On Wednesday 17 February 2010 06:17:12 pm Vishnoo wrote: > On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:44 +0100, François Degrave wrote: > > Vishnoo a écrit : > > > On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:18 +0100, François Degrave wrote: > > >> On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:04 +0100, François Degrave wrote: > > >>>> On Wednesday 17 February 2010 07:38:23 am Merk wrote: > > >>>>>> I'm not asking why the OS X was directly copied instead of either > > >>>>>> Windows one. I'm asking why any existing Word icon was copied at > > >>>>>> all. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> It is a mimetype and as such needs to visually represent a certain > > >>>>> type of file. It goes without saying that when everyone associates > > >>>>> a certain look/letter/number with something they don't search for > > >>>>> other visual metaphors. People expect certain things to look > > >>>>> certain ways ;) > > >>>>> > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> Ken > > >>>> > > >>>> Ok but it feels uncomfortable > > >>> > > >>> Thats really awesome. :) > > >>> > > >>> Then using those files types should be reduced rather than > > >>> complaining about the icon ;) > > >> > > >> Those filetypes are supported by OOo. No need to associate them to > > >> icons referencing to Ms applications not supported under Linux. > > > > > > The icon is used only when someone is saving the file to be MS office > > > complaint. > > > Why cant we stop using that format , rather than nit-pick over what one > > > has just chosen to continue to support? > > > > > >> As far as I > > >> know, there is no reference to Adobe in the pdf files icons. > > > > > > I'd suggest you check again ;) > > > > Ok well, you are right. And that is basically... lame. Evince is the > > default PDF reader, why should the icon be related to Adobe? > > There is a difference between PDF and Adobe / Evince. :) > > PDF is an _open_ Portable Document Format. and the logo isnt even been > used in full. ;) > > Adobe is a company with several apps and "Reader" , "Acrobat" is the pdf > reader and editor respectively. Note the adobe logo isnt used. Their > logo is different. > > Evince is an app too and not a format ... > > > Even under > > MacOSX the pdf files icons have no reference to the Adobe brand, > I think this is (mainly) due to the differences that Apple and Adobe have had. In the past I have had problems using Adobe's PDF logo in another icon set I worked on. They contacted us and told us to change it. It is a slippery slope, you want to make it recognizable but yet different enough to avoid legal problems.
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Icon_Design has some valuable info, specifically http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/MimeType_Icons -- Ken
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