[Sugar-devel] [PATCH] adding new customize icon used when copying bundle source

[Simon Schampijer]

On 08/12/2011 02:28 PM, Walter Bender wrote:
> 2011/8/12 Gary Martin<garycmartin at googlemail.com>
>
>> Hi Manuel,
>>
>> On 11 Aug 2011, at 22:56, manuel quiñones wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>> My understanding of the status is that Manuq was going to do some more
>> work
>>>> on the icon, as per my early message, which I think matches your recall
>> as
>>>> well.
>>>
>>> Yes I tried alternatives but didn't came with anything useful, as the
>>> hand print makes the icon difficult to read, and I'm considering to
>>> drop it in favor of a more conventional, simpler overlay.  Any
>>> feedback is welcome.
>>
>> Very quick thought, how about a simple two colour geometric identicon [1]
>> icon based on a hash of the new activity bundle_id?
>>
>> This could potentially either a) replace the old svg icon completely; b)
>> become a badge over part of the old icon; c) have the old icon become a
>> small badge over the identicon. We would need to watch the case where folks
>> make a copy of a copy of a copy, perhaps the new svg icon xml generated
>> could be inserted with a known xml id so that we can easily strip it back
>> out and replace it cleanly during a copy of a copy.
>>
>> I've wanted to get identicons into Sugar for a long time, perhaps now is
>> finally my chance [2] ;-)
>>
>> Regards,
>> --Gary
>>
>> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identicon
>> [2] I'd love to see an identicon like algorithm generating small variations
>> in XO buddy like icons likely based on the users colour (or name or some
>> other user related ident), so that each buddy icon can vary in both colour
>> and shape. Last time I floated this, folks were very attached to the XO icon
>> branding, perhaps some if I made some mockups it might gain some interest?
>>
>>> --
>>> .. manuq ..
>>
>>
> As intrigued as I am by identicons (I am working on a Sugar app to read
> them) I think it is the wrong visual approach for this problem. We need
> something that will still say to the user the activity from which the clone
> was made. That said, maybe a hand (or identicon) badge is the way to go.
>
> -walter

I like the idea of a badge, and a hand or maybe even the gear icon sound 
good to me.

Regards,
    Simon