[Icon request] Turn thunar icon back to folder icon instead of Thunar hammer

[coreybruce]

I noticed there was a update for the Papirus icon theme and I noticed that Thunar’s icon was changed from the folder icon to the Thunar hammer icon and wanted to suggest/ask if it could be changed back to the folder icon as it now just looks ugly and out of place and would confuse users if their file manager icon changed from the known file manager icon to the Thunar hammer icon. It would keep the icon theme more consistent and just over all look better.

To be more consistent, if you were using papirus dark than thunar should use the blue folder icon

[varlesh]

For XFCE updated more icons, not Thunar only. Parole, Ristretto, Mousepad updated too.
Also added icons for other FM's (that not used system-file-manager) - Nautilus, Nemo.
Not seen reason revert icon.
Original old icon:

New version:

our version:

[coreybruce]

I understand it wasn't the only icons updated but I am specifically looking at Thunars as it looks really out of place to the other folder icons

[coreybruce]

For example if your using Papirus-Dark it would look a lot better if file managers stuck with the consistency of the theme and used the generic folder icon.

This would also be the same with the other Papirus themes like Papirus-Dark-Mia with the green folder icon

What I am trying to make a point about is it would look cleaner and more uniform by using the folder or file manager icon for file managers. I really like this theme and love it's clean icons and just wanted to suggest it. :)

[coreybruce]

Here is a visual representation of what I mean 😃

[maxtron95]

I'd say, how about a compromise?

[coreybruce]

That would work but it would depend on the icon theme version, would work better if it was blue to keep consistency :)

[varlesh]

Nope guys. Folder it's not file manager! Folder it's folder. We present other icons for file managers, it's advisable if you use multiple file managers on system. How to distinguish between icons, if all FM's used only system-file-manager icon only?

@coreybruce Sorry i'm not seen reason open this again. We reproduce original icon, as how could

[varlesh]

folder-blue broken papirus-folders and our idea. We not use folder icon for file managers!!!
I'm really not seen problem for this. We use original icons style by XFCE

[varlesh]

Yes, a habit is a tricky thing... But now i can install nautilus & thunar - icons different, i can discern that

[varlesh]

This very hard solution... Why if use icons Nautilus, why not for Thunr? Thunar worse or what?
I like system-file-manager icon. I like it too!!! But Thunar not use that! Thunar use Thunar icon name (or org.xfce.thunar).
Why i'm need replace original Thunar icon to system-file-manager?
I think, it's only your desire

no offense ))

[coreybruce]

I mean that is what every OS and other icon themes on Linux use. Even with Nautilus the icon makes sense with a file manager icon.

Windows 10:

Mac OS uses the finder icon but it doesn't look out of place but also uses folder icons:

Android uses folder icons for the file manager with different variations depending on if it's a stock or custom theme.

even if it was a file manager icon instead of a folder icon I was just using the folder as a example but it would still look much better than thunars hammer icon and had a file manager or folder icon.

[maxtron95]

I'm not sure, but I think a fork would be feasible at this point. @coreybruce

[varlesh]

@coreybruce We present file manager icon, as system-file-manager This icon not changed and available!
But Thunar used icon Thunar and i'm reproduce their icon on Material syle

[varlesh]

even if it was a file manager icon instead of a folder icon I was just using the folder as a example but it would still look much better than thunars hammer icon and had a file manager or folder icon.

you can create custom desktop-file for Thunar with folder-blue icons. It's your opinion. Or fork & replace our icons.
We opensource project & we have no reason to object to you

It's closed!!! welcome to PR

[maxtron95]

even if it was a file manager icon instead of a folder icon I was just using the folder as a example but it would still look much better than thunars hammer icon and had a file manager or folder icon.

you can create custom desktop-file for Thunar with folder-blue icons. It's your opinion. Or fork & replace our icons.
We opensource project & we have no reason to object to you

It's closed!!! welcome to PR

The magic of open-source, anyone can fork or make PRs to their liking. That was how many linux distros were born.

[varlesh]

yes, you are right @creepertron95 File Manager it's FM, Text Editor -it's only Text Editor.... But users forget that, when icon theme used on other DE's, when your theme support multiple DE's
IMHO ))

[datenstau]

What happened to the Nautilus Icon? Now it's some ugly blue file drawer instead of the known folder icon.

[varlesh]

@datenstau If you haven't noticed, other GNOME/XFCE/KDE icons have been added too. GEdit, Kate, Mousepad, EOG, Ristretto, GwenView and etc...
Why i must doing exeption for file managers?
If you use multiple file managers on system - it's confused you

Original icon:

Our icon:

Anyway system-file-manager not removed or changed, you can use this icon if you want with custom desktop-file

[varlesh]

It's Nautilus devs decide use original icon instead system-file-manager. See this commit:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/commit/eff30bcf53daa6f90c70dfb7c495244a3bd612aa
And Thunar too:
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/78f73f668c090e590b6492ed9be781e2907b4db6

But not all FM's used that:
https://github.com/KDE/dolphin/blob/master/src/org.kde.dolphin.desktop#L53
https://github.com/lxqt/pcmanfm-qt/blob/master/pcmanfm/pcmanfm-qt.desktop.in#L5
https://github.com/elementary/files/blob/master/data/io.elementary.files.desktop.in.in#L8
https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/blob/master/data/caja-browser.desktop.in.in#L8
https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/blob/master/data/nemo.desktop.in#L100

[varlesh]

@datenstau @coreybruce @creepertron95 @miascugh @GavinAndre @Mpc46 @SmartFinn
as exeption we revert Nautilus, Thunar, Nemo & Dolphin to symlink system-file-manager
closed!