Defaulting to "Icons on Buttons"

[Nicolas Goutte]

On Friday 02 September 2005 19:42, Hans Oischinger wrote:
> On Friday 02 September 2005 19:04, Nicolas Goutte wrote:
> > <quote>
> > I also hope we'll reduce if not even eradicate icons from applications
> > menus and context menus.
> > </quote>
> >
> > From: http://appeal.kde.org/wiki/Oxygen
> >
> > > That is a very convenient way to learn what action is associated
> > > with an icon.
> >
> > I too find that it is the wrong way.
>
> Maybe the most important/most used actions could have icons. You'll have to
> admit that menus where all actions have icons don't provide the same
> "action recognition effect" but look crowded and inconsistant, especially
> when using too much different colors or details on their small size.

Well, as far as I know only standard menu items have icons (even if KDE hass 
no limits as far as I know.)

However, icons everywhere in menus can have advantages too, for people with 
(some kind of) read deficiency, but that is another matter.

>
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Have a nice day!