calibre's new icons - Page 4

DoctorOhh · 07-20-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Starson17

It looks like an opened disk drive to me, too.

I agree the save to disk icon looks very much like a hard drive.

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Originally Posted by Starson17

I have a refrigerator full of magnets from HDs I've opened. It's fun to watch someone try to remove one of those rare earth magnets once its grabbed the front of the fridge.

They make the best refrigerator magnets, I must have at least 8 currently on my fridge.

Worldwalker · 07-20-2010, 07:42 PM

So that's what it's supposed to be.

I didn't think of that, and I recently packed up 14 disembodied hard drives for the move.

I bought a few super-magnets at a local electronics surplus place. I've found they make more practical refrigerator magnets if you wrap a piece of duct tape around them to make a little tab so you can get the darn things off when you want to. Otherwise, you're left trying to slide them to the edge of the door, leaving little scrapes in the paint all the way.

melz · 07-21-2010, 01:59 PM

Updated this morning and saw the new icons. Since I rarely use Calibre (I don't add books everyday or fiddle with my libarary), I don't remember what the original icons were but I believe they were easier to interpret than the new ones.

Couple of comments:
- They are not uniform in style, eg. "Add Book" versus "View".
- "Edit Metadata" icon - if it's a "i", I would refer it to "View information" and not "Edit".
- Probably not a good picture for "Convert book". It also looks almost the same as that "Recycle" button (which happens to be "Remove book"!!) - Perhaps a trash can would be a better choice?
- And fetch news icon ... how about a newspaper?

Just some thoughts.

Starson17 · 07-21-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by melz

Couple of comments:
..
Just some thoughts.

Have you voted in the poll?

jupstin · 07-21-2010, 03:32 PM

I love the new look overall. I also love the new icon (by the way.) My only critique is the design of the "remove books" icon. It's like a recycling symbol which, to me, implies something much less permanent than what actually happens when you remove a book from Calibre. Also it implies to me that I can find the removed book in the recycle folder.

Starson17 · 07-21-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jupstin

I love the new look overall. I also love the new icon (by the way.) My only critique is the design of the "remove books" icon. It's like a recycling symbol which, to me, implies something much less permanent than what actually happens when you remove a book from Calibre.

The space on the drive is reused

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Also it implies to me that I can find the removed book in the recycle folder.

In Windows, you can - the deleted book folder is in the recycle bin (but not the metadata). I'm not sure of other OS's.

daesdaemar · 07-21-2010, 04:14 PM

I icons are quite nice. Some of them are not readily intuitive to me, but I'll learn them quickly.

melz · 07-21-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Starson17

Have you voted in the poll?

Yes, voted "No, I don't like".

CharlieBird · 07-21-2010, 04:25 PM

Having been w/out a functioning modem for over a month, I've spent a lot of time organizing my books. Calibre/Kovid....wow!....what can I say laudatory that hasn't been said?

I like the new icons, but am not too crazy about the yellow line around the main window that showed up in recent versions.
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chaley · 07-21-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieBird

I like the new icons, but am not too crazy about the yellow line around the main window that showed up in recent versions.
d

That yellow line is a grab-bar to open something, for example the book information pane or the tag browser. I agree, the color is perhaps not the most visually appealing, but *something* needs to be there to indicate that the border is somehow different at that point on the screen.

Ahh, perhaps it could be an animated curvy arrow that every 10 seconds appears and flies to the boundary bar, then blinks twice.

CharlieBird · 07-21-2010, 08:51 PM

Oh, I see. Never crossed my mind it was utilitarian. I know.. I should start reading Release Notes! Thx, Chaley.
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adun · 07-22-2010, 07:46 AM

Did you notice that most of the likers are nothing but I-do-not-care types?
The not likers ussually would provide some explanation/sugestion whereas the
likers would go like: I love calibre so much that I'm blind ...

Starson17 · 07-22-2010, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by melz

Yes, voted "No, I don't like".

