OpenCanopy Icons

[miliuco]

1 hour ago, blackosx said:

I have the latest build installed.

 

First test (Using my Qemu dmg)

Try the automatically detected macOS version and icon usage. For this test I'm using PickerAttribute 144 (0x90) which is made from 0x10 for the POINTER CONTROL and 0x80 for the FLAVOUR ICON. I dropped in some icons for different macOS version, so Apple10_4.icns, Apple_10_5.icns... Apple11.icns as explained in the flavours.md

 

Success.. All icons are displayed without having to add icons as .VolumeIcons. This is so much simpler than before...

 

Thanks for the info. I think this month we are going to have many important news in OpenCanopy.
I understand the Flavour system and I think it is primarily intended for you, theme developers.
I just have one question: the custom icon to be associated with an Entry in the Flavour key is placed in the icon set folder of the active theme, right?

 

And you are right, this way it is easier to configure custom icons for Entries, you just have to include the icons in the Icon Set and configure the Flavour key.

 

Thanks again for all the info.

[blackosx]

Yes. Its great. 

But it's for both the theme designer and the user. The theme designer can choose to supply a range of icons and the user now has a simple way to use them.

 

I've had time to do another couple of tests.

1 - Add /Volumes/Mavericks/System/Library/CoreServices/.contentFlavour

with content:

Mavericks:Apple

Then add Mavericks.icns to my theme dir and bingo. That icon is shown.

 

2 - Add /Volumes/WIN/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/.contentFlavour

with content:

Windows8:Windows

Then add Windows8.icns to my theme dir and bingo. That icon is shown.

 

But the main beauty of this, is if I now switch to another theme dir using PickerVariant (and that theme also contains the same icons), then those themes icons are now shown. If they're missing from the theme, then OC defaults back to the previous name in the flavour list, and failing that, default back to HardDrive.icns. So we no longer have to place icons anywhere but the theme dirs.

 

EDIT:

It should be just as simple for applying a Linux icon.

 

12 minutes ago, miliuco said:

I just have one question: the custom icon to be associated with an Entry in the Flavour key is placed in the icon set folder of the active theme, right?

Yes

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by blackosx

[miliuco]

@blackosx

 

Well, excellent explanation. Thanks !!!

 

By the way, Selected of the BsxM1 theme is wonderful, I like it very much (the whole theme but Selected ...)

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by miliuco
Text added.

[miliuco]

@eSaF

Yes. For people with incipient dementia I am already writing the usual text with these news. 

 

Do you want an advance or do we wait for the final version in the first days of June?

[Anto65]

Once you understand the mechanics  , it's simple ... it works 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by antuneddu

[Anto65]

14 minutes ago, eSaF said:

@antuneddu - Thanks where did you get the Icon pack, looks really great. 

 . are those of @blackosx as always he did a big job : OpenCanopyIcons-master / Set5 / FlatTile in order not to be mistaken I downloaded them all 

 

Edit: https://github.com/blackosx/OpenCanopyIcons

Edited May 19, 2021 by antuneddu

[miliuco]

I have another question.

I can plug an external disk with Big Sur and another external disk with Catalina in the same SATA case. Both systems use the same Entry created in OpenCore, pointing to the same UEFI path.

And I want OpenCanopy to show an icon for Catalina and another different icon for Big Sur.
Can I include in the theme folder the 2 icons, Apple11.icns and Apple10_15.icns, and write in the Flavours key 2 lists of elements, Apple11:Apple and Apple10_15:Apple, separated in some way, or only a single list of elements?

Or must I to do it by /Volumes/Catalina/System/Library/CoreServices/.contentFlavour method?
Thanks.

Edited May 19, 2021 by miliuco

[blackosx]

@eSaF.

As @antuneddu posted, they're here:

https://github.com/blackosx/OpenCanopyIcons/blob/master/Set5/FlatTile/FlatTile_342/preview_sheet_FlatTile_342.jpg

 

The only way to get these at the moment is to checkout the OpenCanopyIcons repo, but please note it's currently quite large!

git clone https://github.com/blackosx/OpenCanopyIcons.git

I need to create a downloader for these individual icon Set5 sets.. It's on my TO DO list.. please bear with me. 

 

My TO DO list is something like:

- Create a downloader script of the Set5 icon sets.

- The wish to provide updated icons to include the icons listed in flavours.md, for example the Linux icons. I've done this for the BsxMac1_ theme but not yet for the others. (Note. This is not essential for any theme and purely optional for any theme designer wishing to do so).

- Anything else. lol.

 

I'm going away next week for a break so nothing will be done during that time,

 

[Anto65]

8 minutes ago, miliuco said:

I have another question.

I can plug an external disk with Big Sur and another external disk with Catalina in the same SATA case. Both systems use the same Entry created in OpenCore, pointing to the same UEFI path.

And I want OpenCanopy to show an icon for Catalina and another different icon for Big Sur.
Can I include in the theme folder the 2 icons, Apple11.icns and Apple10_15.icns, and write in the Flavours key 2 lists of elements, Apple11:Apple and Apple10_15:Apple, separated in some way, or only a single list of elements?

Or must I to do it by /Volumes/Catalina/System/Library/CoreServices/.contentFlavour method?
Thanks.

 

I renamed the icon for catalina to Apple10_15.icns and it was detected by itself

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by antuneddu

[miliuco]

1 minute ago, antuneddu said:

But for Apple disks have you created an .contentFlavour file? Or simply put the different icons into the theme folder?

[blackosx]

16 minutes ago, miliuco said:

I have another question.

I can plug an external disk with Big Sur and another external disk with Catalina in the same SATA case. Both systems use the same Entry created in OpenCore, pointing to the same UEFI path.

