I know the topic of aesthetics comes up quite a bit... I suppose 32x32 pix images on the toolbar buttons falls into that category as well...
Though I tend to fall in with the "function-over-form" crowd, I was playing around and made these "replications" of the stock icons (from scratch with DrawPlus). What do you guys think? A worthy endeavor? They were fun to make at any rate Took a while though... I'm not sure why the "vector" ones at the bottom are so much clearer than the 32x32 BMPs in the middle... I'm still learning how that works. Obviously the top row is the original 16x16s that I doubled in size to compare the shapes and make the 32s match...
-steve
That sounded like a dare to me ... What do you guys think?
He he he. I kid.
I'll keep plucking away and post if I ever get a complete set. I've got a long history of half-done tech projects--but the "button image" thing is sortof fun.
Question: Of the folder images above, is the darker outline better? The darker ones seem easier to see, but the "traditionalist" in me wants to simulate the existing images--which I think the top/lighter ones do better.
nikos wrote: 24x24, which is the standard for large icons
This makes sense... I guess there would still need to be a 16x16 version for the menus(?)
If people want to choose the most-fitting icons, I could probably seam them together into a usable graphic with the proper pink background... From a perspective of Function-Over-Form, it makes sense to use icons that the greatest number of end users will intuitively associate with the function of the button... But if we custom make the images, then we can replicate the existing 16x16 ones... Which is the preferred scenario?
FYI: Here is an image of the existing set below the description that's in the skinz readme... (squarized for your convenience).
Took a while though... I'm not sure why the "vector" ones at the bottom are so much clearer than the 32x32 BMPs in the middle... I'm still learning how that works. Obviously the top row is the original 16x16s that I doubled in size to compare the shapes and make the 32s match...
