GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 689638
use symbolic icons
Last modified: 2013-02-01 13:12:07 UTC
I think it might be better to use symbolic icons for the network items in the left bar.
Created attachment 230667 [details] mockup Here's a quick experiment to see what it would look like.
Created attachment 230670 [details] [review] Use symbolic icons in the device list
Created attachment 230672 [details] [review] Use symbolic icons in the device list
Created attachment 230673 [details] [review] Use symbolic icons for network devices This is consistent with the guideline to use symbolic icons for classes and reserve full color icons for "things" like apps, people, documents, pages, etc. It is also consistent with how these devices are displayed in the network menu, notifications, and dialogs.
Created attachment 230681 [details] [review] Use symbolic icons for network devices More padding
Created attachment 230682 [details] screenshot
The wired icon in the left hand pane is unreadable.
it looks like it is just the wrong icon ? looks like 'wired disconnected' or somesuch
(In reply to comment #8) > it looks like it is just the wrong icon ? looks like 'wired disconnected' or > somesuch The icon in the left-hand pane follows the state of the device. It's a disconnected device on my desktop machine which doesn't use wired connections as well.
ah, right. looks like that symbolic icon needs improvement, then
I don't quite follow. You guys don't think that is an appropriate metaphor for a disconnected ethernet device?
No, I think they are saying that the "category" icons in the left pane shouldn't show the status of the device.
(In reply to comment #12) > No, I think they are saying that the "category" icons in the left pane > shouldn't show the status of the device. Neither. It's that the icon is nearly invisible when the line is not selected. Whether that means using an icon that doesn't follow the state of the device, or another icon, is really up to you guys.
What do we do here? - not follow the state of the device in the list of devices, so that the icon isn't so dim? - use this patch as-is anyway on the basis that the text is the primary carrier of information and that the icon is simply additional metadata?
Attachment 230681 [details] pushed as e2094d8 - Use symbolic icons for network devices
I pushed this by mistake. I guess you can open a new bug if you're not happy about the result ;)
See bug 693001