True but that can be depending on the PDF program wich your standard I use xPDF. But I don't know I use Linux too practilly edit everything in my own habbit so what is the use of the icons I have Office 2007 via Play On Linux.then it runs and you see difference in Icons cause it's a windows compablity layer. <div class="gmail_quote">2010/2/18 François Degrave <<a href="mailto:fdegrave@gmail.com">fdegrave@gmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Kenneth Wimer a écrit : <div><div></div><div class="h5">> > On Wednesday 17 February 2010 06:17:12 pm Vishnoo wrote: > > > 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, > > > > > I think this is (mainly) due to the differences that Apple and Adobe > have had. In the past I have had problems using Adobe's PDF logo in > another icon set I worked on. They contacted us and told us to change > it. It is a slippery slope, you want to make it recognizable but yet > different enough to avoid legal problems. > > <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Icon_Design" target="_blank">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Icon_Design</a> has some valuable > info, specifically <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/MimeType_Icons" target="_blank">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/MimeType_Icons</a> > > -- > > Ken > </div></div>I'd rather think this is because Adobe has nothing to do with pdf anymore; I still think that no reference to an app should appear in a file icon if this app is not installed and meant to deal with this kind of files. I truly think that a file icon containing a "Adobe" logo means to the user: if I open this, it will be launched in Adobe Reader. <div><div></div><div class="h5"> -- ubuntu-art mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- J.D. Jungschlager Telephone: +31647843040