[ubuntu-art] Wireless signal icons

[Joseph Hill]

I just subscribed to this list so I don't know what has been discussed, 
so if this has already been discussed and resolved, just tell me and 
I'll shut up (or point me to where it's been discussed so I can read 
up).  I'm a huge fan of the new default theme and icon set, which 
surprises me because I'm usually a minimalist.  I like that it isn't 
copying anything.

The only change I don't like is the wireless signal meter on the Network 
Monitor applet.  I have two wireless cards and use only one toolbar, so 
panel real estate is very valuable.

I think there are two problems with the current signal strength meter: 
it's horizontal and takes up 3 to 5 times as much space as it should, 
and it's not intuitive for me, so it took me a while to figure out 
exactly what the little orange thing moving around meant.  I think the 
old way was much more intuitive and economical: a vertical bar that 
looks empty when there's no signal and full when there is, rather than 
an orange thing that moves back and forth.

Joe

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Joseph Hill
Department of Anthropology
Yale University
http://pantheon.yale.edu/~jbh34/