Re: [Usability] Icons in panel menu bar

[Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>]

Hi Vincent,

On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 22:02 +0200, Vincent Untz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When the panel was changed to kept some icons when the menu icons are
> hidden, all icons in the panel menu bar were kept. A new change just got
> committed to only keep icons for application menu items, place menu
> items and preference menu items. Or if you prefer, icons for categories,
> "Connect to server", "Search files", "Recent documents", "Help", "About
> GNOME", "Lock", "Log out", "Shut down" were removed.
> 
> I'm not convinced by this change: some part probably makes sense, but
> something "feels" wrong to me. Maybe it's because I expect the panel
> menu bar to be a bit different.
> 
> It could also be because by default, you get three menus (Applications /
> Places / System), and only Places has some icons (and quite a few of
> them) while the two others don't if you don't open a submenu. Maybe it
> kind of breaks a visual balance for me...
> 
> So, yeah, I'd just like to get feedback to know if it's right or not, if
> it needs to be updated slightly, etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Vincent

Any chance of a screenshot or two? It's difficult to judge these visual
issues on description alone.

Allan

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