From kde-artists Wed Jan 30 11:40:35 2002 From: Guenter Milde Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:40:35 +0000 To: kde-artists Subject: Re: Re: K-ARTIST:Icon for KMagnifier X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-artists&m=101239054612437 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--512586620-846930886-1012390835=:1944" --512586620-846930886-1012390835=:1944 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: INLINE On 29 Jan 2002 23:19:03 +0100 wrote antialias : > I know what you mean but that was not my intention: > > 1. It is very easy to draw a lens, but you have lenses everywhere (for > example, Xmag, KDE toolbar icons for viewmag+ & viewmag-, findfile, > findapplication etc. etc. So, lens is not so original. Your Kmag > application icon has to be original (not just better painted lens), so > people can recognize it. I just looked at the icons (and once again at kmag) and I have to admit, that for me, the icon (as nice as it is in itself) does not point at a magnification tool :-( You are right, a lens is not very original/specific. (Still it might be the best thing around) As opposed to KDE itself or Konqueror, kmag is a little helper app, so I don't expect that people will learn to combine the original symbol with the actual program (like the gear or Konqui). > 2. I installed Kmag today to see what it does. First I couldn't figure > out how to use it. Then, accidentally, I clicked inside the kmag window > and, again accidentally, moved mouse cursor outside the Kmag window and > then I saw what you can see in icon I created. An insteresting pointer > which is used by F16 pilots ;-), and then I got idea to use it as basic > design for your icon. > > 3. The icon I created has center with pointer which simbolize presizion > and, at the same time arrows in all corners which simbolize > magnification. Of course, that is not enough for a decent application > icon, so I added some color etc. etc. Acutally, I did not catch that these were intended to be arrows. Also, arrows for me mean magnification of a window frame, not content (arrow = move, 4 arrows in four directions = move borders) Wouldn't it be clearer if there where something really magnified? We don't need a standard magnifying glass then. I know, my attached example if far from ideal, it's only there to show my concept. (Anyone feel free to use it and make it a "real icon".) --512586620-846930886-1012390835=:1944 Content-Type: IMAGE/X-XPIXMAP; NAME="kmag.xpm" Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-Disposition: INLINE; FILENAME="kmag.xpm" LyogWFBNICovCnN0YXRpYyBjaGFyKmttYWdbXT17CiIzMiAzMiA0IDEiLAoi YiBjICMwMDAwMDAiLAoiYSBjICMwMDAwYzAiLAoiIyBjICNmZmZmMDAiLAoi LiBjIE5vbmUiLAoiLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4i LAoiLiMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYSMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMj IyMjIyMjYSMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYSMj IyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYSMjIyMjIyMjIyMj IyMjIyMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JiYmJiYmJiYmJiYmJiYmJiYmJiYiMjIy4i LAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMj I2JhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JhYWFhYWFh YWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFh YWFhYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4i LAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLmFhYWFh YWIjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYmFhYS4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEj IyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMj IyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYiMjIy4i LAoiLmFhYWFhYWJhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYmFhYS4iLAoiLiMjIyMj I2JhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEj IyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMj IyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLmFhYWFhYWIjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYmFhYS4i LAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMj I2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JhYWFhYWFh YWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFh YWFhYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjI2JhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYiMjIy4i LAoiLiMjIyMjI2IjIyNhYWEjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMj I2JiYmJiYmJiYmJiYmJiYmJiYmJiYiMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYSMj IyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYSMjIyMjIyMjIyMj IyMjIyMjIy4iLAoiLiMjIyMjIyMjIyMjYSMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIy4i LAoiLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4uLi4ifTsK --512586620-846930886-1012390835=:1944 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: INLINE Guenter -- G.Milde@physik.tu-dresden.de --512586620-846930886-1012390835=:1944-- _______________________________________________ kde-artists mailing list kde-artists@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-artists