# Toolbar

- The Geeqie User Manual
- Reference

- 11.5.1.How to set up new toolbar icons

## 11.5.1.How to set up new toolbar icons

This section describes how to put additional icons on the toolbar.

The functions these icons may initiate are as described in External Editors.

Edit the toolbar section of the file geeqierc.xml to include a reference to the new icon:

        <toolitem action = "new_icon_1.desktop" />

Create a corresponding desktop file as described in External Editors.

Within the desktop file it is recommended that two additional items are included:

    Icon=new_icon_1.png

The icon displayed. If an icon is not defined, it is likely that the display of the entire toolbar will be distorted by additional text.

    Comment=descriptive text

The tooltip text displayed when the mouse is hovered over the icon.