Fileype add-on should allow dropping vector icon file to change icon instead of always using attribute

[slema]

Not sure if there's a simpler way but currently if I want to add a custom icon to a folder I need to open it in icon-o-matic and export it as Be Icon attribute on the folder (which asks if I want to replace the file, when it fact it only replaces the icon attribute...).

The file-type add-on lets me drag another file and copy the icon from it. However my first attempt was doing this with icons in /boot/system/data/icons which are just svg file. The result was always using a generic icon image (as these have no Be icon attribute ) and not the icon I was seing.

As a simple user I would expect that dragging an SVG icon there would just write the SVG file itself as a Be icon attribute.

I guess if the file dropped has both a Be Icon attribute and SVG contents the user should be allowed to chose which one should be shown.

[waddlesplash]

Those aren't SVGs, but HVIFs.

But yes, it probably makes sense to apply the icon directly.

[slema]

Yes for an end user who is not necessarily aware of the difference between an icon resource or a SVG file it would be nice to offer options to chose from. I guess there are cases where you have an SVG file and the HVIF icon contains something else. Ideally I see a UI showing both images and letting the user just click on the one he wants.