Re: [kde-artists] User Icons

Well there are two simple solution for that:
1) Live with it
2) Implement better scaling algorithm

And anyhow, all our icons as of right now are non scalable. The are
pre-scaled PNGs. So demand scalability from user icons is a little too tall
of an order.

Best Regards,


Eugene Trounev

[it-s]



On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Hugo Pereira Da Costa <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On 11/11/2011 03:20 PM, Hermann Thomas wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
> Well, I was more thinking of other places than the login screen (e.g. in
> the startup menu, for instance) where the same icon could be used, either
> enlarged, or shrunk. In both cases, this has poor result if not in scalable
> format. (or you'd need to generate all sizes manually)
>
> But I'm really no expert.
>
>
>
>  Hermann
>>
>> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>>
>>> 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<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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