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[David Groos <djgroos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

While the Lock/Unlock icon is a ubiquitous symbol throughout the
computer world to represent no-access/yes-access, I encourage you to
reconsider its use in Epoptes. As an experienced teacher, one knows that
the best policy is to use as little "power" as needed to do a job in the
classroom: students let us get away with it if they like you but you
don't want to "over-draw" your account. Anyway, the lock symbol in the
middle of the screen over-does the power thing, I'd say. It is annoying
to not be able to use 'your computer' when you want to and then to see a
big old lock on the screen, well, it's like salt on the wound.

An alternative to the lock icon from the security world would be a pause
icon from the entertainment world. A pause symbol is more approachable
so to say and doesn't get people quite so annoyed. So that's my theory
of symbols :)

Thanks for making Epoptes, I have no pause in saying it's great!

** Affects: epoptes
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Icon idea--change lock to pause symbol

Status in Epoptes:
  New

Bug description:
  While the Lock/Unlock icon is a ubiquitous symbol throughout the
  computer world to represent no-access/yes-access, I encourage you to
  reconsider its use in Epoptes. As an experienced teacher, one knows
  that the best policy is to use as little "power" as needed to do a job
  in the classroom: students let us get away with it if they like you
  but you don't want to "over-draw" your account. Anyway, the lock
  symbol in the middle of the screen over-does the power thing, I'd say.
  It is annoying to not be able to use 'your computer' when you want to
  and then to see a big old lock on the screen, well, it's like salt on
  the wound.

  An alternative to the lock icon from the security world would be a
  pause icon from the entertainment world. A pause symbol is more
  approachable so to say and doesn't get people quite so annoyed. So
  that's my theory of symbols :)

  Thanks for making Epoptes, I have no pause in saying it's great!

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