Issue 96081 - New 'Navigator' Icon not intuitive
Summary: New 'Navigator' Icon not intuitive
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: ui
Classification: Code
Component: icon (show other issues)
Version: OOO300m9
Hardware: All Linux, all
: P4 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: needmoreinfo, oooqa
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Reported: 2008-11-11 08:06 UTC by bobharvey
Modified: 2013-07-30 02:36 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Developer Difficulty: ---

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Screen grabs and comments (822.09 KB, text/plain)
2008-11-12 12:50 UTC, bobharvey 		no flags Details
24x24px navigator icon (1.80 KB, image/png)
2008-11-13 11:41 UTC, jimmac 		no flags Details
16x16px navigator icon (1.00 KB, image/png)
2008-11-13 11:42 UTC, jimmac 		no flags Details
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Description bobharvey 2008-11-11 08:06:04 UTC 
I don't normally comment on cosmetic features, but the new icon for the
navigator continues to frustrate me, not least because I have to consciously
look for it.

The oldest one was very obviously based on a traditional compass rose, from the
days of magnetic navigation, and that was fine and very intuitive.  

The newest one is just a sort of gold star, of the sort that Employee of the
Month might wear, and has no obvious connection with the idea of navigation at
all.  I have to stop and think every time I want to use it.

I was going to make it P5, but it does slow me down when working so I have
chosen P4 instead.  I'm entering this as an enhancement request - please supply
a good one.

If the world would only stand still for a bit I'd molish a new one.
Comment 1 ace_dent 2008-11-12 08:30:48 UTC 
Please attach a screen shot with the icon. The default theme (Galaxy) still uses
a compass design, not a star... Have you selected a custom icon theme: e.g. Tango?

Cheers.
Comment 2 bobharvey 2008-11-12 12:50:24 UTC 
Created attachment 57934 [details]
Screen grabs and comments
Comment 3 ace_dent 2008-11-12 15:51:35 UTC 
Ok, cheers for the feedback. You are using a linux build that defaults to the
custom icon theme: Tango. This is not supported by Sun's Art Team. Please switch
back to the Classic or Galaxy icon theme if you prefer.

-> Jimmac, one to consider. Since all custom themes use a similar design to
yours, you may want to keep things as they are?...

Andrew
Comment 4 bobharvey 2008-11-12 18:56:58 UTC 
Ah.  right.  Thanks.
I'm set to something called Suse 11 Gillouche, but changing the icon set does
not change OOo.  The other two you mention are not there.

I'll talk to Novell
Comment 5 jimmac 2008-11-13 11:41:56 UTC 
Created attachment 57964 [details]
24x24px navigator icon
Comment 6 jimmac 2008-11-13 11:42:20 UTC 
Created attachment 57965 [details]
16x16px navigator icon
Comment 7 jimmac 2008-11-13 11:43:03 UTC 
I currently don't have write access to the svn repo, so attaching the icon in
question to the report in the meantime.
Comment 8 Rob Weir 2013-07-30 02:36:34 UTC 
Reset assignee on issues not touched by assignee in more than 1000 days.