[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #9419: Some icon meanings may not scale internationally (was: Icon of boot manager is inappropriate)
- From: "kallisti5" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:04:28 -0000
#9419: Some icon meanings may not scale internationally
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Reporter: mks | Owner: nobody
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: low | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/BootManager | Version: R1/alpha4.1
Resolution: | Keywords: icon
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Changes (by kallisti5):
* priority: normal => low
* keywords: => icon
* type: bug => enhancement
Old description:
> The "boot" icon for boot manager looks nice, but is totally non-
> suggestive in most languages other than English, because it is the
> iconification of a homonym (I think) that's not existent in other
> languages.
>
> The icon ''might'' even be offensive in some parts of the world. Not sure
> about this, but see e. g.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2008/dec/15/georgebush-iraq
>
> Perhaps the guidelines of other projects can help, e. g.
> http://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.5/icons-design.html
>
> All in all, I am not sure if this is really a problem at all, but I
> thought, I'd share my thoughts about it. Feel free to close or whatever.
New description:
This issue to to keep track of icons that may not scale internationally.
For example, the "boot" icon for boot manager looks nice, but is totally
non-suggestive in most languages other than English, because it is the
iconification of a homonym (I think) that's not existent in other
languages.
The icon ''might'' even be offensive in some parts of the world. Not sure
about this, but see e. g. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2008/dec/15
/georgebush-iraq
Perhaps the guidelines of other projects can help, e. g.
http://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.5/icons-design.html
All in all, I am not sure if this is really a problem at all, but I
thought, I'd share my thoughts about it. Feel free to close or whatever.
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Comment:
Updating the issue to flesh out real terms of the problem. The meaning of
some of the icons in Haiku may not scale internationally.
* Bootmanager icons of "boot"
* MediaPlayer "Bag of popcorn"
If anyone is looking for some icon work, feel free to take the reins of
this one.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/9419#comment:9>
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