Re: [Evolution] 1.5.9.1 change icons.

[Robert Lindgren <robert orcafat com>]

Not Zed wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 09:35 +0200, Robert Lindgren wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Is it possible to exchange the large (24x24) icons with 16x16 icons in
> > the toolbar?
> >
> > How do I get rid of the toolbar in the compose window, and the
> > formatting bar which I never need, It just takes up a lot of space.
> Theres some tool in the control centre which lets you set whether the 
> toolbars use small icons or no icons at all (which is what i use).  
> Toolbars perhaps.  It sets some gconf key or something.

Yes but I figure this will change the settings for all gnome apps, which is 
quite ok, since I don't use any :)

> > Regarding space. Since I mainly use kde apps, I'm astonished by how big
> > all widgets are in gtk, didn't find any theme that made them smaller.
> > For example the mail,contacts,calendars,tasks buttons in the left bottom
> > of the app takes up 35 px (on the height) and would only need about
> > 20px, the same is true for the buttons in the toolbar, takes up about
> > 32px and would only need a bit more than 24, if 24 icons are use, which
> > I don't want.
> I don't know why the buttons down the bottom don't honour the normal 
> toolbar settings, something about them not really being a toolbar or 
> some such.  At least turning off the icons would make it smaller.

Yes but still the take up excessive amount of valuable screen space. I want to 
read emails. I don't want to look at big buttons.

> > I of cause understand that it might be preferable for some people to
> > have bigger widgets, but please give me some guidelines on how to make
> > them smaller. And no I'm not running evolution on a 640x480 screen
> > (1920x1200 in fact).
> You can't, its all hardcoded as per HIG guidelines, or something.  I 
> like it as much as you do ... *shrug*

Hmm ok, I guess there is a reason why I don't use gnome apps....

Best regards
/Robert