Re: Suggestions for coding your GNOME applications

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik pobox com>]

Miguel de Icaza wrote:
>    - When creating dialog boxes, use a GnomeDialog widget, instead of
>      a GtkWindow.

Maybe mention or encourage gnome-messagebox for simple dialogs?

>    - When you require an entry for typing in an icon name, use the
>      GnomeIconEntry widget. 

For the uninitiated, what exactly is an icon?  Is it merely "a small
pixmap", or does it have other, special properties?

	Jeff