Addon Manager workbench logos (previously was a FR for improving the AddonManager)

[luzpaz]

Will help users understand what the addon does when they browse through the list of addons. Screenshots and screencasts will be designated according to each addons metadata.txt
screenshot= and screencast= configs

Edit: opened FC forum thread

[luzpaz]

#29

[luzpaz]

Created forum thread with Mockup: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=25328

[luzpaz]

@yorikvanhavre presented a new UI in https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36556&start=10#p313848
This was added to master in http://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/commit/3e65306a9

Testers are welcome

[pgilfernandez]

May I suggest one for PieMenu?:

Original svg (you are free to modify it if you feel like):
pie_menu_v01.svg.zip

Cheers

[luzpaz]

@pgilfernandez nice! I've posted to @triplus on the issue I opened (triplus/PieMenu#7 (comment)), since it really should be his call.

[luzpaz]

So none of triplus's addons will get a logo, per his perogative.
We're still pending on:

• [DesignSPHysics] Please create a SVG logo for this workbench DualSPHysics/DesignSPHysics#14
• [Silk] SVG logo that represents this WB edwardvmills/Silk#10
• [NURBS] What is the SVG logo of this WB? microelly2/freecad-nurbs#7
• [Frame] Logo for this workbench looooo/freecad.frametools#3

Edit: typos

[luzpaz]

Follow-up to previous post...here's a quick visual progress report:

[chennes]

Note that it is no longer necessary to submit an icon for addition to the main FreeCAD repo: adding a package.xml metadata file with the path to the workbench's icon is sufficient for the Addon Manager to download and display your icon. See details at https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Package_Metadata

[luzpaz]

Great. In that case I need to change this in the documentation. I just need to remember where... 😂 🤦

[luzpaz]

Ok, starting to compile a list of docs that need changing:

• https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-addons/blob/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-a-new-workbench-addon-to-this-repo.md

[luzpaz]

@chennes is there an example of metadata file that you can link me to?

[chennes]

There are two examples at the bottom of the wiki page about package metadata, or you can look at the Curves WB.

https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Package_Metadata

https://github.com/tomate44/CurvesWB

[chennes]

A status update: as of this writing, the following Workbenches do not have icons (in some cases the icon is present and there is simply a problem with their package.xml file so the Addon Manager can't find it)

• Better Tool Library
• bimtester
• CommandPanel
• CubeMenu
• dxf-library
• Glass
• IconThemes
• kerkythea
• Launcher
• Maker Workbench
• Navigator Indicator
• offline-documentation
• ose-piping
• persistenttoolbars
• pivy_trackers
• pluginloader
• SelectorToolbar
• ShortCuts
• SlopedPlanesMacro
• SteelColumn
• symbols_library
• TabBar
• Titleblock Workbench
• ToolbarStyle
• Trails
• workfeature-macro