[ubuntu-art] Fwd: Logo Contest

[Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph]

Hello artists!

The LoCo Council is running a logo design competition, thought I'd
pass it along, see below :)

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Originally posted at:
http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2013/10/26/loco-logo-contest/

LoCo Logo Contest!

   By Pablo Rubianes | Published: October 26, 2013

   Hello all!

   Here in the LoCo Council we think that out current logos are quite old,
   so we are opening a proposal for everyone who would like to
   participate. We are asking you to design one logo for the LoCo Teams
   and one for the LoCo Council, so we use that logos in all our
   pages/profiles and other LoCo related communications.

   There are, though a couple rules to follow. First, you need to take in
   account the [Ubuntu Brand Guideline][1], and also provide the logo in SVG
   format to the LoCo Council. Proposals should be sent to the LoCo
   Council Mailing List [(loco-council [AT] lists [DOT] ubuntu
   [DOT] com)][2], and should contain both logos.

   Deadline for the proposals is the 25th November, we will quickly choose
   one after sumbissions are closed!  All submissions must be made under a
   Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license with copyright assignment.

[1]: (http://design.ubuntu.com/)
[2]: (mailto:loco-coun...@lists.ubuntu.com)

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Re: [ubuntu-art] Portfolio and Graphics

[Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:22 AM, Devyn Collier Johnson
 wrote:
> Canonical and Ubuntu Developers:
>
>I would like to contribute to Ubuntu by making and editing icons and
> wallpapers.

For wallpapers you'll want to join in the wallpaper selection process
that was just kicked off by the Canonical design team, details here:
http://design.canonical.com/2013/07/see-your-photos-and-illustrations-in-ubuntu-13-10/

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Re: [ubuntu-art] Impression Alpha 5

[Joseph]

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:28 PM, John Baer  wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 14:38 +0000, Joseph wrote:
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:41:05 -0500
> > From: Joseph 
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Impression Alpha 5
> > To: Discussion on Ubuntu artwork 
> > Message-ID:
> > 
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Joseph  wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Joseph  wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:44 PM, John Baer  wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 06:54 +, Jonathan Blackhall wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Pardon my ignorance, but I don't quite "get" the circles.  What
> > do
> > >>> > they tell
> > >>> > me about their purpose?  If I didn't already know what the 3
> > buttons
> > >>> > at the
> > >>> > top right of the screen did, I wouldn't know what these buttons
> > do.
> > >>> > Isn't
> > >>> > the purpose of the buttons to be at least loosely descriptive of
> > what
> > >>> > the
> > >>> > user can expect when they press them?  I'm also not familiar
> > with OS
> > >>> > X, so I
> > >>> > have the same trouble with their red, yellow and green.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I'm not normally a fan of the "Ubuntu should not try to be like
> > OS X"
> > >>> > argument, but I think in this case it's relevant.  Why are you
> > trying
> > >>> > to
> > >>> > mimic what I'd consider to be a poor design choice?
> > >>>
> > >>> Jonathan,
> > >>>
> > >>> Thank you for the question. The desire to use circles for frame
> > control
> > >>> widgets is not from OSX. The symbolism comes from the Ubuntu logo.
> > As
> > >>> the Impression theme design is based on Ubuntu, IMO it makes
> > sense.
> > >>>
> > >>> As the widgets are small it is difficult to craft icons which
> > display
> > >>> detail. However, if you hover your mouse over the widget a
> > description
> > >>> is display which should novice users.
> > >>>
> > >>> John
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> ubuntu-art mailing list
> > >>> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com
> > >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Hi, I'd like to chime in here. I understand both sides of the
> > "don't be
> > >> like like OSX" argument and say that I beleive that we should at
> > least to
> > >> some extent attempt to differentiate ourselves from OSX and other
> > OS'es as
> > >> well, to create a unique branding, rather than come off as
> > "copycats".
> > >> Although, if we are able to take the 3 circle theme and "make it
> > ours" then
> > >> we are just as well off. My only question is whether we will be
> > able to pull
> > >> that off or whether people will always associate the 3 circles with
> > OSX,
> > >> rather than Ubuntu.
> > >>
> > >> As far as usability goes, I beleive that the colors themselves
> > convey the
> > >> use. Which unfortunately means that it will not be very accessible
> > to color
> > >> blind people. For Macintosh, who's market is mainly artists, this
> > is not a
> > >> huge problem. But for Ubuntu, who prides itself on "accessibility
> > to all",
> > >> this could pose a significant issue. I'm not sure that "hovering to
> > find the
> > >> use" is a very convenient idea. Since color blind folks may not
> > remember it
> > >> anyways if they can't tell the diffrenece between yellow and
> > orange.
> > >>
> > >> Just my 2?
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, I presented a problem. Now here is my solution. There are 2 ways
> > to
> > > make visual components accessible to everyone: through use of color
> > > profiles, or use of shapes. Implementing color profiles for our
> > purposes,
> > > will most likely be rather complicated. So the easiest idea 

