The recycle makes people think they can recover the deleted file. That may not be true.
On Nov 19, 4:47 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Nov 19, 2010, at 2:20 PM, Branko Vukelic wrote: > > > > > Here's the best I've been able to produce so far. Not too disappointing? > > Under the circumstances, not bad. But... > > OS X uses a red-circle-with-slash for a delete (or move-to-trash) icon. I've > also seen a red X used for the same purpose. Both, in my opinion, work better > than a trashcan icon at small scale. > > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Branko Vukelic <bg.bra...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> Tango is really good for small-ass icons like the ones we use (15px). > >> However, I hate tango, so I used abstract symbols. A trash can is not > >> an abstract symbol, so it really looks like shit at 15px... unless > >> it's Tango. :) Ooh. I hate to admit defeat, but I think I'm going to > >> have wave the white flag here. > > >> Of course, I could make something that resembles a flat-tipped cone or > >> a cylinder with an open end, and call it a trash can, but that's, > >> cheating right? So I've studied icon designs, and so far I can't seem > >> to find a non-Tango trash can that is small enough to fit the 15px > >> square. > > >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Branko Vukelic <bg.bra...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> It's a bit different from the overall admin style, so I'll have to > >>> look for / make a more appropriate one. It's also a bit larger than > >>> our current delete icon, fyi. I've already tried to make a simple > >>> trash basket, but it's hell of a task at those small sizes. :) > > >>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Joel Clay <ra3do...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> Glad you guys liked the idea, for those interested, here is the icon i > >>>> used. > >>>>http://drise.servehttp.com/Uploads/images/delete_icon.png > > >>>> Joel. > > >>>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Branko Vukelic <bg.bra...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > > >>>>> 2010/11/19 António Ramos <ramstei...@gmail.com>: > >>>>>> Let me say that the admin page is nice but as a Lotus Note programmer i > >>>>>> have > >>>>>> a excelent admin interface. > >>>>>> Please check it out > > >>>>>>http://www.alanlepofsky.net/alepofsky/alanblog.nsf/dx/best-looking-lo... > >>>>>> Its just an idea, > >>>>>> Its a lot easier to find and app by an associated image than by some > >>>>>> "stupid" text > >>>>>> At the distance of a right click we can choose every option in our > >>>>>> application( edit,delete,etc) > >>>>>> Best regards > >>>>>> António > > >>>>> Antonio, Massimo pinged me about the idea. I've had the exact same > >>>>> thing on my mind, but I think it'd take some time to develop. The 2.0 > >>>>> milestone sounds more reasonable, no? I don't know about Massimo's > >>>>> plans for 2.0 (or even if he considers X.0 releases major), but I'll > >>>>> adjust my schedule accordingly. > > >>>>> @Others: > >>>>> As for the trash icon, yeah, +1. Especially since it won't draw too > >>>>> much attention to itself. I'll make the new icon. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Branko Vukelić > > >>>>> bg.bra...@gmail.com > >>>>> stu...@brankovukelic.com > > >>>>> Check out my blog:http://www.brankovukelic.com/ > >>>>> Check out my portfolio:http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ > >>>>> Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) > >>>>> I hang out on identi.ca:http://identi.ca/foxbunny > > >>>>> Gimp Brushmakers Guild > >>>>>http://bit.ly/gbg-group > > >>> -- > >>> Branko Vukelić > > >>> bg.bra...@gmail.com > >>> stu...@brankovukelic.com > > >>> Check out my blog:http://www.brankovukelic.com/ > >>> Check out my portfolio:http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ > >>> Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) > >>> I hang out on identi.ca:http://identi.ca/foxbunny > > >>> Gimp Brushmakers Guild > >>>http://bit.ly/gbg-group > > >> -- > >> Branko Vukelić > > >> bg.bra...@gmail.com > >> stu...@brankovukelic.com > > >> Check out my blog:http://www.brankovukelic.com/ > >> Check out my portfolio:http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ > >> Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) > >> I hang out on identi.ca:http://identi.ca/foxbunny > > >> Gimp Brushmakers Guild > >>http://bit.ly/gbg-group > >
