Re: [kde-artists] User Icons

Hi Hugo,
They don't need to be scalable. The other OSses have them in something like 256x256. In the Win7 Loginscreen there is a little more space, so they are shown a little bigger. They will never be shown in bigger sizes than that.

Hermann

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> Datum: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:46:06 +0100
> Von: Hugo Pereira Da Costa <[email protected]>
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [kde-artists] User Icons

> Personnaly I'd vote for yes, new user icons would be good (the kde ones, 
> from the screenshot below, are indeed the one I find the most ugly).
> 
> The "picture" way looks good to me, unless someone has a better idea 
> concerning a set that would fit "oxygen" better, which the current does
> not.
> 
> Does these icons *really* need to be scalable ? Are they actually scaled ?
> 
> Hugo
> 
> > Hi All,
> > every coupe of years I ask in this list if it is time to produce a nice
> set of User Icons. I produced a Set years ago which wasn't perfect, but
> still better that whats there today and  at least it made a start . To
> understand better what I mean, I took a screen shot from all major Desktop OS and
> put it in my Wuala drive.
> >
> > https://www.wuala.com/hermann.thomas/Fotos/kde/?key=fM4NS4n2TeqL
> >
> > Please look at the KDE, Gnome, Win, and MAC Icons. KDE is definitely the
> worst. The Pics from Gnome are also better, but seem a little stolen for
> me. I think I recognise the Space shuttle and Chess Figures from WinXP.
> >
> > Anyway I know a very good Photographer who is willing to share some Pics
> with the appropriate Licence. With the once I have I could produce a nice
> set.
> >
> > The thing is I only bother if there is a way to get rid of ALL old
> icons. Yes Even the conductor icon for Root, and replace them with a complete
> new Set.
> >
> > Some Argument from the past where that there should be Vector Icons. But
> then why aren't all Wallpaper Vector Papers? Then someone said the old are
> nice and he likes them. Yes that might be true, but some people still like
> KDE2 and KDE has moved on.
> >
> > So please share some your thoughts and give feedback if it's worth the
> effort, or If I should wait another few years again to write to this list.
> >
> >
> > thanks,
> > Hermann
> 
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