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-icons and images for LEAP.
+Icons and Images for LEAP
+====================================
+
+Here lies all the assets for the various LEAP clients. All sources are in SVG format, and rendered to PNG.
+
+Generating PNG images
+======================================
+
+Requirements:
+
+    apt-get install ruby inkscape optipng icnsutils
+
+Usage:
+
+    cd leap_assets
+    rake
+
+Android Launcher Icons
+=====================================
+
+See https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_launcher.html
+
+Pixels height and width for launcher icons:
+
+36x36   -- ldpi, 120 dpi, Low density screen
+48x48   -- hdpi, 160 dpi, Medium density screen
+72x72   -- mdpi, 240 dpi, High density screen
+96x96   -- xhdpi, 320 dpi, Extra-high density screen
+512x512 -- displayed in Google Play website.
+
+Links:
+
+* Android Launcher Icon Guidelines -- https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_launcher.html
+
+Android Action Bar Icons
+====================================
+
+See https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_action_bar.html
+
+18x18   -- ldpi, 120 dpi, Low density screen
+24x24   -- hdpi, 160 dpi, Medium density screen
+36x36   -- mdpi, 240 dpi, High density screen
+48x48   -- xhdpi, 320 dpi, Extra-high density screen
+
+Resources
+=====================
+
+Android Design Downloads
+http://developer.android.com/design/downloads/index.html
+
+Launcher Icon Generator
+https://android-ui-utils.googlecode.com/hg/asset-studio/dist/icons-launcher.html
+
+Nice Symbolic Icons
+check /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/**-symbolic.svg