Re: [ubuntu-art] Impression Alpha 5

[Joseph]

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Joseph  wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Joseph  wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:44 PM, John Baer  wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 06:54 +, Jonathan Blackhall wrote:
>>>
>>> > Pardon my ignorance, but I don't quite "get" the circles.  What do
>>> > they tell
>>> > me about their purpose?  If I didn't already know what the 3 buttons
>>> > at the
>>> > top right of the screen did, I wouldn't know what these buttons do.
>>> > Isn't
>>> > the purpose of the buttons to be at least loosely descriptive of what
>>> > the
>>> > user can expect when they press them?  I'm also not familiar with OS
>>> > X, so I
>>> > have the same trouble with their red, yellow and green.
>>> >
>>> > I'm not normally a fan of the "Ubuntu should not try to be like OS X"
>>> > argument, but I think in this case it's relevant.  Why are you trying
>>> > to
>>> > mimic what I'd consider to be a poor design choice?
>>>
>>> Jonathan,
>>>
>>> Thank you for the question. The desire to use circles for frame control
>>> widgets is not from OSX. The symbolism comes from the Ubuntu logo. As
>>> the Impression theme design is based on Ubuntu, IMO it makes sense.
>>>
>>> As the widgets are small it is difficult to craft icons which display
>>> detail. However, if you hover your mouse over the widget a description
>>> is display which should novice users.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ubuntu-art mailing list
>>> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com
>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
>>>
>>
>> Hi, I'd like to chime in here. I understand both sides of the "don't be
>> like like OSX" argument and say that I beleive that we should at least to
>> some extent attempt to differentiate ourselves from OSX and other OS'es as
>> well, to create a unique branding, rather than come off as "copycats".
>> Although, if we are able to take the 3 circle theme and "make it ours" then
>> we are just as well off. My only question is whether we will be able to pull
>> that off or whether people will always associate the 3 circles with OSX,
>> rather than Ubuntu.
>>
>> As far as usability goes, I beleive that the colors themselves convey the
>> use. Which unfortunately means that it will not be very accessible to color
>> blind people. For Macintosh, who's market is mainly artists, this is not a
>> huge problem. But for Ubuntu, who prides itself on "accessibility to all",
>> this could pose a significant issue. I'm not sure that "hovering to find the
>> use" is a very convenient idea. Since color blind folks may not remember it
>> anyways if they can't tell the diffrenece between yellow and orange.
>>
>> Just my 2¢
>
>
> Ok, I presented a problem. Now here is my solution. There are 2 ways to
> make visual components accessible to everyone: through use of color
> profiles, or use of shapes. Implementing color profiles for our purposes,
> will most likely be rather complicated. So the easiest idea seems to be
> changing the shapes of the buttons.
>
> Before we decide which shapes to use, let us consider the anatomy of window
> manager buttons. What do I mean by this? I mean that IMHO each of the 3
> window manager buttons have their own visual cue words which may be
> associated with them.
>
> Maximize = exanding, increasing, moving
> Minimize = shrinking, decreasing, slowing
> Close = closing, bold/strong, stopping
>
> So how can we express these visual cues, without sacrificing our idea of
> colored circles? Well, the first way is by placing shapes within circles,
> which many will automatically people will shake their heads at, due to the
> complexity of such a design. So my solution is as follows: change the
> *outline thickness* of the circles to reflect the action that it represents.
> For example:
>
> Maximize = bold outline
> Minimize = thin outline
> Close = filled cirlce or very thick outline
> (see attached picture for details)
>
> I beleive that this solution will allow us to retain our original color
> cues and basic shapes, as well as create a unique branding that may only be
> associated with Ubuntu.
>
> Please let me hear your feedback! :)
>
>

Here's the SVG I created, for all those looking to play around and make
their own mockups.
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Re: [ubuntu-art] Impression Alpha 5

