Too easy too accidentally "Remove from Panel", icon not very recognizable
Bug #387834 reported by
glacionaut
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GNOME Panel |
New
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Undecided
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Humanity |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The icons (or the lack of icons) in the context menu of the Gnome Panel are confusing.
Right now the "Remove from Panel" entry has a "-" (minus) as icon. I think the more common "remove" icon would be a red X. (if you search on google image search or icon search engines for "remove icon" or "delete icon" you see loads and laods of red Xs but only very few minus icons.
So i think this icon should be changed to prevents users to unintentionally deleting icons from the panel.
I have made a small mockup of the context menu. In the attachment you can see the status quo on the left side and on the right you see the icons as would do them (i am no designer, but i hope you get the point)
Anton
summary: |
- "Remove from Panel" Icon not very recognizable + Too easy too accidentally "Remove from Panel", icon not very + recognizable |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | Fix Released → Fix Committed |
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Glad I searched the bugs before I added a new one - this is EXACTLY the problem I still face quite often: accidentally removing an icon from the panel when I just wanted to move it.This can be very frustrating for new users, as they often don't know how to restore the Icons and how the panel works in general.
My original suggestion would have been to simply switch the places of "remove from panel" and "lock to panel". This way, "lock to panel" and "move" would be grouped together (which is more logical), and "remove from panel" would be the last option, after the divider.
But I think a combination of reodering and new icons would be even better.