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Re: Better icon for qgit

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PRPavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
Date
Feb 28, 2007, 00:18 UTC
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On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 10:35 +0100, Bernhard Walle wrote:
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> * Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> [2007-02-27 07:57]:
> > On Sat, 2007-02-24 at 07:47 +0100, Marco Costalba wrote:
> > >   it's ok for me to use your icon, I don't know if a 16x16 it's
> > > enough, there is the window title but also application tool bar and
> > > ALT+TAB application chooser where icons are bigger.
> > > 
> > > In particular your icon does not show well in ALT+TAB app chooser,
> > > while the Bernhard's one does.
> > 
> > OK, I made another icon of the size 48x48 and ensured that it scales
> > well to sizes 32x32, 24x24 and 16x16.  I used borders and gradients so
> > that the colors of the title bars don't hide one of the stripes.  I
> > replaced black with cyan-blue, since black draws too much attention from
> > other bars, and gray would look thicker with gray borders.
> 
> I like the first icon. :)
Thanks.  So I'm ditching the "text" edition.  Here's the next iteration:
* The gradients are improved to be noticeable along the lines, not just
in the squares.
* Saturation is reduced to make the icon easier on the eye.
* The actual qgit colors are used (black, red, green).  Blue is avoided
as it may be hard to distinguish on the title bar.
* The top and left borders are made white to improve 3D effect and
counteract apparent widening of the black line on white background.
-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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  1. Pavel RoskinFeb 24, 2007
  2. Marco CostalbaFeb 24, 2007
  3. Bernhard WalleFeb 26, 2007
  4. Pavel RoskinFeb 27, 2007
  5. Bernhard WalleFeb 27, 2007
  6. Pavel RoskinFeb 27, 2007
  7. Bernhard WalleFeb 27, 2007
  8. Pavel RoskinFeb 28, 2007
  9. Marco CostalbaFeb 28, 2007

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