[Joseph]

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Joseph  wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:44 PM, John Baer  wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 06:54 +, Jonathan Blackhall wrote:
>>
>> > Pardon my ignorance, but I don't quite "get" the circles.  What do
>> > they tell
>> > me about their purpose?  If I didn't already know what the 3 buttons
>> > at the
>> > top right of the screen did, I wouldn't know what these buttons do.
>> > Isn't
>> > the purpose of the buttons to be at least loosely descriptive of what
>> > the
>> > user can expect when they press them?  I'm also not familiar with OS
>> > X, so I
>> > have the same trouble with their red, yellow and green.
>> >
>> > I'm not normally a fan of the "Ubuntu should not try to be like OS X"
>> > argument, but I think in this case it's relevant.  Why are you trying
>> > to
>> > mimic what I'd consider to be a poor design choice?
>>
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> Thank you for the question. The desire to use circles for frame control
>> widgets is not from OSX. The symbolism comes from the Ubuntu logo. As
>> the Impression theme design is based on Ubuntu, IMO it makes sense.
>>
>> As the widgets are small it is difficult to craft icons which display
>> detail. However, if you hover your mouse over the widget a description
>> is display which should novice users.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
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>>
>
> Hi, I'd like to chime in here. I understand both sides of the "don't be
> like like OSX" argument and say that I beleive that we should at least to
> some extent attempt to differentiate ourselves from OSX and other OS'es as
> well, to create a unique branding, rather than come off as "copycats".
> Although, if we are able to take the 3 circle theme and "make it ours" then
> we are just as well off. My only question is whether we will be able to pull
> that off or whether people will always associate the 3 circles with OSX,
> rather than Ubuntu.
>
> As far as usability goes, I beleive that the colors themselves convey the
> use. Which unfortunately means that it will not be very accessible to color
> blind people. For Macintosh, who's market is mainly artists, this is not a
> huge problem. But for Ubuntu, who prides itself on "accessibility to all",
> this could pose a significant issue. I'm not sure that "hovering to find the
> use" is a very convenient idea. Since color blind folks may not remember it
> anyways if they can't tell the diffrenece between yellow and orange.
>
> Just my 2¢


Ok, I presented a problem. Now here is my solution. There are 2 ways to make
visual components accessible to everyone: through use of color profiles, or
use of shapes. Implementing color profiles for our purposes, will most
likely be rather complicated. So the easiest idea seems to be changing the
shapes of the buttons.

Before we decide which shapes to use, let us consider the anatomy of window
manager buttons. What do I mean by this? I mean that IMHO each of the 3
window manager buttons have their own visual cue words which may be
associated with them.

Maximize = exanding, increasing, moving
Minimize = shrinking, decreasing, slowing
Close = closing, bold/strong, stopping

So how can we express these visual cues, without sacrificing our idea of
colored circles? Well, the first way is by placing shapes within circles,
which many will automatically people will shake their heads at, due to the
complexity of such a design. So my solution is as follows: change the
*outline thickness* of the circles to reflect the action that it represents.
For example:

Maximize = bold outline
Minimize = thin outline
Close = filled cirlce or very thick outline
(see attached picture for details)

I beleive that this solution will allow us to retain our original color cues
and basic shapes, as well as create a unique branding that may only be
associated with Ubuntu.

Please let me hear your feedback! :)
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Re: [ubuntu-art] Impression Alpha 5

[Joseph]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:44 PM, John Baer  wrote:

> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 06:54 +, Jonathan Blackhall wrote:
>
> > Pardon my ignorance, but I don't quite "get" the circles.  What do
> > they tell
> > me about their purpose?  If I didn't already know what the 3 buttons
> > at the
> > top right of the screen did, I wouldn't know what these buttons do.
> > Isn't
> > the purpose of the buttons to be at least loosely descriptive of what
> > the
> > user can expect when they press them?  I'm also not familiar with OS
> > X, so I
> > have the same trouble with their red, yellow and green.
> >
> > I'm not normally a fan of the "Ubuntu should not try to be like OS X"
> > argument, but I think in this case it's relevant.  Why are you trying
> > to
> > mimic what I'd consider to be a poor design choice?
>
> Jonathan,
>
> Thank you for the question. The desire to use circles for frame control
> widgets is not from OSX. The symbolism comes from the Ubuntu logo. As
> the Impression theme design is based on Ubuntu, IMO it makes sense.
>
> As the widgets are small it is difficult to craft icons which display
> detail. However, if you hover your mouse over the widget a description
> is display which should novice users.
>
> John
>
>
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Hi, I'd like to chime in here. I understand both sides of the "don't be like
like OSX" argument and say that I beleive that we should at least to some
extent attempt to differentiate ourselves from OSX and other OS'es as well,
to create a unique branding, rather than come off as "copycats". Although,
if we are able to take the 3 circle theme and "make it ours" then we are
just as well off. My only question is whether we will be able to pull that
off or whether people will always associate the 3 circles with OSX, rather
than Ubuntu.

