Mat Tomaszewski wrote: > Nicolò Chieffo wrote: >> I totally agree that it's confusing >> >> > Is it confusing just because it's different to what you've been used to? > I know it's not a justification, but OSX have been using exactly the > same metaphor for many years now and it seems to be working out very well. > > There was a significant problem with the old icon (2 monitors), it was > *totally* mysterious (what 2 monitors have to do with network > connection?) and we had many complaints. > There were couple of other reasons for trying out this new solution: > > 1. The *only* way to connect to a wireless network (which is the essence > of connectivity these days) is by clicking on the network icon. > Therefore it should be something that users would associate with > wireless networking. > 2. Having 0 signal = not connected may not be true from technical > perspective, but it is true from practical perspective. You have no > signal, therefore you won't be able to browse the web. Click on the icon > to do something about it (check what's going on, connect to a different > network, etc). > > > I appreciate critical voices, but please be constructive. One thing I'm > sure of is that we will not bring back the old icon. :) > Any suggestions as to how to improve the current situation are more than > welcome!
There *is* a difference between 0 signal and not connected, even from a practical perspective - 0 signal means "you need to move closer to the access point", not connected means "you have to initiate a connection" - they're different failure modes with different practical action required. I agree that it's a problem that there is no obvious icon to represent the abstract concept of "network". In absence of any better suggestions, I agree with Nicolò Chieffo's suggestion - a red cross overlaid on the existing icon would be a reasonable solution. Max.
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