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15 Mar 2012 15 Mar '12

5:05 p.m.

#223: gopenvpn needs some new icons ---------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: dsommers | Owner: nobody Type: icon request | Status: new Priority: major | Component: Interaction Design / Usability Severity: Quick & Easy | Keywords: Blocked By: | Blocking: ---------------------------+-------------------------------------------- gopenvpn is a GUI front-end to OpenVPN. It's an alternative to NetworkManager's OpenVPN plug-in. gopenvpn has a lot of features which makes its usage more appropriate for advanced users. OpenVPN is an open source VPN implementation, providing secure and encrypted connections between computers and networks.

I've recently taken over the maintenance and development of gopenvpn, and I see the icons need a refresh. Currently only the system-tray icons are present, which are tiny. Could probably also need a proper application icon as well.

For more info: http://gopenvpn.sourceforge.net/

The official OpenVPN logo can be found here: http://openvpn.net/index.php/miscellaneous/473-openvpn-logos-and- icons.html

I don't mean that we need to use the official logos, but maybe that can be some kind of inspiration. However, having some kind of link to OpenVPN wouldn't be a bad thing, though.

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2 Sep 2 Sep

8:18 p.m.

#223: gopenvpn needs some new icons -------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: dsommers | Owner: nobody Type: icon request | Status: new Priority: major | Component: Interaction Design / Usability Severity: Quick & Easy | Resolution: Keywords: | Blocked By: Blocking: | -------------------------+---------------------------------------------

Comment (by umesh007):

I can make some icon if you still need it, please reply.

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3 Sep 3 Sep

7:50 a.m.

Comment (by dsommers):

Replying to [comment:1 umesh007]:

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I can make some icon if you still need it, please reply.

Yes, that would be absolutely wonderful!

Thanks a lot!

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30 Oct 30 Oct

4:42 p.m.

#223: gopenvpn needs some new icons -------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: dsommers | Owner: shatadru Type: icon request | Status: assigned Priority: major | Component: Interaction Design / Usability Severity: Quick & Easy | Resolution: Keywords: | Blocked By: Blocking: | -------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Changes (by shatadru):

* status: new => assigned * owner: nobody => shatadru

-- Ticket URL: https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/223#comment:3 Design Team http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Design Fedora Design Team

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5:41 p.m.

Comment (by dsommers):

Sorry for the slow response! (for some reason, I seem to not have received quite some trac update notifications since my last comment)

There are at least 3 icons, the green, yellow and red ones. But they basically look the same as the green one you found (gopenvpn.png).

It would be great if it would be something which would make a mental connection to the official OpenVPN logo. But it probably shouldn't be completely identical, as this is not an official GUI for OpenVPN on Linux.

I like the "drawing.png", as that's somewhat closer. But if it could be somewhat "network inspired", it would probably fit even better. The "u3.png" feels more like a package-manager thing to me.

But lets think about those three colours. When gopenvpn is idle (no connections are made), it is today a red icon in the notification panel. When it is connecting, a yellow (blinking! ugh!) icon appears instead. And on successful connection, it's a green icon. So to have this kind of signalling effect would really be great and more user friendly. I would probably prefer something else than a blinking icon, tbh.

And in addition, a program icon is needed as well. Of course one of the three others can be reused, unless they are too connection centric. But feel free to knock yourself out on this one :)

If I'm not responding for a while again, please feel free to grab me on #openvpn, #openvpn-devel or #fedora-devel on FreeNode ... I'm dazo there.

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31 Oct 31 Oct

11:36 a.m.

Comment (by shatadru):

tried to merge the Vpn with the opensource concept logo ... please have a look [https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/attachment/ticket/223/vpn2.png%7C logo] Please have a look and tell me for the changes or if you want something else .

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12:21 p.m.

Comment (by dsommers):

Replying to [comment:5 shatadru]:

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tried to merge the Vpn with the opensource concept logo ... please have

a look [https://fedorahosted.org/design- team/attachment/ticket/223/vpn2.png| logo] Please have a look and tell me for the changes or if you want something else .

I like it! It's definitely a step in the right direction. Would it be possible to make the 'V' a little bit clearer? F.ex. adding some blue lines along three of the four lower arches?

You know got something like this: {{{ ......... (. is the arches) ..... ... . }}}

And I'm suggesting something like this ... {{{ ......... ...../ .../ v }}}

(if you can follow my ascii art thoughts)

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12:39 p.m.

Comment (by shatadru):

sure , i can do that :)

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2:15 p.m.

Comment (by shatadru):

Replying to [comment:6 dsommers]:

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Replying to [comment:5 shatadru]:

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tried to merge the Vpn with the opensource concept logo ... please

have a look [https://fedorahosted.org/design- team/attachment/ticket/223/vpn2.png| logo] Please have a look and tell me for the changes or if you want something else .

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I like it! It's definitely a step in the right direction. Would it be

possible to make the 'V' a little bit clearer? F.ex. adding some blue lines along three of the four lower arches?

...

You know got something like this: {{{ ......... (. is the arches) ..... ... . }}}

And I'm suggesting something like this ... {{{ ......... ...../ .../ v }}}

(if you can follow my ascii art thoughts)

I have created [https://fedorahosted.org/design- team/attachment/ticket/223/vpn3.png| vpn3.png] according to what you said , and updated [https://fedorahosted.org/design- team/attachment/ticket/223/vpn2.2.png| vpn2.png] ... Please have a look and share you view

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2:32 p.m.

Comment (by dsommers):

Yeah ... this looks interesting indeed!

Could you try not to connect with the top most arch? And maybe slightly thicker lines on the sides?

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2:56 p.m.

Comment (by shatadru):

Replying to [comment:9 dsommers]:

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Yeah ... this looks interesting indeed!

Could you try not to connect with the top most arch? And maybe slightly

thicker lines on the sides?

there you go , [https://fedorahosted.org/design- team/attachment/ticket/223/vpn5.png| vpn5.png]

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3:18 p.m.

Comment (by dsommers):

Thanks a lot! That looks great to me! :) If you can prepare that one suitable for application icon, and those with green, yellow and red outer- circles suitable for tray-icons, then we're basically ready :)

Thanks again for great work :)

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6:35 p.m.

Comment (by shatadru):

added 3 tray-icons of 64X64 res with there high resolution versions [https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/attachment/ticket/223/gopenvpn.7z gopenvpn.png]

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1 Nov 1 Nov

9:33 a.m.

Comment (by shatadru):

added 3 tray icons of 64X64 with a app icon of 256X256 and 64X64 , please check out [https://fedorahosted.org/design- team/attachment/ticket/223/gopenvpn.7z gopenvpn2.7zip]

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4:25 p.m.

#223: gopenvpn needs some new icons -------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: dsommers | Owner: shatadru Type: icon request | Status: closed Priority: major | Component: Interaction Design / Usability Severity: Quick & Easy | Resolution: fixed Keywords: | Blocked By: Blocking: | -------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Changes (by dsommers):

* status: assigned => closed * resolution: => fixed

Comment:

shatandru has done a great job, and we're about to close off this ticket. We're just finalising some minor details for the tray icons. A big thanks to shatandru for his work!

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