Feature changed by: Darren LaChausse (dlachausse) Feature #306635, revision 15 Title: Gnome main menu should have openSUSE logo, not generic computer openSUSE-11.2: Rejected by Vincent Untz (vuntz) reject reason: It's a question of "branding vs usability". The computer icon tells people that they can do something with the computer by clicking there. The openSUSE logo wouldn't help the user in any way. Priority Requester: Neutral Projectmanager: Desirable openSUSE-11.3: Rejected by Vincent Untz (vuntz) reject reason: It's a question of "branding vs usability". The computer icon tells people that they can do something with the computer by clicking there. The openSUSE logo wouldn't help the user in any way. Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Drew Kwashnak (dragonbite) Description: The Gnome version of openSUSE should have the openSUSE logo either squared (like the head used in KDE) or a horizontile button instead of the generic computer icon. As unimportant as it seems, that is a marketing aspect that should not be overlooked. Discussion: #1: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-07-29 10:51:00) in absense of a fate markup for it, I would say we go into implementation as long as there is no problem with it - I _guess_ this is a clear community task but I don't know of any possible volunteer. If none is to be found, we have to reject it later in the process. #7: Darren LaChausse (dlachausse) (2009-11-28 22:05:49) (reply to #1) I wrote a script, per this forum post http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/424479-how-change-slab-icon.html#pos... (http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/424479-how-change-slab-icon.html#pos...) that edits the slab menu's glade file to use the "gdm-suse" icon instead. Do you need this in a patch form to make it a contribution or will this script I worte suffice? Please let me know, because I think nearly all of the openSUSE Gnome users are in favor of this small, but nice change. #2: M. S. (funkym) (2009-08-25 10:49:49) I checked the code and a simple change is actually trivial. The .glade file contains the button used on the panel with hardcoded icon name "gnome-fs-client". The icons for different orientations must get a name so their widgets can be retrieved using glade within create_panel_button(), and the icon name read from gconf could be assigned. This would allow to basically assign any icon using gconf to the menu button. It would not be bad if openSUSE had their brand icons in the standard icon sizes available in the distro. So if apps need to use the logo, they can request icon name "suse" to get the green circled logo which currently appears for "gdm-suse". Example before/after: http://media.sukimashita.com/temp/gmm-suse-button.gif #3: Kirk Sanders (mithedhel) (2009-10-21 22:21:33) I would like to voice my support for adding the Suse icon and reject the reason for the rejection. The fact that the button is labled "Computer" tells the user it would do something, the icon itself is trivial. I don't feel usability will be affected at all but branding is certainly important for mindshare. #4: Kirk Sanders (mithedhel) (2009-10-21 22:45:42) I would just like to add that the Suse icon seems to work okay for the KDE button without affecting "Usability" as portrayed here: http://en.opensuse.org/Image:OS11.2M4-yast2-control-center-qt.png #5: La Wezen (wezen) (2009-11-17 01:36:44) gnome-fs-client icon so ugly. it makes sence to change it with logo! #6: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) (2009-11-17 11:58:22) In the GNOME version of openSUSE The menu bar and the traditional menu bar icons have been changed to the brand logo without affecing "usibility", why not changing the slab menu icon? KDE was changed also to brand Icon. Not to mention other OSs have thier brand Icons as well. I would prefer to see the brand icon insted of seeing an ugly computer icon. I hope we will see it in 11.3. #8: Vincent Untz (vuntz) (2009-11-28 22:58:17) (reply to #6) The traditional menu bar has never used a computer icon, but always a brand icon (even upstream). The computer icon in the main menu was a design decision. If you think it's ugly, then it's a theme issue, really. + #9: Darren LaChausse (dlachausse) (2009-11-29 16:20:10) (reply to #8) + Even being provided an easy GUI to change it would be nice. As it + sits, one has to edit the slab's .glade file by hand to make this + change. Would the maintainers be willing to accept a patch that + provides a preferences dialog for the slab making this change easier? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306635