| 2011-08-31 12:32:46 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
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| 2011-08-31 12:33:23 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
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Screenshot of some of the icons that the launcher displays poorly https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/838050/+attachment/2336541/+files/Launcher%2520washout.png |
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| 2011-08-31 13:14:06 |
Yann Dìnendal |
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added subscriber Yann Dìnendal |
| 2011-08-31 13:53:47 |
Robert Roth |
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added subscriber Robert Roth |
| 2011-08-31 13:55:22 |
Omer Akram |
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unity (Ubuntu) |
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| 2011-08-31 15:58:02 |
Daniel Planas Armangue |
unity: status |
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| 2011-08-31 15:58:06 |
Daniel Planas Armangue |
unity (Ubuntu): status |
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| 2011-08-31 16:35:18 |
Omer Akram |
unity: status |
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| 2011-08-31 16:35:21 |
Omer Akram |
unity (Ubuntu): status |
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| 2011-08-31 16:36:44 |
Omer Akram |
bug task added |
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ayatana-design |
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| 2011-08-31 23:06:44 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
The screenshot shows examples of programs where the launcher makes the icon look bad, in order:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker.
Other applications that I was unable to test probably suffer from this problem too:
* Opera
* Skype
* Spotify.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
The screenshot shows examples of programs where the launcher makes the icon look bad, in order:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker.
Other applications that I was unable to test probably suffer from this problem too:
* Adobe Reader
* Android Emulator
* Opera
* Skype
* Spotify.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
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| 2011-09-03 00:11:05 |
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos |
description |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
The screenshot shows examples of programs where the launcher makes the icon look bad, in order:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker.
Other applications that I was unable to test probably suffer from this problem too:
* Adobe Reader
* Android Emulator
* Opera
* Skype
* Spotify.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
The screenshot shows examples of programs where the launcher makes the icon look bad, in order:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
Other applications that I was unable to test probably suffer from this problem too:
* Adobe Reader
* Android Emulator
* Opera
* Skype
* Spotify.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
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| 2011-09-03 00:22:00 |
Launchpad Janitor |
unity (Ubuntu): status |
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| 2011-09-03 00:22:06 |
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos |
bug |
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added subscriber Fitoschido |
| 2011-09-05 18:31:04 |
Omer Akram |
unity: status |
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Confirmed |
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| 2011-09-06 11:09:43 |
John Lea |
ayatana-design: status |
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Opinion |
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| 2011-09-30 15:07:27 |
Didier Roche-Tolomelli |
unity: status |
Confirmed |
Opinion |
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| 2011-09-30 15:07:29 |
Didier Roche-Tolomelli |
unity (Ubuntu): status |
Confirmed |
Opinion |
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| 2011-10-03 13:34:42 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
ayatana-design: status |
Opinion |
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| 2012-03-02 17:31:52 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
The screenshot shows examples of programs where the launcher makes the icon look bad, in order:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
Other applications that I was unable to test probably suffer from this problem too:
* Adobe Reader
* Android Emulator
* Opera
* Skype
* Spotify.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> shows the problem with Apport.
And the launcher also has the problem with:
* Apport
* Chromium
* Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
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| 2012-03-05 15:25:35 |
John Lea |
ayatana-design: status |
New |
Opinion |
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| 2012-03-11 15:31:52 |
Omer Akram |
bug |
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added subscriber Otto Greenslade |
| 2012-03-27 13:56:33 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
ayatana-design: status |
Opinion |
New |
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| 2012-03-27 13:56:33 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
ayatana-design: assignee |
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Otto Greenslade (otto-chaotic) |
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| 2012-04-04 14:14:03 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> shows the problem with Apport.
And the launcher also has the problem with:
* Apport
* Chromium
* Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.) |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> demonstrates the problem with Apport.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/97878850/Ubuntu-12.04-China-profile.png> demonstrates the problem with the Chinese portal Hao222.
And the problem also exists with Apport, Chromium, and Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.)
* Allow individual applications to specify a custom color for their launcher tile. (But it's unlikely that most would bother.) |
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| 2012-06-13 13:17:06 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> demonstrates the problem with Apport.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/97878850/Ubuntu-12.04-China-profile.png> demonstrates the problem with the Chinese portal Hao222.
And the problem also exists with Apport, Chromium, and Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.)
* Allow individual applications to specify a custom color for their launcher tile. (But it's unlikely that most would bother.) |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> demonstrates the problem with Apport.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/97878850/Ubuntu-12.04-China-profile.png> demonstrates the problem with the Chinese portal Hao222.
The problem is also demonstrated by Apport, Chromium, Galculator, and Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.)
* Allow individual applications to specify a custom color for their launcher tile. (But it's unlikely that most would bother.) |
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| 2012-06-13 14:52:08 |
John Lea |
marked as duplicate |
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962120 |
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| 2012-08-10 07:55:07 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> demonstrates the problem with Apport.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/97878850/Ubuntu-12.04-China-profile.png> demonstrates the problem with the Chinese portal Hao222.
The problem is also demonstrated by Apport, Chromium, Galculator, and Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.)
* Allow individual applications to specify a custom color for their launcher tile. (But it's unlikely that most would bother.) |
unity 4.10.2-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Ocelot
unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1
The Unity launcher places each application icon on a colored tile. The color is chosen by averaging the colors used in the icon itself. This was an interesting idea, but it doesn't work. If an icon uses mostly one color, and doesn't have cartoon-like borders, the surrounding color washes out the icon and makes it hard to recognize.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78619733/Launcher%2520washout.png> demonstrates the problem with:
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Language Support
* Mozilla Thunderbird
* Universal Access (moot once bug 801784 is fixed)
* Update Manager
* Synaptic
* Me Maker
* gbrainy.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/67598254/apport_icon.png> demonstrates the problem with Apport.
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/97878850/Ubuntu-12.04-China-profile.png> demonstrates the problem with the Chinese portal Hao222.
The problem is also demonstrated by Apport, Chromium, Galculator, Picsaw, and Skype.
An icon that looks beautiful in the Dash, the messaging or sound menus, Docky, or AWN, and even in Windows or Mac OS X, can easily look terrible in the Unity launcher. Therefore, the problem is with the launcher, not with the icons.
Some of the ways in which this could be fixed:
* Remove the background color from the Launcher icons altogether.
* Make the background color much darker, or much lighter, than the average icon color.
* Apply a shadow to the icons. (This would conflict with any shadow the icon already has, such as in Firefox.)
* Allow individual applications to specify a custom color for their launcher tile. (But it's unlikely that most would bother.) |
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