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Bug 738396 - Rotation lock icon is very confusing
Rotation lock icon is very confusing
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: adwaita-icon-theme
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: adwaita-icon-theme maintainer(s)
adwaita-icon-theme maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-10-12 13:23 UTC by Michael Catanzaro
Modified: 2015-07-15 18:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
rotation-locked: update metaphor (17.74 KB, patch)
2014-10-20 10:36 UTC, Jakub Steiner 		none Details | Review

Description Michael Catanzaro 2014-10-12 13:23:41 UTC 
The rotation lock button uses a rotate icon, so a reasonable user would expect it to rotate the screen once when pressed.
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2014-10-18 00:20:14 UTC 
This is a request for a better icon, I guess ?
Comment 2 Michael Catanzaro 2014-10-18 16:11:57 UTC 
I guess, if a better icon is even possible (I have no idea what it should look like). But there are so many questions about this button on Google+ that it's clear the current icon isn't working.
Comment 3 Jakub Steiner 2014-10-20 10:36:17 UTC 
Created attachment 288910 [details] [review]
rotation-locked: update metaphor
Comment 4 Jakub Steiner 2014-10-20 10:37:13 UTC 
While the attached icon may or may not be clearer, it's worth noting the rotation arrow + lock is a metaphor that is used on the mobile platforms are will become widely known.
Comment 5 André Klapper 2015-02-11 15:44:35 UTC 
Resetting assignee to default to avoid cookie-licking (see bug 744024).

Jimmac: If you actively and realistically plan to work on this, please set yourself as assignee again so this ticket will be shown on top of your user page at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=describeuser.html

Thanks!
Comment 6 Jakub Steiner 2015-07-15 18:59:26 UTC 
The metaphor has been updated in the meantime.