Aaron Spike wrote:
Could you please include the Tango toolbar before your modifications in the picture for comparison?
Yes, I uploaded a new version with some corrections and the comparison of the three sets. http://www.ohweb.com.ar/screenshots/Inkscape/Tango-Icons-Colors.png
The icons file: http://www.ohweb.com.ar/screenshots/Inkscape/tango-icons-colors.svg.tar.gz
Bulia Byak wrote:
That is better. Though I think now there's too much color in the shape tools. Especially the 3D box is too dark and saturated.
I lowered the saturation of the 3D box and made it lighter, it blends better to the rest of the tools now.
Do we really need to have white lines in Pen/Pencil, Calligraphic, and Spiral? Is it against some guidelines to draw crisp, visible black lines, which would also match the default style of these tools? (they draw black lines, not white!)
I also made the lines dark. The problem with this (or just black) is how the theme works in dark GTK themes. The black or dark lines disappear. Although I changed those lines and made them dark, the white line with outline strokes work better both in light and dark gtk themes. I'd change them back to white.
With this comparison, I cannot help noticing that it is definitely the Tango icons that look more childish, naive, clumsy - not our current set.
Both look childish. That's because of the colors. Now both look like a plastic children toy :) I have to admit that that's an opinion based on the current trends, not in an usability test. Of course different colors are easier to identify, but now the trend for design applications is to use desaturated interfases and icons. A multi-color icon theme looks cheap. Not because it is cheap, but it's something similar than when you watch an original Star Trek episode: all that lights and sounds looked high tech back on its days, but now they look old. (this metaphore is appliable to Knight Rider episodes too :-)
But, apart of the colors, the current set lacks sistematization. Some color guidelines, consistent usage of outlines, etc.
Sorry but this is how I see it. I would accept the change if the majority votes for it, but it will be a sad day for me when this happens.
No offense taken. I respect your opinion and I'd prefer to achieve a tango set that is acceptable for you rather than making you sad. :-) Anyway, it would be great if someone creates an UI for easy selection of themes, and it would be also great if someone takes the current oficial set and fixes it to make it more consistent.