[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1893806] [NEW] Ubiquity icon is misleading and not very well executed
Public bug reported: The visual metaphor for the current Ubiquity icon caused some confusion (e.g., see https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/03/ubuntu-installer-icon- strange). Also, IMO, the design with lots of small particles doesn't map well to the Yaru icon style, which requires an outline at smaller sizes. The upshot of this is that neither the idea nor the execution are universally popular. Over on the Yaru side, we've just merged a new design into Master, which hopefully makes it clearer that the icon writes Ubuntu to hard disk: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2340. This "bug" could be fixed by backporting the new icon to Focal Fossa before 20.04.02 - are we able to proceed? Thank you! EDIT: 1) Version of Ubuntu = 20.04 and 20.04.01 live disk 2) N/A 3) Expected a clear and well-executed icon for the installer when using the live disk 4) Got the current icon which (see above) is sub-optimal. ** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: The visual metaphor for the current Ubiquity icon caused some confusion (e.g., see https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/03/ubuntu-installer-icon- strange). Also, IMO, the design with lots of small particles doesn't map well to the Yaru icon style, which requires an outline at smaller sizes. The upshot of this is that neither the idea nor the execution are universally popular. Over on the Yaru side, we've just merged a new design into Master, which hopefully makes it clearer that the icon writes Ubuntu to hard disk: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2340. This "bug" could be fixed by backporting the new icon to Focal Fossa before 20.04.02 - are we able to proceed? Thank you! + + EDIT: + + 1) Version of Ubuntu = 20.04 and 20.04.01 live disk + + 2) N/A + + 3) Expected a clear and well-executed icon for the installer when using + the live disk + + 4) Got the current icon which (see above) is sub-optimal. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yaru-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893806 Title: Ubiquity icon is misleading and not very well executed Status in yaru-theme package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The visual metaphor for the current Ubiquity icon caused some confusion (e.g., see https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/03/ubuntu- installer-icon-strange). Also, IMO, the design with lots of small particles doesn't map well to the Yaru icon style, which requires an outline at smaller sizes. The upshot of this is that neither the idea nor the execution are universally popular. Over on the Yaru side, we've just merged a new design into Master, which hopefully makes it clearer that the icon writes Ubuntu to hard disk: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2340. This "bug" could be fixed by backporting the new icon to Focal Fossa before 20.04.02 - are we able to proceed? Thank you! EDIT: 1) Version of Ubuntu = 20.04 and 20.04.01 live disk 2) N/A 3) Expected a clear and well-executed icon for the installer when using the live disk 4) Got the current icon which (see above) is sub-optimal. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaru-theme/+bug/1893806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1887420] [NEW] network-cellular-connected-symbolic isn't monochrome
Public bug reported: [Impact] * The icon called network-cellular-connected-symbolic appears at the top right of the desktop when users connect to their phones via bluetooth to use data. The icon includes green fill, which is inconsistent with the monochrome icons used for (e.g.) wifi. See GitHub issue https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2192. * Reason to backport to Focal: the inconsistency was missed because I don't use this feature and it's an unfortunate oversight. When the icon appears, it does so in a prominent position and is constantly visible to the user, giving a poor impression of Ubuntu. [Test Case] * Use Bluetooth tethering so your laptop is making use of your phone's data connection. Notice that, unlike the rest of the icons at the top right of the screen, the symbol for the connection isn't monochrome. * Build Yaru from Master and notice how all icons are now monochrome. [Regression Potential] * No regression potential. * Tested by building Yaru from source. [Other Info] * Link to the GitHub PR: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2252. ** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yaru-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1887420 Title: network-cellular-connected-symbolic isn't monochrome Status in yaru-theme package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Impact] * The icon called network-cellular-connected-symbolic appears at the top right of the desktop when users connect to their phones via bluetooth to use data. The icon includes green fill, which is inconsistent with the monochrome icons used for (e.g.) wifi. See GitHub issue https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2192. * Reason to backport to Focal: the inconsistency was missed because I don't use this feature and it's an unfortunate oversight. When the icon appears, it does so in a prominent position and is constantly visible to the user, giving a poor impression of Ubuntu. [Test Case] * Use Bluetooth tethering so your laptop is making use of your phone's data connection. Notice that, unlike the rest of the icons at the top right of the screen, the symbol for the connection isn't monochrome. * Build Yaru from Master and notice how all icons are now monochrome. [Regression Potential] * No regression potential. * Tested by building Yaru from source. [Other Info] * Link to the GitHub PR: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2252. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaru-theme/+bug/1887420/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1887419] [NEW] Lollypop music player mixes Yaru and Adwaita symbols
Public bug reported: [Impact] * The Yaru theme has some of the icons used by Lollypop but not all of them. This results in the Lollypop sidebar having a mix of Adwaita symbols (with 2px strokes) and Yaru ones (which have 1px). See GitHub issue https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2208. * Reason to backport to Focal: displaying symbols from two different themes gives a poor impression of Ubuntu to users who want to use a popular native music player. [Test Case] * Install Lollypop and look at the sidebar. Some of the symbols are heavy and some are light. (Alternatively, the GitHub issue linked above has a screenshot.) * Build Yaru from Master and notice how the Lollypop sidebar is now consistent with itself and the rest of the Yaru theme. [Regression Potential] * No regression potential. * Tested by building Yaru from source. [Other Info] * Links to the GitHub PRs: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2235 and https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2253. ** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yaru-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1887419 Title: Lollypop music player mixes Yaru and Adwaita symbols Status in yaru-theme package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Impact] * The Yaru theme has some of the icons used by Lollypop but not all of them. This results in the Lollypop sidebar having a mix of Adwaita symbols (with 2px strokes) and Yaru ones (which have 1px). See GitHub issue https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2208. * Reason to backport to Focal: displaying symbols from two different themes gives a poor impression of Ubuntu to users who want to use a popular native music player. [Test Case] * Install Lollypop and look at the sidebar. Some of the symbols are heavy and some are light. (Alternatively, the GitHub issue linked above has a screenshot.) * Build Yaru from Master and notice how the Lollypop sidebar is now consistent with itself and the rest of the Yaru theme. [Regression Potential] * No regression potential. * Tested by building Yaru from source. [Other Info] * Links to the GitHub PRs: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2235 and https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2253. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaru-theme/+bug/1887419/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1887411] [NEW] system-users-symbolic icon has unclear visual metaphor
Public bug reported: [Impact] * The system-users-symbolic icon doesn't represent users in the plural. It shows a single generic figure (head and shoulders) representing one user. This is a misleading visual metaphor, since a single head and shoulders is universally recognised as the current or logged-in user. * Reason to backport to Focal: the corresponding Adwaita icon shows two users. Third party apps that use the icon will expect it to represent more than one person. Failing to provide a suitable icon will have confusing results in Ubuntu. [Test Case] * Install Lollypop and look at the sidebar. "Compilations" has the symbol of a single user, which is confusing. Lollypop requested an icon with multiple figures to represent multiple artists, but Ubuntu supplied something inappropriate. This issue may be duplicated whenever a third party app uses this icon. * Build Yaru from Master and notice how the icon now has the same visual metaphor as Adwaita (i.e., it shows two users). The Lollypop UI makes more sense and the theme honours the app's intentions. [Regression Potential] * No regression potential. * Tested by building Yaru from source. [Other Info] * Link to the Github PR: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2209 ** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yaru-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1887411 Title: system-users-symbolic icon has unclear visual metaphor Status in yaru-theme package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Impact] * The system-users-symbolic icon doesn't represent users in the plural. It shows a single generic figure (head and shoulders) representing one user. This is a misleading visual metaphor, since a single head and shoulders is universally recognised as the current or logged-in user. * Reason to backport to Focal: the corresponding Adwaita icon shows two users. Third party apps that use the icon will expect it to represent more than one person. Failing to provide a suitable icon will have confusing results in Ubuntu. [Test Case] * Install Lollypop and look at the sidebar. "Compilations" has the symbol of a single user, which is confusing. Lollypop requested an icon with multiple figures to represent multiple artists, but Ubuntu supplied something inappropriate. This issue may be duplicated whenever a third party app uses this icon. * Build Yaru from Master and notice how the icon now has the same visual metaphor as Adwaita (i.e., it shows two users). The Lollypop UI makes more sense and the theme honours the app's intentions. [Regression Potential] * No regression potential. * Tested by building Yaru from source. [Other Info] * Link to the Github PR: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2209 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaru-theme/+bug/1887411/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1870925] [NEW] UI freeze exception to remove problematic legacy action icons
Public bug reported: The Yaru team added some icons to the theme for use in legacy GTK2 apps (e.g., document-new, document-export and so on). These looked good in apps like Inkscape. However, during regression testing, it was found that the icons caused unpredictable behaviour in other GTK2 apps. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2108 includes screenshots. The only way to fix is this to provide a 100% complete legacy icon set including all sizes, which isn't achievable for 20.04. So, our PR https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2127 has removed the legacy icons from Yaru for now. It would be great to have a feature freeze exception for this. Any existing screenshots shouldn't be affected unless they show third party GTK2 apps on the desktop, and it would be a minor cosmetic difference if there's a difference at all. If we don't have the freeze exception, some legacy apps will look poor, as you can see from the issue https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2108. Apologies for not realising this before the freeze! The benefit is a more consistent and professional visual experience for users who install and use GTK2 apps. ** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yaru-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1870925 Title: UI freeze exception to remove problematic legacy action icons Status in yaru-theme package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The Yaru team added some icons to the theme for use in legacy GTK2 apps (e.g., document-new, document-export and so on). These looked good in apps like Inkscape. However, during regression testing, it was found that the icons caused unpredictable behaviour in other GTK2 apps. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2108 includes screenshots. The only way to fix is this to provide a 100% complete legacy icon set including all sizes, which isn't achievable for 20.04. So, our PR https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/2127 has removed the legacy icons from Yaru for now. It would be great to have a feature freeze exception for this. Any existing screenshots shouldn't be affected unless they show third party GTK2 apps on the desktop, and it would be a minor cosmetic difference if there's a difference at all. If we don't have the freeze exception, some legacy apps will look poor, as you can see from the issue https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/2108. Apologies for not realising this before the freeze! The benefit is a more consistent and professional visual experience for users who install and use GTK2 apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaru-theme/+bug/1870925/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1827948] Re: Use libreoffice-style-breeze as the default icon theme
In isolation I don't prefer one icon set to the other, but I agree that Breeze is a better fit for the desktop style, so I would be +1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1827948 Title: Use libreoffice-style-breeze as the default icon theme Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The Yaru icon theme uses 1 pixel strokes for its symbolic icon set. So do the breeze icons for libreoffice. All in all does the breeze icon set for libre office fit very good to the look of the Yaru icons. https://i.imgur.com/tgioycv.png https://i.imgur.com/WwKvjMh.png Thus I would suggest to use it as the default icon set in Ubuntu to guarantee a consistent look and feel across the desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1827948/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1820135] [NEW] Feature freeze exception to address three icon bugs
Public bug reported: Following UI freeze, testing has discovered some icon bugs which could be fixed if an exception were granted. They are as follows. 1) Missing symlinks cause Gnome control centre to fall back to non-Yaru symbols for power settings and online accounts. The fallback symbols are thicker than the corresponding ones in Yaru and look out of place next to the others. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/1259 describes the issue and https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/1262 fixes it by adding the missing symlinks (both with screenshots). 2) A background process puts a poorly rendered, pixellated Yaru icon on the launcher when it errors. The cause was determined to be a symlink. Removing this causes the process to fall back to a pre-Yaru icon which is properly rendered. The proposed fix at this stage is merely to remove the symlink, because an old icon rendered properly is better than a Yaru one with pixels. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/1210 describes the issue and diagnosis (with screenshots) and https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/1267 fixes it. 3) A missing symlink causes Gnome Notes to use a non-Yaru icon when we have a Yaru icon for Notes. Adding the missing symlink would fix this. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/1180#issuecomment-472493170 describes the problem with screenshot. All three issues could be fixed and fully tested with minimal risk simply by adding a small number of symlinks and removing one other. The benefit would be making the theme more polished in time for 19.04, rather than shipping it with three bugs that could be fixed. The changes have been tested by the Yaru team in branches of Yaru and the nature of these cosmetic changes makes them low risk. Because they're icon defects, they would otherwise be visible to all users of Ubuntu, and fixing them would have a good ratio of risk to benefit IMHO. ** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yaru-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1820135 Title: Feature freeze exception to address three icon bugs Status in yaru-theme package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Following UI freeze, testing has discovered some icon bugs which could be fixed if an exception were granted. They are as follows. 1) Missing symlinks cause Gnome control centre to fall back to non- Yaru symbols for power settings and online accounts. The fallback symbols are thicker than the corresponding ones in Yaru and look out of place next to the others. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/1259 describes the issue and https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/1262 fixes it by adding the missing symlinks (both with screenshots). 2) A background process puts a poorly rendered, pixellated Yaru icon on the launcher when it errors. The cause was determined to be a symlink. Removing this causes the process to fall back to a pre-Yaru icon which is properly rendered. The proposed fix at this stage is merely to remove the symlink, because an old icon rendered properly is better than a Yaru one with pixels. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/1210 describes the issue and diagnosis (with screenshots) and https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/pull/1267 fixes it. 3) A missing symlink causes Gnome Notes to use a non-Yaru icon when we have a Yaru icon for Notes. Adding the missing symlink would fix this. https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru/issues/1180#issuecomment-472493170 describes the problem with screenshot. All three issues could be fixed and fully tested with minimal risk simply by adding a small number of symlinks and removing one other. The benefit would be making the theme more polished in time for 19.04, rather than shipping it with three bugs that could be fixed. The changes have been tested by the Yaru team in branches of Yaru and the nature of these cosmetic changes makes them low risk. Because they're icon defects, they would otherwise be visible to all users of Ubuntu, and fixing them would have a good ratio of risk to benefit IMHO. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaru-theme/+bug/1820135/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
