I have been using Antix for a month now and I def like it better then any Ubuntu. I am trying to change the desktop I icon images. I want to make them look like the generic pics that you associate with the app. I have been looking and nothing clears up my problem. I am new but I have been messing around with editing text files. I am not sure what compiling means I would like to learn. I am not sure about"source codes" either. I am trying to change the images to something familiar to my wife, she sometimes uses my laptop that has AntixM11 OS only. I wanna use the shortcuts to make it simple for her to understand what app it is.

this is a screenshot of what I have as my desktop



and this is how I want it to look. (gotta love GIMP __{{emoticon}}__ )

If you right-click those shortcuts you should be able to change their icons (search for the icons you like in /usr/share/icons).
I think there used to be a detailed explanation of how to do that in antiX-FAQ, but I'm not sure (search for desktop icons with ROX).

There is also icons for some of the apps in /usr/share/pixmaps, I do not know which ones though. They are generally the icons that come with the package.

Thanks for the starting points. I successfully changed all the icons I wanted. Both of you are correct, there are icons in those folders. After searching those folders, I saw that the format was *.xmp.....then I used search monkey to look for all files with the same format, and I found any and all icons located all over the computer.

For those newbies that are not sure......
Start Menu----->Applications--->SearchMonkey

make sure to search files for".xmp"
and change to the root filesystem" /"


locate the file that has the same name as the application that you want (in the picture Iceape is the example)

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Once you find the file, it shows the path to get to it...(/usr/share/pixmaps)
Navigate through the root File System--->usr--->share--->pixmaps
Once in the folder, locate the icon you are looking for (iceape.xpm)



If you have no shortcut on the desktop for the application, then just click n drag the icon to the desktop and drop it. Then right click the new shortcut and follow the next step

If you have a shortcut already on the desktop, then you have to right click the icon and navigate to"set icon" file 'name'---->set icon, or sym link 'name'---> set icon. Then just drag the icon you want into the"Set Icon" window and drop it


Once you drop the icon where it needs to be the"Set Icon" window will disapear and you will see you new picture representing the application you want