On Wednesday 17 February 2010 07:38:23 am Merk wrote: >> I'm not asking why the OS X was directly copied instead of either Windows >> one. I'm asking why any existing Word icon was copied at all. >> > > It is a mimetype and as such needs to visually represent a certain type of > file. It goes without saying that when everyone associates a certain > look/letter/number with something they don't search for other visual > metaphors. People expect certain things to look certain ways ;) > > -- > Ken
Ok but it feels uncomfortable to use the "w" of "Ms Word" for OOo Word Processor, the "p" of "Ms Powerpoint" for OOo impress etc. The proper color -- blue for the word processor, orange for impress, green for calc -- together with an explicit icon is far sufficient in my opinion. -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
