2013/1/4 Dave Jeffery <david.richard.jeff...@gmail.com>

> I agree with Konstantin on one icon and with Yu on the other!
>
> A flat ball in green in Synfig Studio means a position duck to me, so I'm
> used to it representing positions. A green disc in the parameters panel
> represents seems very logical to me, particularly when it represents a
> green duck on the canvas. However, for me a dot with an arrow represents
> movement - it looks like the weather symbol for wind. I think this new icon
> is misleading for a new user.
>

When I read the above, my mind tells me "yes, it is" :) so I agree with
you.


> In other software I've used a vector is represented like this (sorry about
> the rubbish ASCII art!)
>
> ^
> !_>
>
> (An arrow pointing up joined to an arrow pointing right at the origin)
>
> One arrow moving diagonally, although correct mathematically, looks like
> movement rather than a vector.
>

Lets keep the "old" vector. Then, we need design a new icon for Canvas
Panel and have a flat version for type_canvas on parameters panel. If we
can not have a better icon than the green ball currently used, the possible
solution is to use flat version of group icon.


>
> However I love having the folder as the group icon - that box icon was
> really ugly - it looks like something in Microsoft Visual Studio. The
> folder makes sense logically as that is how new users will think of it. So
> I'd definitely keep the folder.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dave
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