It's not that there is a problem with the red X suggesting that it is to delete the file, it's just all of those red X's in a line on the page seem to be overwhelming. Most of us associate red with negative.
I'd like to suggest another fix: How about we turn the red X into a checkbox (think Gmail) You check the box and at the top there are links to perform actions (in this case delete). In my opinion, this kills two birds with one stone -- it increases ease of deletion of multiple files and gets rid of the red X. Or: Why don't we just make a grey-ish X that fits into the theme. It would still suggest that it deletes the file, yet it would be more subtle. On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > In case anyone is interested, lots of options here (move the slider to > 16 to show only the 16x16 icons): > http://www.iconfinder.com/search/?q=delete > http://www.iconfinder.com/search/?q=trash > > A couple specific possibilities: > http://www.iconfinder.com/icondetails/9826/16/delete_file_icon > http://www.iconfinder.com/icondetails/37519/16/can_delete_trash_icon > > Anthony > > On Nov 19, 6:41 pm, Branko Vukelic <[email protected]> wrote: > > The exact shape of the X icon is not that important. I suggested the > > round variant simply because it rocks better with the test icon. > > > > As for the edit icon, if I remember correctly, it was dropped, and I > > think it's a good call. Edit is something you use more often than the > > other two functions, so it makes sense that it's larger than the > > others. It also helps separate it from the delete icon, which you > > don't want to click too often by accident. > > > > Anyway, the problem I wanted to address is a fairly minor one, > > concerning complaints that the delete icon might be too prominent in > > comparison to other page elements. This is really a minor issue, and I > > don't think the red icon would degrade the quality of our lives, so I > > don't think we need to do anything about it right now. At any rate, I > > won't compromise the overall look of the UI to solve this particular > > issue. > > > > -- > > Branko Vukelić > > > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > > > Check out my blog:http://www.brankovukelic.com/ > > Check out my portfolio:http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ > > Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) > > I hang out on identi.ca:http://identi.ca/foxbunny > > > > Gimp Brushmakers Guildhttp://bit.ly/gbg-group >
