tool_references icon

[Friedrich W. H. Kossebau]

Am Samstag, 11. August 2012, 20:16:15 schrieb Yuri Chornoivan:
> написане Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:10:02 +0300, Friedrich W. H. Kossebau
> 
> <kossebau at kde.org>:
> > Am Samstag, 11. August 2012, 16:28:17 schrieb Yuri Chornoivan:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> Attached is the proposed icon for References pane. Just a mix of current
> >> icons in /calligra/pics.
> >> 
> >> Thanks in advance for a review.
> > 
> > Hm, could you explain also why you did this icon the way it is?
> 
> "A" and colors are taken from the current icons for footnote and endnote,
> style is taken from line-spacing icons.
> 
> > Because IMHO I do not see this to be a good symbol for the tool. While
> > the
> > page (nitpick: misses a dog-ear) with the "A" clearly shows it's about a
> > text
> > document (picking up the symbolismn), the green arrow does not really say
> > "references" to me.
> 
> EndNote has an icon that looks like a page with a right arrow.
> 
> > Also for color-blind people the difference to the "Export document"
> > symbol is
> > more or less just the "A", so perhaps also a reason to redesign it.
> 
> Ok. But it should be noted that there is a label says "References" that
> should be shown against it.

Problem is that the text label is only available with the sidebar, not in 
programs which the tools selector. E.g. create a new document in Karbon and 
add a Text shape, then activate the shape. In the tools selector you will now 
see just the icons of all the text tools, incl. the reference tool, the text 
is only available as tooltip.

So the icon needs to be "working" on its own.

> > I do not have a proposal how to symbolize references, though.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Friedrich
> 
> Ok. I withdraw my proposal.

Still thanks for giving it a try. A first draft is in any case a good 
reference point to talk about what is needed and what is not.

And I hope for somebody to pick up your proposal and develop it further, until 
satisfaction is reached (and not just by me, other opinions wanted!).

Cheers
Friedrich