RE: User interface suggestions

[Adrian <aferrer dit upm es>]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, David Grega wrote:

> Speaking of themes... why don't we allow programmers to access a 
> standardized set of icons built into Gnome.  For example, back, stop, next, 
> save, new and open buttons are almost always going to be the same no matter 
> the program you use.  This could be stored in some sort of archive and 
> every time the user chooses a new theme, this file could be renamed or 
> something and the other set with the theme could take its place.  This 
> would interest many computer experts by expanding the customizability of 
> Gnome and make it easier for novices to learn how to use Gnome since a 
> unified interface makes things much nicer for them.   I don't have any 
> proposals on how to do this, maybe the programming or icon committees can 
> figure that out but it is an interesting idea.  Plus, standardizing the 
> icons would make a programmer's life much easier by not having to make the 
> icons in the first place.  And with this, we can do all that perspective 
> stuff everyone has been talking about.
> 
> I just figured it was an idea to toss in the ring.
> 

Hummm... Yes, it would be a good point, extending themes to the standard
gnome icons. Tnx


								Adrián