[Gimp-developer] new default icon theme proposal

[Jakub Steiner]

On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 09:38 -0700, Akkana Peck wrote:
> Jakub Steiner writes:
> > You can preview the looks of the new GIMP icon set here:
> 
> Nice icons! I have one comment about the SIOX icon in the light set.
> 
> In current CVS, I find that the SIOX icon looks very different from
> the rest. It constantly draws my eye to it and makes me think
> that it is the selected icon even when it isn't, because it's an
> icon on a darker square background which makes it look a bit like
> a "pushed in" button.  I was hoping this this was only temporary and
> would change in the new icon set, but it looks like the SIOX icon
> hasn't changed as much as the others. 
> 
> Would it be possible to make its background lighter, or even get rid
> of the background, to make its style better match the other buttons?

Thanks for the constructive feedback Akkana. It indeed is one of the few
icons with solid background. I tried to convey the fg/bg separation
message better this time around. Does that work for you?

http://jimmac.musichall.cz/wipicons/Tango-GIMP//stock-tool-foreground-select-22.png

(make sure you don't have it chached in your browser)

cheers

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Jakub Steiner <jimmac at ximian.com>
Novell, Inc.