The reason I believe the home folder should be reflected as a folder, and not as a "naked home", is because there are MANY competing concepts of "home" in the operating system. Using Ubuntu as an example:
- the Dash home screen could be considered "Home" - the desktop could be considered "home" - the login screen could be considered "home" So, using just a "home" in this case is deeply unsatisfying. It does not pass the test of being able to predict, for the user, what will open if they click on that icon. In the case of Trash, it's obvious that what will open up is a view on a "set of files". But when the Home icon *on its own* appears in the Unity launcher, it's not at all clear what a user should expect to see if they click on it. I have observed multiple people struggle with this in testing Unity with off-the-street end users. So, I do respect the Humanity team's preference, but in Natty, we will overwrite that icon in ubuntu-mono, and I'm writing here to encourage you to reconsider your position on the basis that it's not passing in real user testing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737183 Title: Home folder icon should be a *folder* with the home symbol, not a home symbol -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
