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Reviewing the custom icons issue
by Jakob Petsovits on Sunday 28/May/2006, @04:10

I would be interested in what Florian's opinion is, in regard of enabling the amaroK custom icons by default.

For those amongs you readers who would like to make clear that you prefer standard KDE icons for amaroK by default, remember that you can vote for the appropriate bug at http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125295

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Yay, Flamewar
by Max Howell on Sunday 28/May/2006, @04:18

Why'd you have to start a flamewar as frist psot?

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by Nick on Sunday 28/May/2006, @04:19

is that really so important?

what does it got to do w/ hackers (not artists)?

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by yep on Sunday 28/May/2006, @04:30

It's important because apps should speak the same language.

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by Christie on Sunday 28/May/2006, @05:27

It's important because much beer must be spent arguing it.

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by AC on Sunday 28/May/2006, @13:15

Well, all apps speak english, so what is your problem ;)

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by Min on Monday 29/May/2006, @01:19

I have used the custom icon set of Amarok for several months now:
Yes, they look very cool
No, they don't reduce usability.

Think about it:
The developers are the ones doing the decisions. If they like their own icons more, then they should enable them. If some non contributing users think otherwise they can always switch back to the KDE icons.

So please stop whining about icons. There are much more important things.

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by Jakob Petsovits on Monday 29/May/2006, @02:09

> So please stop whining about icons. There are much more important things.

I know there are. But I trust the amaroK developers to take care of all those more important things, as they continue making amaroK the best music player out there. I don't trust them in respect with the icon thingie, so I try to take care of that by myself. I believe it's important enough to spend a little time on it.

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by martin on Monday 29/May/2006, @01:23

> I would be interested in what Florian's opinion is, in regard of enabling
> the amaroK custom icons by default.

In Amarok 1.4.0 they are unfortunately not enabled by default which makes amarok look worse than it could. Hope that the icon set will be completed (and enabled by default) for Amarok 1.4.1.

To the self claimed usability expert: if you prefere standard KDE icons you can always switch back. It's so simple.

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by Jakob Petsovits on Monday 29/May/2006, @01:59

I don't claim being a usability expert.
I'd rather like to hear what the real ones have to say about this issue.
I thought if the amaroK devs have come together with an "external" usability guy (Florian) for 2 days they may have exchanged their thoughts here. Maybe they haven't.

All I wanted is a clear answer, like:
- We haven't touched this issue. or maybe:
- We talked about it, and the outcome was ...
Whatever. But of course it's easier to accuse someone of trolling instead of trying to find common ground.

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by ML on Monday 29/May/2006, @02:46

He is just asking whether Florian has an opinion about the issue. IMHO this is a valid question and it could easily be answered.

I am irritated though that several replies are somewhat hostile ...

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by cl on Monday 29/May/2006, @04:44

> I am irritated though that several replies are somewhat hostile ...

That's maybe because every time amaroK is part of a news story, someone comes here and complains about the custom icons.

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exactly (NT)
by martin on Tuesday 30/May/2006, @02:20

> That's maybe because every time amaroK is part of a news story, someone comes
> here and complains about the custom icons.

Exactly!

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Re: Reviewing the custom icons issue
by superstoned on Monday 29/May/2006, @05:42

Good news, then. The amaroK people might have found an solution for the problem, and newer versions will possibly have the default icons, and added amaroK icons to fill in the the missing ones.

Remember, there where good, technical reasons for the custom icon theme: it was hard to complete the KDE icontheme, and they wanted amaroK to be icon-complete ;-)

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