Re: [libreoffice-design] MimeTyme icons - Macro

Hi Christoph,


On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Christoph Noack <christoph@dogmatux.com>wrote:

> Hi Jaron!
>
> Am Sonntag, den 23.01.2011, 14:17 -0500 schrieb Jaron Kuppers:
> > Looks much nicer with the larger text behind the gear.  Rotating the gear
> > really helps clean up the 16px icon.  The only change I would make to the
> > icon set would be a change to the size of the gear and its location in
> the
> > 16px icon.  I tried it out real quick here:
> > http://picasaweb.google.com/JaronBaron/LibreOffice#5565462304015028738 I
> > think it looks a bit cleaner (gear axle is clearer).
>
> Just to present my "nit-picking" side: does this icon still respect the
> position/size of the application symbols?
You caught me... not exactly!  The other icons don't have elements that
exceed 8 px width although some currently have elements only 7 px wide.  I
stretched that rule a little and made the gear 8.5 px wide.  I find bitmaps
to be tricky at small scales and a small change can make a world of
difference.  In this case I had hoped 0.5 pixels could be overlooked for the
improved look.  :-)
As for position there is still a 1 pixel boundary at the bottom of the icon
and it is still centered.



> Even if not, I think it looks much cleaner - we should go for it (for
> the 16px icon), even if it is a bit different. To me, it is important
> that all the main application icons are consistent. In this case, the
> macro icon might rarely be used together with the main application icons
> - so I really appreciate the improved "readability".
Agreed; consistency is important. Therefore if we want, the 8 px wide gear
looks 90% as good but follows the rules.  Here you can see it for
comparison:
http://picasaweb.google.com/JaronBaron/LibreOffice#5565517165618886402  (8.5
px left, 8 px right)

Cheers,
Jaron

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