[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26333: svg-painter.js and friends

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#26333: svg-painter.js and friends
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 Reporter:  azaozz          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  3.8
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |
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Comment (by azaozz):

 To summarize:
 1. The best way to add a top level icon is to use one of the icons from
 Dashicons.
 2. Second best is to get/create an icon font and use it the same way as
 core.
 3. Third would be to create a 2 tone (black and white?) svg image,
 optimize it, base64 encode it, and add it in the css as described at
 https://github.com/tillkruess/MP6-Icon-Examples/blob/master/mp6-svg-
 icon.php. This method will also need a fallback for IE < 9, either a PNG
 or Dashicon.
 4. Not recommended: PNG image sprite (needs 4 or 6 icons, base,
 (highlighted?), selected plus 2x sizes).

 The various web based services for creating icon fonts have improved
 during the last 6 months or so, and will continue to improve. Would it be
 necessary to add option 3 and support it for years, or would it be better
 to require a custom icon font (which may be harder to make but once done
 will be futureproof)?

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