[Qgis-psc] How do we handle icon discussions?

[Anita Graser]

Am 19.02.2014, 09:55 Uhr, schrieb Otto Dassau <dassau at gbd-consult.de>:

> Hi,
>
> Am Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:54:20 +0100
> schrieb "Anita Graser" <anitagraser at gmx.at>:
>
>> Hi PSC,
>>
>> This mail is motivated by the following discussion:
>> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/1146#issuecomment-35365231
>>
>> I think it is necessary to put down some instructions how to approach
>> icon changes. In my opinion, this is not only a matter of taste,and
>> whether the suggested icons are better than the old ones, but also an
>> issue for the documentation team (workload) and users (recognizing  
>> changed
>> icons, interface different from documentation).
>>
>> Do you want to discuss this issue on the list or during an IRC meeting?  
>> I
>> would appreciate feedback especially from those involved in  
>> documentation
>> and training.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Anita
>
> In my opinion icon changes are no problem and should be handled like  
> this:
>
> * keep the same name as the version before (if you want to backup the old
>   one, name it xxx_backup, maybe with a version number as well
>   xxx_backup2.0).
> * create a png version from the original svg in the relevant folder
>
> Then we can once before a new release copy/update all icons as *.png into
> the documentation, ... repos and everything should be fine again.
>
> Did I miss something?


Tim, would you like to add your opinion to this discussion since you  
brought it up in the Github issue?

Thanks and best wishes,
Anita



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