No Icons in Inkscape Menus Fix – Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 (64bit)

inkscape - Menu no icon

Problem : No icon in Inkscape (0.91) menus.

OS : Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 (64bit).

Fix : Using dconf Editor.

Go to org -> gnome -> settings-daemon -> plugins -> xsettings and change overrides key from

{}

to

{'Gtk/ButtonImages': <1>, 'Gtk/MenuImages': <1>}

and you are done. Usually change is instant but if you don’t see the change restart Inkscape.
dconf editor

Result :
Inkscape with Menu Icons

Author: Suthar Naveen P

A Linux enthusiast. Full Stack Web Developer and Graphic Designer works on Debian Linux. Founder of 'Naveen Web Solutions' and contributor at Shutterstock.