bfb does not conform with Ubuntu Brand Guidelines

[Greg A]

Binary package hint: unity

I'm playing Devil's Advocate here really.... but the "Ubuntu brandmark and circle of friends.pdf" file [1] that forms part of the Ubuntu Brand Guidelines [2] says clearly on page 7 that:

"The Circle of Friends, when used on its own, [without the word ubuntu] must always have a clear area surrounding it, free from any other element. To define this area, measure the height of the roundel and use a quarter of this measure to create
the boundary of clear space."

The Ubuntu button (or "bfb") does not have the required amount of clear are surrounding it at the top or bottom.

[1] http://design.canonical.com/brand/2.%20Ubuntu%20brandmark%20and%20circle%20of%20friends.pdf
[2] http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/ubuntu-brand-guidelines/

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.10-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,regex,vpswitch,move,animation,imgpng,mousepoll,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,gnomecompat,place,workarounds,wall,wobbly,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,session,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Mon Apr 25 20:42:39 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110127)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-19 (6 days ago)

[Michael Terry (mterry)]

There is a question in an unrelated merge [1] about whether Ubuntu icons like distributor-logo (used here in this bug) should have the spacing built-in or whether the app should do it.

[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~fluteflute/ubuntu/natty/gnome-icon-theme/gnome-icon-theme-fix-620432/+merge/59578

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

Heh. Good catch, Daniel! I think we can approve the exception in this case.

 status wontfix

Mark