[LON-CAPA-dev] Icons?
Phil Fazio
lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:05:57 -0400
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Another suggestion: the Tango icons. They are free (CC) and being actively
developed. The plus is that you get icons larger than 16x16, but there
isn't as wide a range of icons yet.
http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Gallery
Phil
On 4/6/07, Michael W Edwards <mwedward@uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> Like a novice knows what PPRM or CSTR are either :)
>
> Mike
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org [mailto:lon-capa-dev-
> > admin@mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of Mark Urban-Lurain
> > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 11:45 AM
> > To: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org
> > Subject: RE: [LON-CAPA-dev] Icons?
> >
> > So, which of these icons would be used to replace which buttons?
> >
> > There's a reason that human beings replaced hieroglyphics with
> > alphabets
> > thousands of years ago. I've never quite understood why computers
> have
> > caused us to regress to iconic representations that are clear only if
> > known,
> > but not to the novice.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org
> > > [mailto:lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Gerd Kortemeyer
> > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:50 AM
> > > To: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org
> > > Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Icons?
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > To maybe get away from some of our PPRM, CSTR, etc, icons,
> > > how do you
> > > like these:
> > >
> > > http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/
> > >
> > > - Gerd.
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> > >
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Another suggestion: the Tango icons. They are free (CC) and being actively developed. The plus is that you get icons larger than 16x16, but there isn't as wide a range of icons yet.<br><br><a href="http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Gallery">
http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Gallery</a><br><br>Phil<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael W Edwards</b> <<a href="mailto:mwedward@uiuc.edu">mwedward@uiuc.edu</a>
> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Like a novice knows what PPRM or CSTR are either :)<br><br>Mike<br><br>> -----Original Message-----
<br>> From: <a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org">lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev-">lon-capa-dev-</a><br>> <a href="mailto:admin@mail.lon-capa.org">admin@mail.lon-capa.org
</a>] On Behalf Of Mark Urban-Lurain<br>> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 11:45 AM<br>> To: <a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org">lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org</a><br>> Subject: RE: [LON-CAPA-dev] Icons?<br>
><br>> So, which of these icons would be used to replace which buttons?<br>><br>> There's a reason that human beings replaced hieroglyphics with<br>> alphabets<br>> thousands of years ago. I've never quite understood why computers
<br>have<br>> caused us to regress to iconic representations that are clear only if<br>> known,<br>> but not to the novice.<br>><br>> Mark<br>><br>> > -----Original Message-----<br>> > From:
<a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org">lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org</a><br>> > [mailto:<a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org">lon-capa-dev-admin@mail.lon-capa.org</a>] On Behalf Of
<br>> > Gerd Kortemeyer<br>> > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:50 AM<br>> > To: <a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org">lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org</a><br>> > Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Icons?
<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Hi,<br>> ><br>> > To maybe get away from some of our PPRM, CSTR, etc, icons,<br>> > how do you<br>> > like these:<br>> ><br>> > <a href="http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/">
http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/</a><br>> ><br>> > - Gerd.<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > LON-CAPA-dev mailing list<br>> > <a href="mailto:LON-CAPA-dev@mail.lon-capa.org">
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