[sugar] icon assistance/validation

[Eben Eliason]

Sorry for the string of emails...

It occurred to me that the reason it is currently specified as a
directory is because I originally created the script with *only* the
multiple export use case in mind.  I'm not sure how to reconcile the
behavior of the two cases with respect to specifying an output
file/dir.

- Eben


On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Eben Eliason <eben.eliason at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  >     - as "cluttery" as it feels, i think the script should create
>  >  >         a backup ("icon.svg~") of the original, by default, if
>  >  >         it's going to overwrite the original.  there could be an
>  >  >         option to suppress this.
>  >
>  >  Interesting point, and not a bad idea.  Perhaps instead I could simply
>  >  ask [y/n] at runtime if it is about to overwrite the old file (still
>  >  with an option to suppress this prompt).
>
>  Actually, I have a rather silly -o flag at the moment, which lets one
>  specify an output directory.  Maybe I should just make this an output
>  path (including filename), which would allow one to specify an
>  alternate filename for the "sugarized" icon.  Would this be
>  appropriate for the use case you had in mind, or would it truly be
>  better to rename the old backup instead?  I'm honestly not too worried
>  about corruption of files, since the resulting SVG should remain fully
>  editable after conversion, and running the script multiple times
>  shouldn't be a problem either.  Only testing, of course, can validate
>  my optimism...
>
>  - Eben
>