Bug 48015

Summary: Proposal new icons for pre-processor, post-processor and assertion elements
Product: JMeter - Now in Github Reporter: Milamber <milamber>
Component: MainAssignee: JMeter issues mailing list <issues>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: trivial CC: milamber
Priority: P2    
Version: 2.3.4   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: All   
Attachments: new icons
Icon set 2
Icon set 3
Compare icons
Icon set 4
Screenshot Set 4

Description Milamber 2009-10-16 17:50:08 UTC
Proposal two icons for better view in JMeter elements tree for the pre-processor and post-processor
Comment 1 Milamber 2009-10-16 17:50:46 UTC
Created attachment 24388 [details]
new icons
Comment 2 Milamber 2010-08-16 10:27:38 UTC
@sebb: no objection to become my first commit? :-)
Comment 3 Sebb 2010-08-16 11:19:37 UTC
I agree that the current pre- and post-processor icons are not immediately obvious, but I don't think the suggested replacements are any easier to understand, so I don't think the default icon set should be updated.

However, if you want to create a new icon set using them, then please do.
Comment 4 Milamber 2010-08-17 18:56:08 UTC
I don't search new icons for a better meaning, but I search a better visual mark for this elements. On a big script, it's not easy to find pre/post processors (and assertion)

In attachment, two new proposals and a summary screenshot for compare.

I wait for comments, I can try do another set with some indication (but I'm not a designer ;-))
Comment 5 Milamber 2010-08-17 18:58:50 UTC
Created attachment 25901 [details]
Icon set 2
Comment 6 Milamber 2010-08-17 18:59:26 UTC
Created attachment 25902 [details]
Icon set 3
Comment 7 Milamber 2010-08-17 19:00:23 UTC
Created attachment 25903 [details]
Compare icons
Comment 8 Sebb 2010-08-18 09:39:07 UTC
I still don't find the "gear" icons intuitive.

However, I like the idea of re-using the sampler icon.

Perhaps one could use it with an arrow instead of the gear?
For pre-processor, the arrow could be on the left and point towards the pipette.
For post-processor, it could be on the right and point away.

For Assertions, the icon could be a pipette with ? super-imposed - or perhaps after the pipette.
Comment 9 Milamber 2010-08-18 15:06:49 UTC
Thanks for your comments.
New sets and results screenshot
Comment 10 Milamber 2010-08-18 15:08:00 UTC
Created attachment 25909 [details]
Icon set 4
Comment 11 Milamber 2010-08-18 15:08:51 UTC
Created attachment 25910 [details]
Screenshot Set 4
Comment 12 Sebb 2010-08-31 15:01:49 UTC
I like the latest set.

They are more clearly distinguished from each other, and hopefully easier to understand.
Comment 13 Milamber 2010-08-31 17:18:21 UTC
Thanks for your comments.

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=991333&view=rev
Log:
Bug 48015 - Proposal new icons for pre-processor, post-processor and assertion elements

Modified:
    jakarta/jmeter/trunk/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/images/leafnode.gif
    jakarta/jmeter/trunk/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/images/leafnodeflip.gif
    jakarta/jmeter/trunk/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/images/question.gif
    jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/changes.xml
Comment 14 The ASF infrastructure team 2022-09-24 20:37:44 UTC
This issue has been migrated to GitHub: https://github.com/apache/jmeter/issues/2302