I might be the only one who thinks this, but the saturation ones are really difficult to see clearly where the progress is at.
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Jarlath Reidy <jarlathre...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com>wrote: > >> >> Those are nifty. Other variations: >> >> - small progress bars overlayed on the icons (say, b&w only) >> - desaturate the icon and have the saturation return from left to >> right, or with the clock-arm sweep, instead of using a colour >> >> Mark >> > > I've just realized I've been replying to people individually instead of to > the list! (*slaps forehead*) > > I think the suggestions / mockups were all very cool. I've attached a few > with the Firefox icon but they don't seem to be emphatic > enough - besides the greyscale one which as you pointed out Mark, does look > a little like there's a problem > with the application until the first bit of color is introduced. We could > start with a 10% fill always to indicate this maybe? > > I included the original idea, for comparison, one with 50% desaturation, > and one > with background bar, keeping the icon in full saturation. It's barely > noticeable the way I have it at the moment though. > > The radial idea is cool, it's like the minute hand of a clock. But > personally I would base on an existing progress metaphor rather than adding > a new one. > > The fuse is really nice. I think it could be bigger .. and then I think, > no, it's great as it is. It doesn't get in the way and it seems clear on my > display. > > So, the only one we haven't seen yet is the overlaid bar idea. I might give > that a bash tomorrow if no-one has beaten me to it :) > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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