Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Why? I love the floppy disk! It's nostalgic! So what! Not that it is too important but I always thought that this is one of the nicest icons of all... Best Christopher On 23.01.2012 11:11, Stefan Knorr (Astron) wrote: > Hi Charles, Warren, all, > > Charles-H. Schulz said: >> Just FYI, we

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Hi Charles, Warren, all, Charles-H. Schulz said: > Just FYI, we now have people on the discuss list asking how the decision > was made, so can you confirm there was a new icon that was used in the > Tango category? Hm, oh. Forgot announcing this on the design list, too, so: yes, we have a new ico

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Father Mobile: +356 7991 2004 Skype: ossmalta | Twitter: warren_oss Also a member of MLUG, The Document Foundation, Ubuntu Malta - Original Message - From: "Charles-H. Schulz" To: design@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 22 January, 2012 11:19:25 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffic

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Hi, Just FYI, we now have people on the discuss list asking how the decision was made, so can you confirm there was a new icon that was used in the Tango category? Thank you, Charles. 2011/12/31 alexander.wilms > Hi all, > > since we want to avoid to use outdated hardware as a symbol we shoul

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Hi all, since we want to avoid to use outdated hardware as a symbol we should exclude the icons displaying hard drives as well. Alex On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:40:19 +0100 Stefan Knorr (Astron) wrote Hi everyone, On 31 December 2011 11:39, alexander.wilm

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Hi everyone, On 31 December 2011 11:39, alexander.wilms wrote: > The designers of the Linux distribution elementary OS  had the same > discussion some time ago and they came up with a document icon with an arrow > that points to the bottom: > > http://s1.directupload.net/file/d/2755/7zq47tgh_pn

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

The designers of the Linux distribution elementary OS had the same discussion some time ago and they came up with a document icon with an arrow that points to the bottom: http://s1.directupload.net/file/d/2755/7zq47tgh_png.htm Your opinions? Alex On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:38:13 +0100 Andre

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

I have been wondering that as well. I think that it is funny that we still use the floppy disc as the save button. I think that it should be changed as well, but the icon is used in every program ever. so even though people may not know what it is they know that the button saves there work. what w

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Erich Christian wrote (30-12-11 11:45) I'd go for a change, neither elderly people nor 'youngsters' associate anything useful with the symbol. Having asked my teenagers (13, 16, 19) who are familiar with computers ever since, they cannot remember floppy although I've been using some until a coup

[libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Hi, Am 30.12.2011 04:53, schrieb Danishka Navin: > next generation won't find a floppy disk in real life. > we better use some thing else +1 I'd go for a change, neither elderly people nor 'youngsters' associate anything useful with the symbol. Having asked my teenagers (13, 16, 19) who are fami