Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Nicolò Chieffo
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Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mat Tomaszewski
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 s

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Nicolò Chieffo
> 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! Ok, I will be constructive: we need to find a generic icon that represent all ty

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Max Bowsher
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 work

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Nils Kassube
(``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo wrote: > human-icon-theme (0.33.2) jaunty; urgency=low > > * Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% > signal strength icon > > -- Kenneth Wimer Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:36:53 +0100 > > > Can this be reverted? > The new icon is very deceiving, making

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mat Tomaszewski
Nicolò Chieffo wrote: >> 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! >> > > Ok, I will be constructive: we need to find

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mat Tomaszewski
Max Bowsher wrote: > 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

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Nicolò Chieffo
are you going to change also nm-connection-editor.png ? what is the offline icon in KDE? proposal 1: we have 4 kind of network devices in the system (eth, wifi, gprs, modem). It's not a good idea to forget the other icons. So the best proposal for me would be a 'morphing' icon that is before a cab

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Alexander Sack
On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 11:17:32AM +, 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 metap

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mat Tomaszewski
Alexander Sack wrote: > On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 11:17:32AM +, 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

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread (``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo
Olá Nicolò e a todos. On Saturday 07 March 2009 13:11:29 Nicolò Chieffo wrote: > proposal 1: we have 4 kind of network devices in the system (eth, > wifi, gprs, modem). It's not a good idea to forget the other icons. > So the best proposal for me would be a 'morphing' icon that is before > a cable

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread (``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo
Olá Mat e a todos. On Saturday 07 March 2009 11:17:32 Mat Tomaszewski wrote: > 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 wel

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Saturday 07 March 2009 6:17:32 am 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 f

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Saturday 07 March 2009 11:15:29 am (``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo wrote: > > 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. > > mysterious?? it works *very* well to m

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Saturday 07 March 2009 8:11:29 am Nicolò Chieffo wrote: > are you going to change also nm-connection-editor.png ? > what is the offline icon in KDE? It's an unplugged cable. -- Mackenzie Morgan http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com apt-get moo signature.asc Description: This is a digita

Re: Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

2009-03-07 Thread Vincenzo Ciancia
On 07/03/2009 Mat Tomaszewski wrote: > There was a significant problem with the old icon (2 monitors), it > was > *totally* mysterious (what 2 monitors have to do with network > connection?) Two monitors represent two connected or disconnected computers (depending on other factors, e.g. the i