[ubuntu-art] .doc, .xls, etc icons in Humanity Update

[Vishnoo]

On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:44 +0100, François Degrave wrote:
> Vishnoo a écrit :
> > On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:18 +0100, François Degrave wrote:
> >   
> >> On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:04 +0100, François Degrave wrote:
> >>     
> >>>> On Wednesday 17 February 2010 07:38:23 am Merk wrote:
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>>> I'm not asking why the OS X was directly copied instead of either Windows
> >>>>>> one.  I'm asking why any existing Word icon was copied at all.
> >>>>>>     
> >>>>>>         
> >>>>>>             
> >>>>> It is a mimetype and as such needs to visually represent a certain type of 
> >>>>> file. It goes without saying that when everyone associates a certain 
> >>>>> look/letter/number with something they don't search for other visual 
> >>>>> metaphors. People expect certain things to look certain ways ;)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Ken
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>> Ok but it feels uncomfortable 
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> Thats really awesome. :)
> >>>
> >>> Then using those files types should be reduced rather than complaining
> >>> about the icon ;)
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> Those filetypes are supported by OOo. No need to associate them to icons 
> >> referencing to Ms applications not supported under Linux.
> >>     
> >
> > The icon is used only when someone is saving the file to be MS office
> > complaint. 
> > Why cant we stop using that format , rather than nit-pick over what one
> > has just chosen to continue to support?
> >
> >   
> >>  As far as I 
> >> know, there is no reference to Adobe in the pdf files icons.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > I'd suggest you check again ;) 
> >   
> Ok well, you are right. And that is basically... lame. Evince is the 
> default PDF reader, why should the icon be related to Adobe?

There is a difference between PDF and Adobe / Evince.   :)

PDF is an _open_ Portable Document Format. and the logo isnt even been
used in full. ;)

Adobe is a company with several apps and "Reader" , "Acrobat" is the pdf
reader and editor respectively. Note the adobe logo isnt used. Their
logo is different.

Evince is an app too and not a format ... 


>  Even under 
> MacOSX the pdf files icons have no reference to the Adobe brand, 


-- 
Cheers,
Vish