On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 08:23:46AM -0700, Ping Cheng wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Peter Hutterer
> <peter.hutte...@who-t.net>wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:02:02AM -0700, Jason Gerecke wrote:
> > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Peter Hutterer
> > > <peter.hutte...@who-t.net> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 06:01:49PM -0700, Ping Cheng wrote:
> > > >> New Cintiq/Intuos Pro Pen looks very close to the existing Classic
> > > >> Pen. Use the Classic image so we do not have to create a new one
> > > >> for Pro Pen since the person who planned to add an image for Pro
> > > >> Pen does not have time to work on this project any more.
> > > >
> > > > if it's just the image, wouldn't it be easier to duplicate the image
> > and fix
> > > > it at a future point but leave the database entry correct?
> > > > or am I missing something here?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >    Peter
> > > >
> > >
> > > If it was our own sandbox we'd be playing in, sure :) I'm not sure
> > > GNOME would accept a patch that just duplicated an image, and neither
> > > Ping nor I have the time to make a proper graphic.
> > >
> > > Actually, in hindsight, I don't much like the "Type=Pro" designation.
> > > We have pens spanning from the original Intuos through the Intuos 4
> > > which area all categorized as one of Classic, General, Inking, Marker,
> > > or Airbrush. What is so special about this pen that requires a brand
> > > new type designation? The industrial design? By that logic, we'd have
> > > a dozen or more types... If we want g-c-c to have silhouettes that
> > > match the industrual design, we should probably have it make use of
> > > the pen ID instead.
> > >
> > > What is the type field for? What do its values *mean*? I'd rather not
> > > push any patches until we know what the right way forward is.
> >
> > quick check of gnome-control-center shows that the stylus type translates
> > into an icon name, which is a svg graphic. and that is displayed in the
> > control-center.
> >
> > so yeah, if the Pro series is just one more in the line of the usual, then
> > Ping's patch is certainly right. if the Pro is a new type of pen that's
> > significantly different (like Clasic vs Airbrush), then we should have a
> > new
> > type for it.
> >
> 
> It is a normal Intuos pen with a new name and a different "look and feel".
> No functionality changes involved...

thanks. I've merged the patch with a minor modification of the commit
message.

   7a153d5..49b6ab2  master -> master


Cheers,
   Peter

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