-25-2010, 03:18 PM

Open a ticket for it and I will look at it when I have the time.

kovidgoyal · 07-25-2010, 08:07 PM

Never mind, I've committed a fix.

capidamonte · 07-26-2010, 06:30 AM

Similar in Xubuntu, BTW. Not just Gnome.

Xubuntu 10.04, 64-bit.

meho_r · 08-01-2010, 08:26 AM

Downloaded Calibre 0.7.12, the issue with icons is gone. Thanks a lot, Kovid, for your quick response.

Regards,

M.

kovidgoyal · 08-01-2010, 11:31 AM

You're welcome

sej7278 · 09-30-2014, 05:35 PM

sorry to drag up an old thread but this seems to be happening again on calibre 2.3/2.4 with gnome-shell 3.14 on debian jessie/sid

kovidgoyal · 09-30-2014, 11:51 PM

The large size icons are needed as they are also used as dock icons, so I dont really see a way too solve this. There is no guarantee that installing multiple sizes for the icons will make the menu pick the smaller size, not to mention that the there is no way to know what size of icon the menu requires, since I'd guess it depends on DPI and user settings.

The GNOME developers really should learn how to resize icons in their menus.

07-25-2010, 12:17 PM	#1
meho_r Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	Huge icon in Right click > Open With submenu on Linux Hi, I noticed earlier that the Calibre icon in "Open With" submenu is huge, much larger of any other icons there. I noticed this on Ubuntu and Debian (with Gnome, don't know about KDE). Is there any way to remedy this and scale the icon down, or disable the menu integration completely? Thanks.

07-25-2010, 12:54 PM	#4
tarakanbg Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Device: PocketBook 302	I can confirm this on ubuntu 10.04, here's a screenshot attached: Attached Thumbnails

07-25-2010, 01:36 PM	#6
tarakanbg Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Device: PocketBook 302	I presume it's /opt/calibre/resources/images/lt.png I think though the same image is rendered in other cases as well, for example in the toolbar of the GUI, so simply resizing it is not the right solution However the image /opt/calibre/resources/images/notify.png looks the right size for use in menus (that's the one that appears also in the notification area). Last edited by tarakanbg; 07-25-2010 at 01:43 PM.

07-25-2010, 03:08 PM	#8
meho_r Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	After some searching and experimenting, I concluded the following: 1. The icon which should be resized is this one: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/calibre-gui.png There is another one in: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/, but it seems that it doesn't have to do anything with the issue at hand. 2. It seems that the icon is far too large (554x449 px) for Gnome (?) to handle it properly. After resizing it to 142x128 px menu looks normal. I hope this will be of use as a temporary solution. Kovid, is there a way to solve this automatically during the installation? Maybe some kind of DE check so, when Gnome is used, a smaller icon is provided instead of the big one? Also, as pointed out by theducks, another icon, calibre-viewer.png is completely messed up (see the attachment). Why is that? Attached Images Last edited by meho_r; 07-25-2010 at 03:12 PM.

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07-25-2010, 12:44 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I don't use gnome so I can't help you. But it seems crazy to me that gnome menus are incapable of resizing icons.

07-25-2010, 12:58 PM	#5
meho_r Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	OK, is it possible to manually resize the icon and which one is it?

07-25-2010, 01:46 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Changing images in /opt/calibre is not going to help. Menu icons are installed in a distro dependent location, usually somewhere in /usr/share

07-25-2010, 03:18 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Open a ticket for it and I will look at it when I have the time.

07-25-2010, 08:07 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Never mind, I've committed a fix.

07-26-2010, 06:30 AM	#11
capidamonte Not who you think I am... Posts: 374 Karma: 30283 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Honolulu Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory	Similar in Xubuntu, BTW. Not just Gnome. Xubuntu 10.04, 64-bit.

08-01-2010, 08:26 AM	#12
meho_r Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	Downloaded Calibre 0.7.12, the issue with icons is gone. Thanks a lot, Kovid, for your quick response. Regards, M.

08-01-2010, 11:31 AM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You're welcome

09-30-2014, 05:35 PM	#14
sej7278 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Android	sorry to drag up an old thread but this seems to be happening again on calibre 2.3/2.4 with gnome-shell 3.14 on debian jessie/sid

09-30-2014, 11:51 PM	#15
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The large size icons are needed as they are also used as dock icons, so I dont really see a way too solve this. There is no guarantee that installing multiple sizes for the icons will make the menu pick the smaller size, not to mention that the there is no way to know what size of icon the menu requires, since I'd guess it depends on DPI and user settings. The GNOME developers really should learn how to resize icons in their menus.

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