Re: [Tracker] Icon

["Michael Biebl" <mbiebl gmail com>]

2007/1/20, Christian <christian twotoasts de>:
> Le Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:04 +0000 (GMT),
> Michael Corbett <mrcdesign yahoo co uk> a écrit :
>
> > I've seen there is some discussion on an icon for
> > Tracker.  My comment is:
> > It's bad UI design to use the same or similar icons
> > for different things.
> > A looking-glass or magnifier indicates "Zoom".  If a
> > looking glass indicates "Zoom" it should not indicate
> > "Search".
> > I would strongly suggest either binoculars, or
> > possibly a simplified telescope icon better represent
> > "Search".
>
> Hi Michael,
> as a matter of fact a magnifying glass is the symbol for "Search" for many programs and for example the Tango 
> project. However in the case of Tracker a telescope is a very good idea. In my opinion one should emphasize that 
> Tracker searches 'deep down under the surface', i.e. many different file formats are indexed. So a microscope might be 
> even better.

What about something like
http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/playground/artwork/Oxygen/theme/svg/actions/find.svg?rev=598903

I like the icon, because it pictures the word "track"er in a nice way.

Cheers,
Michael