Hi, On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Jonathan Moules < [email protected]> wrote:
> +1 for unified data adding button. From a use-perspective there's no good > reason that raster adding should be separate from vectors for instance > In depth example: take the Back, Next, and Refresh view icons. The new > QGIS icons all have a magnifying glass behind them (I can barely make out > the "refresh" circle). Why? In comparison, I have four web-browsers in > front of me, all have these buttons and all of them are simple > arrows/refresh circles. None of them have a picture of a web-page behind > them. > ArcGIS and MapModeller both use simple arrows/circles too. MapInfo doesn't > seem to have this functionality. > At this point these icons are standard conventions, but the QGIS 2.0 > iconography makes that part only 1/6th of the actual icon, instead giving > prominence to a magnifying glass that's entirely unnecessary. > While I agree to some degree (+1 for unified data adding button), I think we have to be fair and recognize that a GIS is a little more complex than a web browser and will always have more buttons. Many functions which have only one meaning in a simpler application can have different meanings in a GIS depending on context. To simply assume the context from the placement in a certain toolbar could raise other issues. Best wishes, Anita
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