Re: gnome-devel.png

[Mark Finlay <sisob eircom net>]

On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 20:25, Thomas Wood wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 17:10, Mark Finlay wrote: 
> > Hey,
> > 
> > I've attached the current gnome-devel.png (the triangle tool thing) and
> > the one used in XD2 (and one of the anjutas IIRC). I prefer the hammer
> > the the current one, but I do think that we could do better. Any ideas
> > anyone? Jimmac, Luca? Comments?
> 
> I was confused about this icon when i tried the XD2 icon theme, because
> it is the only icon in the Applications Menu to have a different
> perspective. Doesn't the HIG say all menu item icons should have shelf
> perspective? So surely, neither of these icons are actually suitable if
> they are going to be used in menu items. 

Agreed - the same problem is true for the new internet icon in
gnome-icon-theme head. These icon "jump off the menus" and as such are
less than ideal.

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Mark Finlay <sisob eircom net>