If you want to create a custom icon for your module, you will have to create an SVG file for your module and set the path to this file in the desktop/config.py of your app.
This icon is loaded via AJAX first time, then it will be rendered.
Example:
from frappe import _
def get_data():
return {
"Frappe Apps": {
"color": "orange",
"icon": "assets/frappe/images/frappe.svg",
"label": _("Frappe.io Portal"),
"type": "module"
}
}
Adding Module Icons On Desktop
Frappe version 12
To create an icon for your app, you have to edit your app's config/desktop.py. In this file you can add a get_data method returns a dictionary with the module icon parameters.
You can also create a dropdown list of actions available on this module and actions available on the page when you click on this module. To achieve this, create a file config/MODULE_NAME.py (replace MODULE_NAME with the name of one of your app's modules).
Example App Library Management
config/desktop.py:
def get_data():
return [
{
"module_name": "Library Management",
"category": "Modules",
"label": _("Library Management"),
"color": "#589494",
"icon": "octicon octicon-book",
"type": "module",
"description": "Library management"
}
]
config/library_management.py:
def get_data():
return [
{
"label": _("Library Management"),
"icon": "octicon octicon-book",
"items": [
{
"type": "doctype",
"name": "Article",
"label": _("Article"),
"description": _("Manage Books"),
"onboard": 1,
},
{
"type": "doctype",
"name": "Library Member",
"label": _("Library Member"),
"description": _("Manage Members"),
# Not displayed on dropdown list action but on page after click on module
"onboard": 0,
}
]
}
]
Note: Module views are visible based on permissions.