[TYPO3-hci] Better differentiated icons for read-only filemounts and folders in t3skin
Malte Jansen
mail at maltejansen.de
Wed Oct 22 14:34:53 CEST 2008
Hi Steffen,
Steffen Kamper schrieb:
> Hi Malte,
>
> Malte Jansen schrieb:
>> but perhaps a "small lock" or a "lense" as additional symbol would
>> more appropriated...
>> For hidden pages/folders somthing with an eye would fit most....
>> Colors are not realy symbolizing anything in connection with folders.
>>
>
> I'm not a big friend of such sombols for the following reason:
>
> Symbols are used in many different contexts and have total different
> meanings, especially in cultural context.
> Think of an eye as symbol, this could reflect total different
> associativities:
>
> * "look" - but where?
> * "view" - but how?
> * "someone is looking to me" - how i look?
> * "it's a god" - howly cow
> * "open eye" - let' examine
> * "something magic" - did i collect enough items?
> a.s.o.
the eye (often grey) is already used by many programms as symbol for
hiding somthing.
Cheers,
Malte
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