Good. That's what the poll is for - to see who likes them and who doesn't.

DoctorOhh · 07-22-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by adun

Did you notice that most of the likers are nothing but I-do-not-care types?

Did you notice that Kovid has decided to make the icons totally customizable by end user so this discussion is mute.

After the debate has effectively ended you decided to personally deride the motivations of those participating in the discussion. Two thumbs up!

dmapr · 07-22-2010, 02:37 PM

I voted that I don't care although it's hard for me to distinguish between that and the "I have better things to do…". To tell you the truth, I do have better things to do, such as use Calibre

It's an awesome tool and it does almost everything I'd like it to do, so as long as icons do not prevent me from using Calibre to do all those things (and they don't), I don't care what they look like.

View Poll Results: What's your opinion on calibre's new toolbar icons?
I like the new icons	71	55.04%
I dislike the new icons	33	25.58%
I dont care about icons	15	11.63%
I have better things to do than worry about icons	21	16.28%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 129. You may not vote on this poll

07-21-2010, 04:25 PM	#54
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	Having been w/out a functioning modem for over a month, I've spent a lot of time organizing my books. Calibre/Kovid....wow!....what can I say laudatory that hasn't been said? I like the new icons, but am not too crazy about the yellow line around the main window that showed up in recent versions. d Last edited by CharlieBird; 07-22-2010 at 03:29 PM.

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07-20-2010, 07:42 PM	#47
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	So that's what it's supposed to be. I didn't think of that, and I recently packed up 14 disembodied hard drives for the move. I bought a few super-magnets at a local electronics surplus place. I've found they make more practical refrigerator magnets if you wrap a piece of duct tape around them to make a little tab so you can get the darn things off when you want to. Otherwise, you're left trying to slide them to the edge of the door, leaving little scrapes in the paint all the way.

07-21-2010, 01:59 PM	#48
melz Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, iPhone	Updated this morning and saw the new icons. Since I rarely use Calibre (I don't add books everyday or fiddle with my libarary), I don't remember what the original icons were but I believe they were easier to interpret than the new ones. Couple of comments: - They are not uniform in style, eg. "Add Book" versus "View". - "Edit Metadata" icon - if it's a "i", I would refer it to "View information" and not "Edit". - Probably not a good picture for "Convert book". It also looks almost the same as that "Recycle" button (which happens to be "Remove book"!!) - Perhaps a trash can would be a better choice? - And fetch news icon ... how about a newspaper? Just some thoughts.

07-21-2010, 03:32 PM	#50
jupstin Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 1005378 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	I love the new look overall. I also love the new icon (by the way.) My only critique is the design of the "remove books" icon. It's like a recycling symbol which, to me, implies something much less permanent than what actually happens when you remove a book from Calibre. Also it implies to me that I can find the removed book in the recycle folder.

07-21-2010, 04:14 PM	#52
daesdaemar Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 4282 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Device: Sony 505, Kindle 3, iPad 3	I icons are quite nice. Some of them are not readily intuitive to me, but I'll learn them quickly.

07-21-2010, 08:51 PM	#56
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	Oh, I see. Never crossed my mind it was utilitarian. I know.. I should start reading Release Notes! Thx, Chaley. d

07-22-2010, 07:46 AM	#57
adun Member Posts: 23 Karma: 12 Join Date: May 2010 Device: iPad	Did you notice that most of the likers are nothing but I-do-not-care types? The not likers ussually would provide some explanation/sugestion whereas the likers would go like: I love calibre so much that I'm blind ...

07-22-2010, 02:37 PM	#60
dmapr Evangelist Posts: 469 Karma: 600816 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura One	I voted that I don't care although it's hard for me to distinguish between that and the "I have better things to do…". To tell you the truth, I do have better things to do, such as use Calibre It's an awesome tool and it does almost everything I'd like it to do, so as long as icons do not prevent me from using Calibre to do all those things (and they don't), I don't care what they look like.