Re: [Ayatana] Me Menu - Review

[James Putt <putt.james@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 28 June 2010 09:10, Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Le dimanche 27 juin 2010 à 21:59 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth a écrit :
>> On 23/06/10 14:37, Conscious User wrote:
>> > If I understood correctly, James was suggesting *keeping* the panel
>> > monochromatic
>> > but giving colors to the MeMenu items. It makes sense: the colors in
>> > this case are not
>> > for calling attention, but for helping you to find the desired option
>> > faster.
>>
>> ... but whichever option you choose should then be reflected in the menu.
>
> I agree, but "reflected" does not necessarily imply "perfectly copied".
>
> The colors would be something *extra*, not a contradiction.
>

Actually I was suggesting we *don't* use different icons for the
MeMenu title and menu items. While colour would be useful as it's used
elsewhere (eg Empathy client) it conflicts with the specific meaning
colour has in the menu bar. And using mixed monochromatic/colour icons
for the menu's title/items adds another layer of understanding that
needs to be learned. Consistency is great.

This is how Lucid already looks. Perhaps a more interesting question
than which icons should be used in the MeMenu is which icons should be
used in Empathy.