I don't accept the "other are doing it" . Also, just think about the metaphor : it's an interdiction sign in nearly every country. If you can provide any ling between the "interdiction" metaphor and the "delete" action, I would be really curious to hear.
But I propose you to do just like launchpad guys are doing right now : show the icon to a bunch of people (preferably non-geeks and who were not using your theme before) and ask them what the icon represent. Then show them a trash. You will be astonished by the result. This kind of topic is covered in most usability books. I also encourage you to ask opinion of Tango people. They have great experience and always seek the good metaphor, not the one we used for ages. -- Humanity delete icon use the wrong concept https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452149 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
