how about these: www.cgtp.duke.edu/~rinke/misc/NM-icons.tar.bz2 - just a more refined subdivision of the current icon with more colors ;-)
addresses all your issues except for Bluecurve... Sven On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 09:58 -0500, Sven wrote: >thanks for your consideration, your points are well taken. mind you, i'm >not suggesting changing the current icon, i am very well aware of its >appeal. still, i personally don't like it, and just experimented a >little. > >as for the shortcomings of "my" set of icons, i'm sure they will become >more refined over time. (eg, a recognition factor is easy enough to >implement, and the signal strength division is rather arbitrary and will >most likely also change.) > >thanks, > >Sven > >On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 11:56 +0100, Rene Rask wrote: >>On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 23:11 -0500, Sven wrote: >>> hi, >>> >>> i don't really like the WinXP look and feel of NM's signal strength >>> icon :-| in addition, it only indicates strengths in the regions 100% < >>> 75% < 50% < 25% < 0% (for what it's worth anyway). i quite like gwlan's >>> icon, nevertheless i decided to come up with "my own" design (which >>> probably already exists out there). i'm as bold as to suggest to change >>> NM's icons, but if somebody out there wants a more refined set of panel >>> icons for the signal strength, here's a patch and a link to a set of >>> icons (that need to be copied to NM's panel-applet/icons/ directory >>> before compiling). the strength range is 100 < 85 <65 < 45 < 25 < 5 < >>> 0, and the color changes according to the signal strength range. it's >>> certainly not perfect and not meant for everybody, but i thought i'd >>> share it with the NM world - maybe somebody finds it useful (i.e., likes >>> it or feels inspired to do her/his own icons). >> >>I must admit that I like the current icon. >>- It clearly show that you are connected. >>- It shows the strength of the signal and if you need more detail, you >>can hover the pointer above it. >>- It resembles the signal strength icon on many mobile phones which is a >>big plus. >> >>Your icon on the other hand has no recognition factor _at all_. >>The icon "disappears" with low signal strength. >>The clue as to how strong the signal is is gone. You don't have a visual >>reference for maximum strength when your strength is low. >>I mean, its like saying "strength is 5" without also making clear that >>it is 5 out of 10 with 10 being the strongest. >> >>If you really want a new icon I would suggest it be made a theme option. >>The current one is a perfect match for bluecurve and more importantly it >>is obviously a strength indicator. >> >>That is just my opinion of course. >> >>Cheers >>Rene >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>NetworkManager-list mailing list >>NetworkManager-list@gnome.org >>http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > >_______________________________________________ >NetworkManager-list mailing list >NetworkManager-list@gnome.org >http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
