[Qgis-developer] New Icons - difficult to "read"

[Anita Graser]

Hi,

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Jonathan Moules <
jonathanmoules at warwickshire.gov.uk> wrote:

> +1 for unified data adding button. From a use-perspective there's no good
> reason that raster adding should be separate from vectors for instance
> In depth example: take the Back, Next, and Refresh view icons. The new
> QGIS icons all have a magnifying glass behind them (I can barely make out
> the "refresh" circle). Why? In comparison, I have four web-browsers in
> front of me, all have these buttons and all of them are simple
> arrows/refresh circles. None of them have a picture of a web-page behind
> them.
> ArcGIS and MapModeller both use simple arrows/circles too. MapInfo doesn't
> seem to have this functionality.
> At this point these icons are standard conventions, but the QGIS 2.0
> iconography makes that part only 1/6th of the actual icon, instead giving
> prominence to a magnifying glass that's entirely unnecessary.
>

While I agree to some degree (+1 for unified data adding button), I think
we have to be fair and recognize that a GIS is a little more complex than a
web browser and will always have more buttons. Many functions which have
only one meaning in a simpler application can have different meanings in a
GIS depending on context. To simply assume the context from the placement
in a certain toolbar could raise other issues.

Best wishes,
Anita
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