update-notifier icon

[Lionel Dricot]

At least you have removed the audio mini-jack from the current icon. I
always ask my self why the hell is it an audio mini-jack on the
upgrade icon ! :-D

...

Wait, is it an exclamation mark ? I always forgot. It really looks
like an audio mini jack..

Lionel

On 3/23/06, Manu Cornet <lmanul at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> [Sorry for crossposting, I'm not sure which list is the most appropriate
> for this.]
>
> Since I switched to Ubuntu (hoary), I've always found that the
> update-notifier icon (red circle with arrows) was not very clear : the
> arrows are too thin (I actually needed a few weeks to realize they were
> arrows), and the green "!" gets in the way. I think the color red is
> enough of a warning without adding another "!" like "Upgrade now or
> you're gonna die within the minute !" :)
>
> So I gave a try at designing a new icon, which I think blends better
> into the current theme (and also quite tango-like). Here is the SVG
> version :
>
>         http://www.manucornet.net/ubuntu/dev/update.svg
>
> a large PNG version :
>
>         http://www.manucornet.net/ubuntu/dev/update_big.png
>
> and a smaller (not optimized, it would probably need a little
> refinement) PNG, 24 pixels high (same as the default top panel) :
>
>         http://www.manucornet.net/ubuntu/dev/update.png
>
> What do you guys think ?
>
> Cheers,
> Manu
>
>
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