As far as usability goes, I beleive that the colors themselves convey the
use. Which unfortunately means that it will not be very accessible to color
blind people. For Macintosh, who's market is mainly artists, this is not a
huge problem. But for Ubuntu, who prides itself on "accessibility to all",
this could pose a significant issue. I'm not sure that "hovering to find the
use" is a very convenient idea. Since color blind folks may not remember it
anyways if they can't tell the diffrenece between yellow and orange.

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Re: [ubuntu-art] theme jaunty By Zgegblog

[Joseph]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 3:40 AM, ankur gupta  wrote:

> very beautiful theme
> Is it available for download?
>
> Ankur
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You can call me impulsive, but I believe that this is *pretty darn close* to
the kind of "human" feel that we have been searching for. In addition to
that, It takes advantage of an already popular theme for this release. The 2
things that appear to complete the feel are the icons and the wallpaper. I'm
not too keen on the image and text in the corner. Since it detracts from the
consistency of the wallpaper. However, I do find the texture of the
wallpaper to fit quite well. I'm highly interested in where you got the
icons though.

It's important to say, that I find this desktop attractive because of its
"rustic" quality, which others might translate into raw, unkempt, or just
cute. Are we looking for something more professional looking? Perhaps we can
use the wallpaper and icons as a starting point and straighten out the edges
and textures a bit to make it feel a bit more clean and pro.
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Re: [ubuntu-art] Jaunty BG: Laolo (painted)

[Joseph]

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Thorsten Wilms  wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Just added
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Jaunty/Backgrounds?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=laola.jpg
> to
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Jaunty/Backgrounds
>
> This one is based on a sketch that actually precedes the earlier
> "frontal" take. It is meant to express community spirit, a spark running
> through a line of people with an upward movement.
>
> I'm stretching my abilities here. If I continue with it, I intend to
> clean it up quite a bit, but to retain visible strokes, as I think the
> lack of (facial) features will look wrong, otherwise. Putting in all
> those details would raise the difficulty level tremendously, add lots of
> distractions not suitable for a background and likely break the flow.
>
> This is very likely the last concept in this series, only refinement of
> perhaps just 1 or 2 wallpapers to follow.
>
>
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>
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> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/
>
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I like the painting alot. Very good concept and expression. However, I think
that having a background with people in it in any shape or form, will make
some users uncomfortable. Perhaps a good alternative wallpaper to include.
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Re: [ubuntu-art] Impression Metacity Updates

[Joseph]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Oliver Scholtz wrote:

> :) Not importing the style and format of email and answering them ...
> it's OT and not the world. LOL
>
> What about the idea for the metacity-stuff?
> I like it, because it's looks like this - "U" b "U" nt "U" - and isn't
> square like Windows and round like Mac :)
>
> I attach the sketches agian ;)
>
> Sincerly Oliver Scholtz
>

I like the second of the 2 images. It's very original and looks usable as
well. I'm not sure how well it will jive with the rest of the themes though,
since the buttons do not contain much vertical symmetry.

PS. I hope I've successfully bottom posted this time.
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Re: [ubuntu-art] "Start here" button

[Joseph]

imho, the 2 most defining factors of "pushability" are the button outline
and button overlay (of the *whole* button). I believe we should focus on
creating a simple button that includes the system logo and/or the word
start. Theming should focus on font, colors, background, and, shape.

