On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 00:37 +0200, Andreas Nilsson wrote: > Sebastian Heinlein wrote: > > hello, > > > > I "designed" the original package status icons in synaptic. It would be > > nice if someone could do some tango styled ones. The icons have to > > reflect the status of the package: > > > > > [snip] > > > > New icons don't need to follow my old metaphor: > > > > At the moment I use a filled box to show that the package is installed. > > A white box represents an uninstalled package. Arrows indicate an > > upgrade (up arrow), downgrade (down arrow) or installation (left arrow). > > To be removed packages get a red cross. > > > > Furthermore we use the distribution icon in a separate column to > > indicate that the package is part of the official repository. It would > > be nice if someone could find a way to merge this to icons. > > > > > How about something along the lines of this: > http://ramnet.se/~nisse/diverse/temp/synaptic-proposal.png ? > Installed packages are in color, uninstalled packages are in monocrome > and toned down. > > The good thing about this solution is that the shapes are more > distinguishable this way, the bad thing is that it's not using the > checkbox-style metaphor any more. > What do you think, fellow ubuntu-artists? > - Andreas >
I agree with Cory on this one, but that definitely is a step forward. How about just alterning the icons we need that would normally otherwise be monochrome? Less work and consistent? Pascal -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
