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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 82017] New: Ark usability: "extract file" & "add file to
From:       William Leese <yatsu () wanadoo ! nl>
Date:       2004-05-22 18:08:39
Message-ID: 20040522180839.28623.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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           Summary: Ark usability: "extract file" & "add file to archive"
                    icons are hard to tell apart
           Product: artwork
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kde-artists mail kde org
        ReportedBy: yatsu wanadoo nl


Version:            (using KDE Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

In Ark the icons..

Add file(s) to archive
Add folder to archive
Extract file(s)

..are hard to tell apart and don't clearly show which action they are supposed to \
represent - at least in my experience.

All 3 icons consist of 3 objects:

- file or folder
- arrow
- box ('archive')

The most important object is the arrow. By determining where it begins and where it \
ends (where it 'points') you understand what action is associated with it.

These arrows are very, very thin (1/2 pixels?) and easily overlooked when using the \
default icon size. 

I find myself guessing based on the location in the toolbar, which button I should be \
clicking to extract.


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