Icons: Visiual Metaphors

[sirherrbatka]

Good! We have those.

Now about filter icon. I suggest to simply use KDE oxygen filter icon (funnel). At least some users are familiar with KDE, and surely know this icon from dolphin.

Opinions?

[sirherrbatka]

It seems that we miss two more icons for
Referenceables
References

I have no idea how those should look. Maybe something around chain link?

[sirherrbatka]

It is silent. Very silent.

[Nomadic1]

No ideas.

[graffy]

Hmmm... I think the funnel icon is reasonably universal. I know I've seen it frequently enough in Windows apps that the meaning of it should be relatively obvious.

So far as references / referenceables go, what exactly is the difference? I have an idea, but I'm actually pretty unfamiliar with the data types in the editor.

Chain links aren't a bad idea, though they usually imply hyperlinks / attachments...

Similar idioms I can think of would be the shortcut icon in Windows (the application icon with a small curved arrow overlaid). That's actually consistent with a C++ "pointer" (literally "->") which is a reference of sorts.

In fact... if a referenceable / reference "refer to" data which already has an icon developed for it (like weapon, for example), why not simply reproduce the referenced data's associated icon and just overlay an arrow? I don't know if you can combine two images into one like that in Qt, but it should be possible...

[Mistahtokyo]

Not sure why the icons are an issue. As long as what they represent is explained in some for of documentation/readme, people can learn to associate the new icon with its new use, so it shouldn't really matter if it's a funnel or a platypus.

[Zini]

So far as references / referenceables go, what exactly is the difference? I have an idea, but I'm actually pretty unfamiliar with the data types in the editor.

In OOP speak, a referencable is a class and a reference is an object. We already have icons for individual types of referenceables (weapons, armor, potions, ...), but we will also need an icon that covers all of them.

[Tarius]

How about a book with those little squiggle lines representing words(you know when you dont want to actually put something) and a hand with a finger pointing at the page like reading it. Good if the icon is large enough I guess and no better or worse than anything else.

I use windows, and I dont think I have ever seen the funnel icon and I go trawling all over the place through the files. I have even set icons for shortcuts and I dont think I have seen a funnel.

[sirherrbatka]

I like pointing hand idea, but we already use book icon — this could be a little confusing.

[Tarius]

I like pointing hand idea, but we already use book icon — this could be a little confusing.

Can use a scroll instead. Single page reference material is everywhere.