From 467adf4574a29aef70afdf3e9be7dce81fcf98cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sunil Mohan Adapa Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 14:04:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] HACKING: Add guidelines for creating new icons Signed-off-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa Reviewed-by: James Valleroy --- HACKING.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md index f5b6dd30e..58cc89449 100644 --- a/HACKING.md +++ b/HACKING.md @@ -286,3 +286,18 @@ discussion lists](https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/subscribe) or the Weblate localization platform. For more information on translations: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Translate + +## Application Icons + +When adding a new App into FreedomBox, an icon is needed to represent the app in +the application view and for shortcuts in the front page. The following the +guidelines for creating an app icon: + +- Use SVG format. +- Keep the size and complexity of the SVG minimal. Simplify the graphic if + necessary. +- Units for the entire document should be in pixels. +- View area should be 512x512 pixels. +- Background should be transparent. +- Leave no margins and prefer a square icon. If the icon is wide, leave top and + bottom margins. If the icon is tall, leave left and right margins.