Hi all, 2008/3/20, Michael Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: [snip] > > I agree with you Michael and I'am still looking for better symbols. > > Those two first icons will be difficult is we want to express them > > precisely. > > Is there significant difference for the user between >display< and > > >redraw<? > > > There is in TclTk, but I think it is heading toward going away in > wxPython (opinions Martin??)
'Display' just redraws already rendered layers composition. 'Re-render' renders all layers and creates new layer composition which is afterwards displayed in the map canvas (e.g. when you zoom, add new map layer, etc.) BTW you can enable auto-rendering in the statusbar of map display window. Then content of map canvas is automatically re-render on every event (adding new layer, changing layer properties, etc.). > > > > Second step for new icons: > > http://www.szczepanek.pl/icons.grass/index.php#2 > > Please take a look at >layer< and symbols for general actions. > > > Here's my reaction. Basic idea of action icons as modifiers is very > good. > > Add, delete, redraw, more options - great > > New - I don't know. But I don't know what a good icon for "new" would > be. "*" as a modifier may be as good as it gets. "+" on a "folder"? E.g. "create new workspace", "new raster map", etc.? > Open, save - make sense. But open folder and disk icons have become > very widely recognized. > > Import, export - look like they mean "forward" and "back". What about > arrow partly overlapping a folder? Arrowhead pointing towards folder > and overlapping it (tail extending beyond the folder) for import and > reverse for export? Something along those lines? > > Previous, next - a little hard to see (maybe easier with color), but > elegant and easy to understand. > > Layers: Most GIS people (I think) tend to see maps and layers as > rectangular so that the edge of the layer lines up with the edge of > the screen. So the diamond is less easy to understand in the > abstract. Perhaps color will make it obvious. If so, it is an elegant > design. I'd go with the left one over the right one. > > I really appreciate you doing this and that you are doing it with > such careful thought as to usability and attractive design. > Good starting point for nice GRASS-original icons... Good work:-) Martin -- Martin Landa <landa.martin gmail.com> * http://gama.fsv.cvut.cz/~landa * _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev