On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 14:13:50 +0100
"Darius Blaszijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mattias Gaertner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <lazarus@miraclec.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 2:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [lazarus] button icons for lazarus
>
>
> > On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 13:35:03 +0100
> > "Darius Blaszijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > I've browsed through the list and find that some icons are missing
> > > > > (packages / run / among others). But I guess we could use the
> existing
> > > ones
> > > > > here. Another thing is that the icons all are 16x16 in size. There
> > > should
> > > > > be a 22x22 equivalent though also included. Just have a look at
> > > > > the todolist for example to see why. Large buttons plainly need
> > > > > 22x22 or
> > > else
> > > > > it looks flimsy.
> > > > Well I wasn't trying to extend the IDE, but to give a tool for USERS
> of
> > > the
> > > > IDE, specifically to give replacements for the standard icons that
> > > > delphi shipped with. These are not really meant for use INSIDE the
> IDE,
> > > > but are meant to be available to people coding WITH the IDE.
> > >
> > > I have misunderstood you in that case, but why not join the effords?
> > > If
> we
> > > make a good iconset for Lazarus we can ship it with Lazarus for use by
> > > coders.
> > >
> > > > > You are using Nuvola and CrystalSVG, ever considered Tango? I also
> > > > > like
> > > the
> > > > > naming they use. It's like a taxonomy of functionality. I would
> > > > > like to suggest taking over the naming for our purpose and start
> > > > > from there. You added a huge list of icons, but I would be in
> > > > > favor of limiting the
> > > number.
> > > > > Because all you get is each button having their own icon (like we
> > > > > do now have). If we start with from functionality and work our way
> > > > > up I believe
> > > we
> > > > > have more success in unifying lazarus. We can vote per icon wether
> to
> > > use
> > > > > it in te "base" set or not.
> > > > I had a look at Tango, I must admit I like Nuvola better, I only
> > > > used
> > > Crystal
> > > > where nuvola didn't have something that could cleanly replace the
> > > > specific icon I was trying to replace. One of the little perks of
> being
> > > > the one who actually DOES it, is that you get to choose what gets
> > > > done first, since Nuvola is the default icon set for OpenLab, using
> > > > it
> means
> > > > my apps will integrate better in the environment I work on for a
> living,
> > > > others are welcome to do other sets and I am happy to help them as
> well
> > > > but since I
> > > was
> > > > the one doing it and nobody had complained about the Nuvola
> > > > proposal,
> I
> > > went
> > > > ahead.
> > >
> > > Don't feel offended, but if we ship a Nuvola or CrystalSVG or Tango
> > > (or whatever) iconset with Lazarus (for use in apps) we will run into
> > > the
> same
> > > problem you just described. People like working with icons that blend
> into
> > > their interface. Therefore I would suggest developing a conststent
> > > iconset for lazarus (could be Nuvola or whatever) and ship that.
> > > People will appreciate the feature wich comes free (seing it's been
> > > used by Lazarus already).
> > > The startingpoint for the iconset should be a naming convention IMHO
> > > and go from there.
> > > (Mattias, could we make ideimages.pas part of the LCL so any app can
> link
> > > to that?)
> >
> > I will take a look. Of course we should rename it then. For example
> > StdImages.pas.
> > And of course using one item in an appliation should not include 50
> > others as well.
> Well yes, that was my thinking too, but perhaps we could generate a single
> unit per image and use that in StdImage.pas some way. I'm just thinking up
> load.
One unit per image? Is this a typo?
Mattias
_________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject
archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
