GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 608622
Desaturate icon causes confusion with Gradients tool
Last modified: 2010-06-18 20:30:14 UTC
I use Desaturate often enough as to have put it in the Toolbox. The icon is very similar to that of the Gradients tool, and I have found myself choosing the wrong one several times. This is an usability problem. As a suggestion, the Desaturate icon could be a grey version of the picture shown in stock-image-*.png.
Indeed, they are ridiculously similar, we'll need a new tool icon for desaturate.
Created attachment 153109 [details] [review] 0001-Bug-608622-Desaturate-icon-causes-confusion-with-Gra.patch This uses a desaturate version of stock-image-* but it doesn't look good, we'll need a better crafted icon.
Created attachment 153127 [details] Here is a prototype replacement
Created attachment 153128 [details] Alternative desaturate icon in tango colours. Here is a second alternative for a desaturate icon. This one has an arrow. Let me know if I can design something different/better.
Not bad, but: 1. The desaturated part of the icon is not a desaturated version of the colored part 2. The arrow is hard to see on white background, maybe outline it?
Created attachment 153162 [details] Desaturate icons Here are a few more options for a desaturate icon. For best results, save the png to your computer and zoom in a few times. I like "a". It is simple and I think it communicates the message, and it looks good on a light and dark background. Another alternative would be to change the blend icon instead.
Would be nice if the icon would fit with the style of the current icon theme though. Perhaps we could ask Jimmac if he can draw another icon for us.
Created attachment 164036 [details] desaturate icon
Thanks Jakub commit 87ab39a9432fb96f9ed2e922fdba0de04c42240d Author: Martin Nordholts <martinn@src.gnome.org> Date: Fri Jun 18 22:35:24 2010 +0200 Bug 608622 - Desaturate icon causes confusion with Gradients tool