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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

Distinctive icons might indeed be better than
more-accurate-store-telling-icons, which should influence the choice.

It is not nessesary to tell that, but since it brings up the interpreter
one might argue that the terminal shell icon is better. It was just a
comment.


2014-02-12 0:51 GMT+01:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:

> True, in fact I think it is important to have distinctive icons but all
> kind of homogeneous. Reusing elements of other icons (done for some) is not
> such a great idea. coping a whole already present icon and add a camera is
> maybe not such a good idea.
>
> it is a 26px by 26 pixel icon, you cant really fit much stuff in it.
> Current script icon is a terminal that suggest a scripting. Is it really
> necessary to tell that it is a python scripting?
>
> cheers
> Fabrizio
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:45 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> IMHO the old icon with the camera was not bad at all, but this "a" is
>> very easy to distinguish from from the others which can also be an
>> advantage.
>>
>> Regarding the py_script, I wonder why not simply use the python logo,
>> maybe with the shell icon in the background as [1].
>>
>> [1] http://www.linuxcandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/python-icon.jpg
>>
>>
>> 2014-02-12 0:23 GMT+01:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>>  Hi JP,
>>> I am very tempted to make an icon that simply tells what the app does
>>> without really explaining that the output can be used for schematics as
>>> well as pcb.... see attachment if you like. I kind of do.
>>>
>>> Fab.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Fabrizio Tappero <
>>> fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi JP,
>>>> thank you for your help. I will think about it but I have to be honest
>>>> sometimes with icons it is not really necessary to try to pack all the
>>>> information that the software can do. In this case we are talking about a
>>>> software to import images so I guess a camera would already express that. I
>>>> think in this case it is more important to maintain a coherence between
>>>> icons, with the current icon we are facing the problem that there are two
>>>> similar icons.
>>>>
>>>> Nevertheless I will think about a cool icon.
>>>> Regards
>>>> Fabrizio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:34 PM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Le 10/02/2014 23:34, Fabrizio Tappero a écrit :
>>>>> > Hello Guys,
>>>>> > following up on the recent big icon update, I am sending here very
>>>>> few
>>>>> > icons, just a little improved, nothing major. I tried to include the
>>>>> > suggestions sent me by few of you.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > JP, I update the camera icons to bitmap2component icon. If you like
>>>>> me
>>>>> > to change it let me know, I am sending here this new one because it
>>>>> > seems to me that the one you make looks a little similar to the Cvpcb
>>>>> > one, but not a big deal.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Miguel, the icon py_script is really waiting for the great python
>>>>> > scripting feature..... no pressure...
>>>>> >
>>>>> > If there is any improvement that you like to see let me know, I'd be
>>>>> > happy to try to
>>>>> > Thank you
>>>>> > Fabrizio
>>>>>
>>>>> I committed your new icons, but bitmap2component icon (waiting for
>>>>> enhancements)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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