Re: GNUstep Icons Effort : you can help !

[Quentin Mathé]

Le 24 oct. 04, à 04:03, Banlu Kemiyatorn a écrit :

> Hi,

Hi

> - I think the icon guideline isn't clear about the angle of the 
> isometric
> icons from the base. It would be nice if you can state the angle value.
> Icons would look more nice with the same angle when they are
> sitting together imho. In garma's lapis prototype, I'm going 28 degree.

Well, basically pure isometric view is based on a 45 degree value… but 
I must said that variations will probably be tried when the icons look 
and feel will sketched. A view a bit more frontal with less space for 
the top is a possibility.

> - And the issue of isometric vs. oblique view. I can't agree with the
> isometric view because it waste more space at the corners.
> ie. oblique may have less clickable area than isometric.
>
>  /\
> |\/|
>  \/
> vs.
>  __
> /_/|
> |_|/
>
> (hope they look right there)

I'm not sure about that and I must said I don't really like the oblique 
view, but anyway the clickable area is not a problem because we are not 
going to use for the icons a hit test based on their alpha channel (we 
recommend in the guidelines to use the square area which encloses the 
icon as the the clickable area).

> I tend to have more concern with the usability

Are you inducing we haven't enough concern with usability ? ;-)

>  so I think I'll go in
> different direction for garma. Unless someone prove me wrong.
> (math thing, I may not calculate the area correctly, I can't even
> multiply 9 x 8 -- 73 right?)

In my opinion, it's 72, but that just my opinion…

> - Another point is, Jasper's icons look so great and it could be
> a hard time for me and anyone to play caching up with ;-)

That's nice to hear… :-)

Quentin.

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Quentin Mathé
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