Hardware Icon Library - Version 2.6 The quality of application icons plays a vital role for application development. The more informative and eye-catching an icon is, the faster users can find it on the desktop or access the necessary function on the toolbar. The initial impression is based not only on the program's functionality, but on its visual appeal as well.The communication value of an icon is often underestimated, but virtually any person would agree that our attention is initially drawn by the image, not the contents underlying it. Therefore, it should be a rule of thumb for any serious developer to think about the visual aspect of the application well in advance. Nevertheless, things do not happen the way we want, and deadlines are often closer then we assume. If you are approaching your deadline and are experiencing time shortages because of testing, bug fixing and rechecking, and your designer has taken a sick leave, do not give way to despair. Your client will sign the close form in time, because your