Re: preview-latex icon proposal

Ralf Angeli <[email protected]> writes:

> * David Kastrup (2005-02-17) writes:
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>> Could you do so, so that we may at least see whether my last batch of
>> triangles might be better or worse than the corrected ones by Jan-=C5ke?
>> Since 12 really is very skimpy, I've thrown in a 14x14 version, too.
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> Okay, here it is:
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> I modified the manikin a bit in order to have its feet aligned with
> the pile of sand (or whatever that is).  Anyway, Jan-=C5ke's triangles
> provided a bit more space for the manikin.  That's why it might look
> a little clearer there.  Maybe we would get the best results by
> putting the last version of the manikin into Jan-=C5ke's triangles.

For the small sizes, the combination with Jan-=C5ke's triangles looks
better.  However, also for the small sizes I recommend that you don't
confine yourself strictly to the free area in the triangles.  For
example, with my triangles there tends to be a half-red bottom line in
the inner area.  This can be overwritten partly with the manikin, I
guess, and if it reaches into the rest of the triangle in the upper
areas, this is ol for the low-res icons, too.

With the current complete images, there is no doubt that the 12pixel
version inside of Jan-=C5ke's triangle is quite better.  For the larger
triangles, I am not so sure.  The curve in the Jan-=C5ke versions (well,
actually the 24 pixel version is probably my original) looks somewhat
less elegant than my new triangle proposal IMO.  At the lower
resolutions, this becomes irrelevant and mostly just the pixels count.

Another thing to notice is how well the transparency works out (if you
are reading my original message in Gnus, just mark the region with the
icons with the mouse): the proposed new triangles blend well with the
surroundings: I have not been able to check with the others, seeing
them only intransparent.

Anyway, from the last shot you sent, the 12 and 16 pixel versions I'd
give Jan-=C5ke's version the preference, for the 20 and 24 pixel
version, mine...

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum