Folder icons not changing when ne icon the is applied

[pmlxuser]

I have downloaded a few Icon themes, butwhen i apply theme in my theme manager "Basically the > System> Preferences > Appearance > Theme" All the other system icons change but the folder icons don't Change specifically when i Apply the following Icons Themes
1.AquaFusion
2.Kearon's Icons

I have downloaded also Gion & Lila Icon Themes and these causes no problem.
Any assistance will be appriciated.

[Darkshade]

Up?

[ethos101]

bump

[jw5801]

Try restarting X (log out then log back in) after applying the theme. If folder icons still haven't changed, I would be looking at whoever made the icon package, not at Ubuntu/Nautilus.

[sayakb]

Hardy is it? Open your home folder. Press Ctrl+H and open the .icons folder. Open the theme folder.
That is, goto ~/.icons/themename/48x48/places and replace the folder.png and gnome-fs-directory.png with the icon you want. Also change this icon of different sizes. If the theme already has a custom icon present with the above filenames, then, you might try something else

[ethos101]

Apparently on further research there is already a bug report with Hardy and the folder icons. From what I understand it has something to do with a new naming convention. Why you would CHANGE naming conventions mid-stream defeats the purpose of having a naming convention, doesn't it? Oh well. Hopefully they fix it soon.

[gdp77]

Similar problem here. I use compiz with emerald theme manager and I cannot change the ICON THEME from system--->preferences--->appearance. I can choose the "default" icons mist, human, etc. , but no change will happen if I choose a downloaded theme like snow apple, noia, stylish etc. (some icons do change, but folder icons remain the shame)

Anyone has any idea what to do?

[jw5801]

Similar problem here. I use compiz with emerald theme manager and I cannot change the ICON THEME from system--->preferences--->appearance. I can choose the "default" icons mist, human, etc. , but no change will happen if I choose a downloaded theme like snow apple, noia, stylish etc. (some icons do change, but folder icons remain the shame)

Anyone has any idea what to do?

Yes, in fact LinuxIsInnovation already answered the question with a post in this thread, just 3 posts above where you're now reading. Alternatively, you can read it here.

[ethos101]

Hardy is it? Open your home folder. Press Ctrl+H and open the .icons folder. Open the theme folder.
That is, goto ~/.icons/themename/48x48/places and replace the folder.png and gnome-fs-directory.png with the icon you want. Also change this icon of different sizes. If the theme already has a custom icon present with the above filenames, then, you might try something else

The problem is that they're .SVG filetypes. So yes one does exist for "gnome-fs-directory.SVG" but it deosn't show up as folder icons. There is none for "folder.SVG" or ".PNG" for that matter.

[SOLVED]
I simply copied the "gnome-fs-directory.SVG" to filename "folder.SVG" in the existing folder which was a bit different from where you mentioned (~/.icons/IconThemeName/scalable/filesystems/) and it works now.

Thanks for the input L-I-I and everyone!

[taurusx5]

ethos101, can you pleae explain to me how you managed to get the folder icons to show? In my ~/.icons/IconThemeName/scalable/filesystems, I see the folder icons as being .png, not .svg. The theme I'm trying to get to show is 'Snow Apple'.

Please, let me know. I got 8.04. Thanks!