Version: (using KDE Devel) Installed from: Compiled sources Compiler: gcc version 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1-r3) OS: Linux If you want to select an different icon for any folder, the .directory entry of this folder (and so dolphin) will only use the 48x48 version of this icon, because this size is used in the preview dialog. It should only use the name of the icon instead of name and size, so that dolphin can choose the size itself.
I confirm this. The icon is resized and it looks very ugly!
I have the same problem with dolphin SVN. This is a duplicate of bug 153493 http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153493
SVN commit 762301 by ppenz: Fixed issue that inside the .directory file the full path of an icon is given: Icon=/home/jakob/dev/kde/install/kde/share/icons/oxygen/48x48/places/user-desktop.png instead of Icon=user-desktop The full path leads to a blurry icon when showing the icon in an increased size (e. g. in the Dolphin information bar). BUG: 153493 M +17 -17 kicondialog.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=762301