Re: [Usability] Different Icons, Different Windows (HIG)

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 05:22 +0200, Esben Stien wrote:
> Any plans to put anything into HIG about different icons for different
> windows. By this, I mean action specific icons and icons that directly
> represent the purpose of the window.
> 
> Check these open bugs: 
> 
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154588
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154588

The draft HIG includes this suggestion (which came from the Java
look-and-feel team, IIRC):

"Every window has an icon, which normally appears on its menu button. If
the window appears on the window list or in the Alt-Tab sequence, the
icon will also appear there, alongside the window title.

"Always provide your own icon for this purpose, as the default icon
assigned by GNOME is unlikely to convey any useful information about the
window to the user. In general, every window that is part of the same
application should use the same icon. Ideally, this icon should be the
same or similar to the icon used to launch the application."

I'll add this info to the bug report, and we can discuss it further
there if need be.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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