[ubuntu-art] Impression Alpha 5

[Ryan Prior]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Jonathan Blackhall <
johnny.one.eye at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pardon my ignorance, but I don't quite "get" the circles.  What do they
> tell me about their purpose?  If I didn't already know what the 3 buttons at
> the top right of the screen did, I wouldn't know what these buttons do.
> Isn't the purpose of the buttons to be at least loosely descriptive of what
> the user can expect when they press them?  I'm also not familiar with OS X,
> so I have the same trouble with their red, yellow and green.
>
> I'm not normally a fan of the "Ubuntu should not try to be like OS X"
> argument, but I think in this case it's relevant.  Why are you trying to
> mimic what I'd consider to be a poor design choice?


I absolutely agree. Why are we keep creating icons which represent nothing?
If the buttons to close, maximize, and minimize windows are not clearly
marked, then that is a usability bug and a bad design decision. "Apple does
it" is a mark against them in this case, not something we should emulate.

I like the idea of an outline which turns colored upon mouse-over. Could you
create similar outlines which represent shapes associated with maximize,
minimize, and exit actions?

Ryan
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