Bug 238245

Summary:	Usability issues with a number of icons
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	David Nielsen <gnomeuser>
Component:	echo-icon-theme	Assignee:	David Zeuthen <davidz>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	diana fong <dfong>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	mclasen
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Description David Nielsen 2007-04-28 08:28:00 UTC

Description of problem:
I took a few minutes to go over the Echo icons found here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment

Problems:
Mixed use of emblem to indicate "new"
+ emblem (address-book-new, appointment-new, mail-message-new=
* emblem (document-new, window-new)

One emblem should be settled on to convey the term new, I suggest the + emblem
as the star is illogical and is also used to convey different meanings in the
icon set. 

2 different visual representations of bluetooth:
The bluetooth device icon is not the same as the preferences-desktop-bluetooth
icon leading to confusion.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment

How reproducible:
100%

Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2007-04-28 12:55:04 UTC

The most likely way to make any progress on these issues is to discuss them on
fedora-art-list. There is a rationale for * vs +, I believe.

Comment 2 David Nielsen 2007-04-28 23:13:45 UTC

Closing as WONTFIX

Comment 3 Jakub 'Livio' Rusinek 2007-08-18 13:15:21 UTC

Echo is unreadle when smaller than 48x48 and uses blue color in too many places.

Look at configure icon on Clearlooks button - icon is too dark.
Tango! is good example. Small icons are very light and readable.

Echo artists should change the palette (if any) and guidelines, or release them
(I think there's no guidelines).