Bug report #5848
Different icons for QGIS and QGIS Browser
Status: | Closed | ||
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Priority: | Normal | ||
Assignee: | Larry Shaffer | ||
Category: | Browser | ||
Affected QGIS version: | master | Regression?: | No |
Operating System: | Easy fix?: | No | |
Pull Request or Patch supplied: | Yes | Resolution: | fixed/implemented |
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 15318 |
Description
Currently both QGIS and QGIS Browser share same icon, this is a bit confusing for users. It will be better to use different icon for QGIS Browser. Here is my attempt to create such icon.
P.S. not sure how to classify this — as bug or as feature. Please correct, if I'm wrong
Related issues
History
#1 Updated by Paolo Cavallini about 12 years ago
- Target version set to Version 2.0.0
#2 Updated by Alexander Bruy almost 12 years ago
- File browser_ico_32.png added
Here is sample icon for QGIS Browser.
#3 Updated by Larry Shaffer almost 12 years ago
- File qgisb.png added
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
Hi Alexander,
Here is a version I made for when we created an alias to the embedded browser within the main QGIS.app bundle for Mac OS X (3c1c229). Attached here as a PNG, exported from the Mac .icns file.
#4 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 12 years ago
- Assignee set to Larry Shaffer
Larry Shaffer wrote:
Hi Alexander,
Here is a version I made for when we created an alias to the embedded browser within the main QGIS.app bundle for Mac OS X (3c1c229). Attached here as a PNG, exported from the Mac .icns file.
Hi Larry,
could you please commit this icon? Especially on Windows having two identical icons on the desktop is very confusing for many users.
#5 Updated by Alexander Bruy almost 11 years ago
- Category set to 95
#6 Updated by Paolo Cavallini over 10 years ago
- Pull Request or Patch supplied changed from No to Yes
- Tag set to easy
See:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B98hU-Ebn7VvX2lGTFRvWkdiX28&usp=sharing
IMHO this should changed, as it is quite confusing for users.
#7 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 10 years ago
Paolo Cavallini wrote:
IMHO this should changed, as it is quite confusing for users.
and which one? two here, a couple of others there...
#8 Updated by Paolo Cavallini over 10 years ago
My vote is for qgis_browser_icon_prototype_v6.svg
But anyone is ok for me.
#9 Updated by Andreas Neumann over 10 years ago
- File qgis_browser_icon_prototype_v1.svg added
My vote is for the version qgis_browser_icon_prototype_v1.svg - but with a change that the folders are in blue instead of yellow (like in OSX or KDE). This way one can better distinguish the folders from the QGIS icon.
I uploaded a modified version at this ticket with the blue folders.
#10 Updated by João Gaspar over 10 years ago
Andreas, my suggestion:
If we use the icon v1 prototype we need to pick a color for the folders that is neutral for all OS.
But for me the main goal is definitely the use of a different icon for browser.
#11 Updated by Anita Graser over 10 years ago
I don't think v1 is the best option. In my opinion, the difference between the desktop and browser icon should be more easily visible. My suggestion would be v6 or v9.
Is this the correct location in the repo to put he new browser icon: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/tree/master/images/iconshttps://github.com/qgis/QGIS/tree/master/images/icons?
#12 Updated by Larry Shaffer over 10 years ago
I agree with Anita, the icon needs to be more discernible from desktop app icon, especially when at 24 x 24px. However, I think the folder graphic should be avoided, since it will always clash with some OS's folder icons.
I used a magnifying glass as an icon stamp (see above). I suggest using that or a similar concept for a stamp, or having a 'browser'-concept background, and one that is more 3D-looking than the current choices.
#13 Updated by João Gaspar over 10 years ago
- File icon_prototype_v14_magnifier.svg added
Icon based on magnifier icon of Larry.
#14 Updated by zirneklitis - over 10 years ago
- File qgis_browser_icon_prototype_v12.svg added
Keeping in mind the size of icons (16×16, 24×24, .. , 512×512) I modified the qgis_browser_icon_prototype_v2.svg
#15 Updated by zirneklitis - over 10 years ago
- File icons.tar.xz added
The old QGIS symbol is good for creating QGIS browser icon as it is much thinner then the present one. Take a look at the set of icons.
#16 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 10 years ago
- Target version changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - Lower Priority
#17 Updated by João Gaspar about 10 years ago
- File icon_prototype_v15_magnifier.png added
Hi guys,
based on discussion in http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Qgis-files-and-related-icons-td5163236.html:
new version of the prototype:
https://github.com/jonnyforestGIS/Prototype_QGIS_Browser/blob/master/icon_prototype_v15_magnifier.svg
See in attach a png. preview
Regards
João
#18 Updated by João Gaspar about 10 years ago
Hi guys, i add more icons for .qml, .qgs, .qpt see in:
https://github.com/jonnyforestGIS/others_prototype_files_QGIS
The mailing discussion is over here:
http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Qgis-files-and-related-icons-td5163236.html:
Regards,
João
#19 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Open
#20 Updated by Anita Graser over 9 years ago
- File qgis_globe_draft1.svg added
- File qgis_globe_draft1.png added
We discussed this shortly at the dev meeting. The browser icon should be significantly different to be easily distinguished from the desktop icon. Therefore, small addons in the corner of the original Q don't work.
I suggest the following icon which uses the QGIS colors but the color focus is clearly on the darker green rather than the yellow-green of the Q.
It would be great if we could decide to have a new icon in 2.10. Jürgen has already prepared the repo and we just need to replace https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/master/src/browser/browser.ico
#22 Updated by Anita Graser over 9 years ago
- Resolution set to fixed/implemented
- Status changed from Open to Closed
- Target version changed from Future Release - Lower Priority to Version 2.10
The icon is in now. Thanks Jürgen for adding!
#23 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 9 years ago
(accidently) committed in 83899182
#24 Updated by Larry Shaffer over 9 years ago
Hi,
If this new icon is agreed upon, I will convert it for Mac icon format and place it at (qgisb.icns):
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/master/images/icons/mac/browser/
#25 Updated by Andreas Neumann over 9 years ago
Would it be possible to also backport this to the 2.8 branch? Esp. for people who installed several versions at once, it helps a lot to better distinguish browser from desktop. Also, it should be fairly save to backport this ;-)