And I want OpenCanopy to show an icon for Catalina and another different icon for Big Sur.
Can I include in the theme folder the 2 icons, Apple11.icns and Apple10_15.icns, and write in the Flavours key 2 lists of elements, Apple11:Apple and Apple10_15:Apple, separated in some way, or only a single list of elements?

Or must I to do it by /Volumes/Catalina/System/Library/CoreServices/.contentFlavour method?
Thanks.

Both external disks have the same UEFI path?

 

The way I understand it, for automatically detected macOS versions, just including Apple11.icns and Apple10_15.icns should be enough providing you've set the correct PickerAttributes.

 

EDIT:

Actually, I believe you'll need ExtApple10_15.icns and ExtApple11.icns

 

 

4 minutes ago, eSaF said:

Going away???!!! It will be chaos here I tell you - lol - Enjoy your break pal. 

Thanks buddy. First break for the year. Looking forward to it.

I see you live in the UK too so you fully understand how life has been here.

Edited May 19, 2021 by blackosx

[Anto65]

3 minutes ago, miliuco said:

But for Apple disks have you created an .contentFlavour file? Or simply put the different icons into the theme folder?

yes simply the different icon in the theme, I state that my discs are all internal 

[miliuco]

8 minutes ago, eSaF said:

Going away???!!! It will be chaos here I tell you - lol - Enjoy your break pal. 

 

@blackosx And now, what are we going to do??? 

 

Enjoy!!!

 

3 minutes ago, antuneddu said:

yes simply the different icon in the theme, I state that my discs are all internal 

 

Thank you!!!

 

8 minutes ago, blackosx said:

Both external disks have the same UEFI path?

 

The way I understand it, for automatically detected macOS versions, just including Apple11.icns and Apple10_15.icns should be enough providing you've set the correct PickerAttributes.

 

EDIT:

Actually, I believe you'll need ExtApple10_15.icns and ExtApple11.icns...

 

Thank you!!!

Edited May 19, 2021 by miliuco

[Anto65]

in the OC playlist there is so much to do in the Misc section than in everything else   @chris1111  where you are, only you are missing 

Edited May 19, 2021 by antuneddu

[blackosx]

16 minutes ago, antuneddu said:

I see you are using old version of Linux icon.

Have you seen the new one?

 

 

[Anto65]

yes, thank you, I have all your icons there 

[blackosx]

Oh. BTW, I did actually check in to say I've restructured my themes on Github in to fit the Blackosx/<theme> dirs for OpenCore 0.7.0.

 

[Anto65]

off topic 

 

we also miss the update  

 

 

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by antuneddu

[blackosx]

Also, Mike Beaton (ref https://github.com/acidanthera/bugtracker/issues/1614) has notified me:

1 - It's best to disable Volume Icons PickerAttributes when turning on Flavours, in PickerAttributes.

2 - PickerVariant in the latest commit intentionally supports \ or / as the separator e.g. Bsx\Oc1 or Bsx/Oc1

 

Thanks Mike

[Anto65]

4 minutes ago, blackosx said:

Also, Mike Beaton (ref https://github.com/acidanthera/bugtracker/issues/1614) has notified me:

1 - It's best to disable Volume Icons PickerAttributes when turning on Flavours, in PickerAttributes.

2 - PickerVariant in the latest commit intentionally supports \ or / as the separator e.g. Bsx\Oc1 or Bsx/Oc1

 

Thanks Mike

Spoiler

It's best to disable Volume Icons PickerAttributes when turning on Flavours, in PickerAttributes.

thanks I didn't understand this though 

[miliuco]

32 minutes ago, blackosx said:

Also, Mike Beaton (ref https://github.com/acidanthera/bugtracker/issues/1614) has notified me:

1 - It's best to disable Volume Icons PickerAttributes when turning on Flavours, in PickerAttributes.

2 - PickerVariant in the latest commit intentionally supports \ or / as the separator e.g. Bsx\Oc1 or Bsx/Oc1

 

Thanks Mike

 

Thanks. Mike Beaton is making a very good work with OpenCanopy.

 

"It's best to disable Volume Icons PickerAttributes" > Are you talking about the 2 options marked with arrows? Or only the first? (see image)

@antuneddu

 

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by miliuco

[Anto65]

5 minutes ago, miliuco said:

 

Thanks. Mike Beaton is making a very good work with OpenCanopy.

 

"It's best to disable Volume Icons PickerAttributes" > Are you talking about the 2 options marked with arrows? Or only the first? (see image)

@antuneddu

 

 

I believe the first one, I also did not understand well but I had already set this up 

[miliuco]

1 minute ago, antuneddu said:

I believe the first one, I also did not understand well but I had already set this up 

I'm trying with exactly the same value as you.

[blackosx]

AFAIK, it’s the whole team behind the latest changes, not just Mike.

 

As for disabling the VolumeIcons PickerAttribute when using flavours, I’m not too sure myself of the specifics at the moment but there may be some instance where the two options may fight each other. We won’t know until it happens or someone spends some time thinking about it in greater detail but I would just take Mike’s comment as something to bear in mind when configuring your PickerAttributes.

 

It’s late here now so time to sign out. I’ll pick up tomorrow.

[Anto65]

2 minutes ago, blackosx said:

AFAIK, it’s the whole team behind the latest changes, not just Mike.

 

As for disabling the VolumeIcons PickerAttribute when using flavours, I’m not too sure myself of the specifics at the moment but there may be some instance where the two options may fight each other. We won’t know until it happens or someone spends some time thinking about it in greater detail but I would just take Mike’s comment as something to bear in mind when configuring your PickerAttributes.

 

It’s late here now so time to sign out. I’ll pick up tomorrow.

ciao buona notte and thanks