** Summary changed: - Poor metaphor for a "wired network" icon + Poor metaphor for a "wired network" icon (two arrows pointing up and down)
** Tags added: artful xenial ** Tags removed: xenial ** Tags added: zesty ** Tags removed: artful ** Tags added: xenial ** Description changed: The icon used to show a wired (ethernet) network in network-manager- - applet shows two arrown pointing up and down. This icon is typically + applet shows two arrows pointing up and down. This icon is typically associated to "sync" action on various other places and operating systems. In user testing of Ubuntu on 2010-12-15, participants identified the icon as "flipping between sessions" or "scroll up scroll down." Similarly in March 2012, Joe Pirillo: "The up and down is probably related to the volume, coz it's right next to the volume." <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltE_ekc8kE8#t=6m50s> A more appropriate icon could be something like the ones suggested at recent GNOME UX Hackfest, see this blog post http://jimmac.musichall.cz/log/?p=946 and/or this image http://jimmac.musichall.cz/images/blog/gnome-stencils.png See also bug 461427, about the icon showing even when it isn't useful. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532522 Title: Poor metaphor for a "wired network" icon (two arrows pointing up and down) Status in Ayatana Design: New Status in ubuntu-themes package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The icon used to show a wired (ethernet) network in network-manager- applet shows two arrows pointing up and down. This icon is typically associated to "sync" action on various other places and operating systems. In user testing of Ubuntu on 2010-12-15, participants identified the icon as "flipping between sessions" or "scroll up scroll down." Similarly in March 2012, Joe Pirillo: "The up and down is probably related to the volume, coz it's right next to the volume." <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltE_ekc8kE8#t=6m50s> A more appropriate icon could be something like the ones suggested at recent GNOME UX Hackfest, see this blog post http://jimmac.musichall.cz/log/?p=946 and/or this image http://jimmac.musichall.cz/images/blog/gnome-stencils.png See also bug 461427, about the icon showing even when it isn't useful. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/532522/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