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Ryan Prior  wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Smartboy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Saleel  wrote:
>> > Ryan Prior wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Cory K. > >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> You should keep better track of the development. ;)
>> >>
>> >> >From the SuperEarlyShouldn'tBeDoingThisIt'sTooSoonRelease thread:
>> >> > I also added my start-here icon just as a placeholder 'till
>> >> something
>> >> > better comes along. ;)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ah. I do vaguely remember that now, but I was shocked when I saw the
>> >> placeholder start showing up in mockups and screenshots.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> And where were you with the 2 or 3 other calls for a start here
>> image?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I do not think that my submission is up to the quality of other things
>> >> we've seen here. However, when I started to think about how to
>> >> re-stimulate discussion on what "start here" image to use, I figured
>> >> it wouldn't hurt to show what I made. If I can get it to look more
>> >> "breathe"-styled, I will indeed put the 128px icon on the submissions
>> >> page.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> > http://www.piccdrop.com/images/1235095736.png
>> >
>> > A quick idea-purge to show what I think it should look like.
>> >
>> > --Saleel
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>> I did an even quicker pic based on your idea in Inkscape of that idea.
>> I think that making the Ubuntu logo look like that would be good, just
>> make it a little more like the Ubuntu logo. Anyway, here is my pic:
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2rnyerq&s=5
>
>
> I really like what you did there! Here's what it makes me think: we've seen
> some push-buttons lately and they have a sort of gradient-driven, smooth
> motion to them which I definitely see in your icon. Could we make a
> pushbutton that definitely says Ubuntu? If you could download the sources to
> one of SebastianPorta's pushbuttons and integrate the one you came up with
> here, I think it would fit quite well with the rest of the set and say "push
> me" while still saying "Ubuntu".
>
>
>>
>>
>> Smartboy
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Re: [ubuntu-art] Miu Theme

[Joseph]

Hi,

Great theme James. The general feel of the theme is sleek and modern, though
perhaps a bit on the metallic side. One criticism I have is that the tabs
look a little burnt/faded. I would suggest either sliding the gradient on
both active and inactive tabs toward the left, or saturating/darkening the
left gradient on active tabs and desaturating/lightening the right gradient
on inactive tabs.

Now if only we can get some folks to chromify the current tango theme(ie.
make the back and forward buttons a bit more copperish), we'd have a
smashing desktop. Perhaps if someone can get a hold of the original SVG's
they can simply change the gradients a little.

-Yosef


On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Saleel  wrote:

> James Schriver wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 17:28 -0600, david zondlo wrote:
> >
> >> Perhaps, just a dark orange (brown) on the selected text for easier
> >> readability?
> >> One more thing, is on the selected tabs, it doesn't look like the
> >> gradient from white to the tan color, is even.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> ~Dave
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions, Dave.  Here's a recent screenshot with the
> > changes.  Let me know if that is more visible/usable?  I changed the
> > gradients on the notebook tab and made the active text a bit darker.
> >
> > dashua
> > 
> > Loads better imo, the metacity theme takes up way too much space of
> > smaller screens. I have been forced to use a hacked up
> > emerald/different metacity; could you make the metacity thinner?
> BTW: really good theme, great balance between orange and tan. really
> looks modern and polished.
> Saleel
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Re: [ubuntu-art] yet another mockup (greenish one)

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Are you kidding Me, It's a HUGE improvement


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Re: [ubuntu-art] yet another mockup (greenish one)

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Murrine theme engine Murrine theme engine Discussion on Ubuntu artwork 
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5) On a technological note, is the mock you presented viable? 
Does translucency currently exist as you have it presented?

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Re: [ubuntu-art] Wireless signal icons

[Joseph Hill]

Yes, this is a bug, the fix is due in the next icon package upload 
which should land in a day or two. We will be cranking out a new icon 
package regularly from now on to get as much feedback as possible on 
the icons.

Thanks, Mark.  Excellent.

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[ubuntu-art] Wireless signal icons

[Joseph Hill]

I just subscribed to this list so I don't know what has been discussed, 
so if this has already been discussed and resolved, just tell me and 
I'll shut up (or point me to where it's been discussed so I can read 
up).  I'm a huge fan of the new default theme and icon set, which 
surprises me because I'm usually a minimalist.  I like that it isn't 
copying anything.


The only change I don't like is the wireless signal meter on the Network 
Monitor applet.  I have two wireless cards and use only one toolbar, so 
panel real estate is very valuable.


I think there are two problems with the current signal strength meter: 
it's horizontal and takes up 3 to 5 times as much space as it should, 
and it's not intuitive for me, so it took me a while to figure out 
exactly what the little orange thing moving around meant.  I think the 
old way was much more intuitive and economical: a vertical bar that 
looks empty when there's no signal and full when there is, rather than 
an orange thing that moves back and forth.


Joe

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