Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-17 Thread Andreas Nilsson
Martin Sourada wrote: What's wrong with isometric icons? That's one of the things I really miss in tango. I think we should continue with the Echo effort, but it would be perhaps good to base them more on tango - i.e. use our styling and perspective, but mostly tango or gnome shapes. The echo ico

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Luya Tshimbalanga
Martin Sourada a écrit : > On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 15:58 +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > >> One problem with isometric icons is that they are harder to create and >> as a consequence not so many people will contribute to the development. >> But it you are one of the main icon designers and you like

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Martin Sourada
On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 15:58 +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > One problem with isometric icons is that they are harder to create and > as a consequence not so many people will contribute to the development. > But it you are one of the main icon designers and you like drawing in > this perspective, I

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Steven Garrity
Thanks for the thoughtful responses. I thought it might be worth re-evaluating the original purposes for Echo now that Diana is gone, and Tango is a bit more mature. Of course, if people want to dedicate their time to the project, that is their prerogative and I don't want to be too negative

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Nicu Buculei
Martin Sourada wrote: What's wrong with isometric icons? That's one of the things I really miss in tango. I think we should continue with the Echo effort, but it One problem with isometric icons is that they are harder to create and as a consequence not so many people will contribute to the d

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Máirín Duffy
Martin Sourada wrote: What's wrong with isometric icons? That's one of the things I really miss in tango. I think we should continue with the Echo effort, but it would be perhaps good to base them more on tango - i.e. use our styling and perspective, but mostly tango or gnome shapes. The echo ico

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Nicu Buculei
Steven Garrity wrote: With Diana gone from the project, perhaps it is worth reconsidering the original goals of Echo. With both Tango and Oxygen going, I see two strong projects with attractive and modern icon styles. I'd rather see Fedora team up with one of these projects than start anew (w

Re: Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Martin Sourada
On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 15:30 +0200, Steven Garrity wrote: > With Diana gone from the project, perhaps it is worth reconsidering the > original goals of Echo. > Diana started it, but the Echo icons are now a community effort. > With both Tango and Oxygen going, I see two strong projects with > at

Do we need another Echo?

2007-08-16 Thread Steven Garrity
With Diana gone from the project, perhaps it is worth reconsidering the original goals of Echo. With both Tango and Oxygen going, I see two strong projects with attractive and modern icon styles. I'd rather see Fedora team up with one of these projects than start anew (with isometric icons at