GTK Menus and Buttons don't have icons

[Hugo Osvaldo Barrera]

On 05/03/11 02:42, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> On 03/04/2011 08:53 PM, Hugo Osvaldo Barrera wrote:
>> Some time ago, GNOME decided that "menus and icons having icons is
>> confusing" (though a great deal of people said "hey, icons are easier to
>> recognize than texts").
>>
>> Personally, I disagree and reverted this to the previous behaviour.  I
>> found most people I know either did the same thing, or asked me how to
>> do it.
> 
> I disagree as well.
> 
>> I realize that following mainstream GNOME is usually the preferred
>> choice inside fedora, however, I really believe that we should consider
>> if this particular option is the best.  Menus and Buttons with no icons?
>>   I can't think of many other places I've seen such a thing, icons are
>> REALLY easier to recognize than texts, that's what GUI are for.
> 
> With the move to Gnome 3 this discussion is moot. None of it matters any
> more.
> 
> You're in for a shock with all the Gnome 3 changes if you think no menu
> icons are bad. :)
> 
> I suggest you download the latest F15 alpha and start discussions on the
> desktop list.

I realize the transition to Gnome 3 in F15, but this change affects
everyone, even if I don't use gnome (any version), but use pidgin, or
some other GTK-based software.


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Hugo Osvaldo Barrera