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Thu Oct 18 14:49:24 BST 2007


> Tango icons always look too much comic-like and childish (in fact, this is a
> good criterion for Tango to be the default look of Edubuntu).

Can't we just release from the Tango dogmas and create something different
> and new (but yet regocnizable as Ubuntu of course)?


 No. Not "just". It is a *huge* undertaking creating an icon set from
scratch (atleast if you want more or less full coverage).

I don't think this will be possible if we still stick to Tango! Or will
> there be no discussion about this topic...?


Are we not discussing it? "This is not an argument"  ;-P

Cheers,
Mikkel

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On 07/11/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Can K.</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:cank1090 at gmx.de">cank1090 at gmx.de</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<span class="q"><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">What do you think of this icon set: <a href="http://art.gnome.org/themes/icon/759" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://art.gnome.org/themes/icon/759
</a><br>It contains only a few, but i really like the folder icon.<br><br>(sorry if i have sent two mails, but i&#39;m a bit confused by mailing lists)</blockquote></div><br></span>That&#39;s even worse than the current icon set! I&#39;ve a question to all of us: Is Ubuntu bound to the Tango guidelines? 
</blockquote><div><br>No <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">From my point of view, they&#39;re quite unprogressive for a modern Desktop OS. Tango icons always look too much comic-like and childish (in fact, this is a good criterion for Tango to be the default look of Edubuntu).
</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Can&#39;t we just release from the Tango dogmas and create something different and new (but yet regocnizable as Ubuntu of course)?
</blockquote><div><br>&nbsp;No. Not &quot;just&quot;. It is a *huge* undertaking creating an icon set from scratch (atleast if you want more or less full coverage).<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 I don&#39;t think this will be possible if we still stick to Tango! Or will there be no discussion about this topic...?
</blockquote><div><br>Are we not discussing it? &quot;This is not an argument&quot;&nbsp; ;-P<br></div><br></div>Cheers,<br>Mikkel<br>

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