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# THIS IS WIP SO PLEASE CONTACT ME INSTEAD OF READING THIS IF YOU WILL DESIGN ICONS.
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## Inkscape setup
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_This step (Inkscape setup) is fully optional._
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#### import the inkscape palette in the Tools folder. how?:
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* copy `other/aleta-postre.gpl` to your inkscape folder.
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In gnu linux are two possibilities:
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if you have the flatpak version: `~/.var/app/org.inkscape.Inkscape/config/inkscape/palettes`
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if you have the native version: `~/.config/inkscape/palettes`.
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## Concepts
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here is an image describing the parts of an icon of aleta.
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## Design
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* the position of the foreground will fit in the hints.
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* the foreground must be white. *This don't mean that you will draw every path in white. you can use any color you want while drawing. this means that the* **result** *of your drawing session is an icon with a white foreground*
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* the minimal width is a square of the grid. preferably make «2 squares lines» as minimum.
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* if the icon is too complex, try to simplify it.
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* please use the **original color**¹; if the original icon shows many colors, decide by yourself what are the best color to use.
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* you can use plain colors, but gradients are appreciated.
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¹: in aleta postre, i have changed the color rules and now aleta uses the original colors of the apps. there is no more the needing of a palette.
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## folder design
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* instead of the template.svg, use the template-folder.svg.
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* this template is specific for folders and **NOT** FOR ICONS.
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* this template hast only one hint.
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