RFC: replace the current Contour Icon in the upper corner through a proper icon

Fania Bremmer fania.bremmer at basyskom.de
Fri Oct 28 08:43:05 UTC 2011



Am 27.10.2011 19:23, schrieb Marco Martin:
> On Thursday 27 October 2011, Fania Bremmer wrote:
>> ** Proposed Change **
>> Replace the current Contour Icon in the upper corner through a proper
>> icon that indicates "Homescreen", "Current Activity"...
>>
>> ** Reason For Change **
>> Not one user pressed this icon himself. After seeing what it means,
>> every user pressed it to get back to the current activity and it felt
>> very intuitiv and in the flow.
>> So, we need a better icon and maybe a new positioning on the screen, the
>> feature itself is phantastic and need.
>>
>> ** Implementation Details **
>> - create a new icon
>> - test where it fits best on the screen, do user testing
> +1, but is really hard to think of a meaningful icon (ideas? ;)
>
> the only thing i can think of of not being totally confusing would be an home
> icon, even tough we got away with the terminology "home screen" so doesn't fit
> anymore ;)

ok lets go with the home icon, that was the symbol that came across my 
mind as well...


about consistent iconography... +1. But honestly, who has the time and 
the talent to redo all the icons? The icons in our top bar could need a 
rebrush as well, in my opinion...



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