[Bug 60424] Re: [Bug 60424] Re: GTK default icons used in several places

[Mika Fischer]

towolf wrote:
>> I also really don't think that forcing ugly icons on people is the right
>> way to get them to change their dialogs.
> That’s exactly the line of thought, unfortunately.
> This is what Rodney, the g-i-t and icon-naming-utils maintainer said about  
> the issue:
> [cut]
> Also, the GTK_STOCK_EDIT icon is an icon that is often inappropriately
> used, and I believe the metaphor is perhaps not too great. I think a
> better goal would be to look at what metaphor/icon would be best in the
> situations where GTK_STOCK_EDIT is currently being used, rather than
> simply making the current icon look a bit prettier. In the latter case,
> it will be "good enough" and other issues will be forgotten, while
> keeping it as it is now, will make the icon stick out, and make people
> want to fix it, like you want to do. However, I don't think simply
> replacing the icon is the proper fix here.

So perhaps an alternative may be to have to ugly icons during the
development cycle (like the test-usplash in edgy). That would make it
easy to spot broken dialogs and file bugs/fix them.

But before releasing replace the icons with nice ones so that our users
are not scared away by an inconsistent and unprofessional-looking release.

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GTK default icons used in several places
https://launchpad.net/bugs/60424