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

2012-01-11 Thread v_2e
Hello! On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:26:16 + Tony Pursell wrote: > I'm not making any proposal here for changing the Save icon. I'm just > trying to > use my experience as evidence that we don't have to stick with an > antiquated > floppy disk icon just because its the thing that everyone knows

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

2012-01-11 Thread Tony Pursell
On 11 January 2012 22:15, wrote: > I like the floppy icon. > > "HDD" icon is being broadly used nowadays, but as somebody pointed in > this thread, not every user is familiar with computer inside, so > changing from one thing that they haven't seen to another one which > they also haven't seen

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

2012-01-11 Thread v_2e
I like the floppy icon. "HDD" icon is being broadly used nowadays, but as somebody pointed in this thread, not every user is familiar with computer inside, so changing from one thing that they haven't seen to another one which they also haven't seen doesn't make much sense. "Optical drive" i

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

2011-12-31 Thread Christian Lohmaier
On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > Although not paying sufficient homage to the brilliant Umberto Eco, it would > seem that having good tool tips would matter for both the icons (which are > often quite tiny) and for accessibility reasons.  And the > internationalizat

RE: [tdf-discuss] Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

2011-12-30 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
that the default arrangement of the icons not change, no matter what the symbols/images are. - Dennis -Original Message- From: Andrea Pescetti [mailto:pesce...@openoffice.org] Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 12:21 To: discuss@documentfoundation.org Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Can we

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

2011-12-30 Thread M Henri Day
2011/12/30 Andrea Pescetti > On 28/12/2011 Norbert Thiebaud wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Danishka Navin wrote: >> >>> Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Save" button in >>> LibreOffice? >>> >> >> When was the last time you saw a phone that look like >> http:/

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

2011-12-30 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 28/12/2011 Norbert Thiebaud wrote: On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Danishka Navin wrote: Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Save" button in LibreOffice? When was the last time you saw a phone that look like http://iphonestudio.co.uk/images/uber_iphone_phone_logo.jpg I

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

2011-12-28 Thread Tony Pursell
On 28 December 2011 19:43, Robert Derman wrote: > Olav Dahlum wrote: > >> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: >> >> >>> As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern >>> computer world. >>> >>> >> >> I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of people use them, and especiall

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

2011-12-28 Thread M Henri Day
2011/12/28 Olav Dahlum > On 28/12/11 20:56, M Henri Day wrote: > > 2011/12/28 Robert Derman > > > >> Olav Dahlum wrote: > >> > >>> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: > >>> > >>> > As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern > computer world. > > >>>

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

2011-12-28 Thread Olav Dahlum
On 28/12/11 20:56, M Henri Day wrote: > 2011/12/28 Robert Derman > >> Olav Dahlum wrote: >> >>> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: >>> >>> As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern computer world. >>> >>> I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of

RE: [tdf-discuss] Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

2011-12-28 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Can we replace "Floppy Disk" 2011/12/28 Robert Derman > Olav Dahlum wrote: > >> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: >> >> >>> As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern >>> computer world.

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

2011-12-28 Thread M Henri Day
2011/12/28 Robert Derman > Olav Dahlum wrote: > >> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: >> >> >>> As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern >>> computer world. >>> >>> >> >> I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of people use them, and especially >> in governmental i

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

2011-12-28 Thread Robert Derman
Olav Dahlum wrote: On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern computer world. I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of people use them, and especially in governmental institutions. Why we still continue the "Floppy

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

2011-12-28 Thread Olav Dahlum
On 28/12/11 20:20, Olivier Hallot wrote: > I think the issue is not the floppy disk media itself but the fact that > floppy image is a very old icon, imprinted in the mind of hundreds of > millions of persons as the Save icon. > > Like changing traffic signs, I foresee a lot of troubles. Yes, I a

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

2011-12-28 Thread Olivier Hallot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I think the issue is not the floppy disk media itself but the fact that floppy image is a very old icon, imprinted in the mind of hundreds of millions of persons as the Save icon. Like changing traffic signs, I foresee a lot of troubles. Kind regards

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

2011-12-28 Thread Olav Dahlum
On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: > As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern > computer world. I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of people use them, and especially in governmental institutions. > > Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Sav

[tdf-discuss] Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

2011-12-28 Thread Danishka Navin
As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern computer world. Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Save" button in LibreOffice? Best regards, -- Danishka Navin http://danishkanavin.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/danishkanavin http://www.flickr.com/pho