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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0010162ScribusUsabilitypublic2023-05-29 18:51
Reporterale Assigned Tonitramr  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityN/A
Status assignedResolutionopen 
Product Version1.5.0svn 
Summary0010162: Find a common icon for the delete buttons
Descriptionin scribus we have half a dozen different icons for deleting things... we should consolidate on a single one...
Additional Informationp.s.: please help collecting screenshots of all occurrences of delete buttons
Tagsdezso, indigodock
Attached Files
arrange_pages.png (22,577 bytes)   
arrange_pages.png (22,577 bytes)   
attributes.png (17,945 bytes)   
attributes.png (17,945 bytes)   
close.png (29,371 bytes)   
close.png (29,371 bytes)   
delete_page.png (7,991 bytes)   
delete_page.png (7,991 bytes)   
gradient.png (13,961 bytes)   
gradient.png (13,961 bytes)   
guide_manager.png (25,600 bytes)   
guide_manager.png (25,600 bytes)   
guide_manager_all.png (20,168 bytes)   
guide_manager_all.png (20,168 bytes)   
javascript.png (11,475 bytes)   
javascript.png (11,475 bytes)   
layers.png (17,602 bytes)   
layers.png (17,602 bytes)   
manage_paints.png (32,399 bytes)   
manage_paints.png (32,399 bytes)   
manage_styles.png (18,498 bytes)   
manage_styles.png (18,498 bytes)   
manage_styles_delete_tab.png (40,813 bytes)   
manage_styles_delete_tab.png (40,813 bytes)   
master_pages.png (10,813 bytes)   
master_pages.png (10,813 bytes)   
nodes.png (31,856 bytes)   
nodes.png (31,856 bytes)   
optical_lense.png (47,396 bytes)   
optical_lense.png (47,396 bytes)   
picture_browser.png (62,928 bytes)   
picture_browser.png (62,928 bytes)   
picture_browser_more.png (39,591 bytes)   
picture_browser_more.png (39,591 bytes)   
preferences_font.png (62,914 bytes)   
preferences_font.png (62,914 bytes)   
preferences_hyphenation.png (54,057 bytes)   
preferences_hyphenation.png (54,057 bytes)   
preferences_render_frames.png (81,774 bytes)   
preferences_render_frames.png (81,774 bytes)   
preferences_toc.png (76,240 bytes)   
preferences_toc.png (76,240 bytes)   
scrapbook.png (68,539 bytes)   
scrapbook.png (68,539 bytes)   
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ale

2011-08-08 18:52

manager   ~0026689

while doing all the screenshots i thought of two things:
- we don't need only one single way... but we should stay consistent
- we could try to standardize the whole set [add] [edit] [move] [delete]

user4623

2016-12-23 17:29

  ~0043171

I see different visual types of deletions.

1. single icon on a button / toolbar
2. plain text on a button / menu
3. cursors


Often used symbols are:
- minus
- trash bin
- eraser
- X-symbol

In my opinion a plus for adding and a minus for deletion makes in most cases sense. Nonetheless it is possible to add an additional context symbol, like seen in cursor for gradient editor.

But plus and minus is also in use for zoom-in and zoom-out.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-08-08 16:15 ale New Issue
2011-08-08 16:15 ale Status new => assigned
2011-08-08 16:15 ale Assigned To => ale
2011-08-08 18:10 ale File Added: arrange_pages.png
2011-08-08 18:11 ale File Added: attributes.png
2011-08-08 18:11 ale File Added: close.png
2011-08-08 18:11 ale File Added: delete_page.png
2011-08-08 18:11 ale File Added: gradient.png
2011-08-08 18:12 ale File Added: guide_manager.png
2011-08-08 18:12 ale File Added: guide_manager_all.png
2011-08-08 18:12 ale File Added: javascript.png
2011-08-08 18:13 ale File Added: layers.png
2011-08-08 18:13 ale File Added: manage_paints.png
2011-08-08 18:13 ale File Added: manage_styles.png
2011-08-08 18:13 ale File Added: manage_styles_delete_tab.png
2011-08-08 18:14 ale File Added: manage_styles_delete_tab_all.png
2011-08-08 18:14 ale File Added: master_pages.png
2011-08-08 18:14 ale File Added: nodes.png
2011-08-08 18:15 ale File Added: optical_lense.png
2011-08-08 18:15 ale File Added: picture_browser.png
2011-08-08 18:15 ale File Added: picture_browser_more.png
2011-08-08 18:15 ale File Added: preferences_font.png
2011-08-08 18:16 ale File Added: preferences_hyphenation.png
2011-08-08 18:16 ale File Added: preferences_render_frames.png
2011-08-08 18:16 ale File Added: preferences_toc.png
2011-08-08 18:17 ale File Added: scrapbook.png
2011-08-08 18:52 ale Note Added: 0026689
2016-12-11 13:42 Kunda Tag Attached: dezso
2016-12-11 13:43 Kunda Tag Attached: indigodock
2016-12-23 17:29 user4623 Note Added: 0043171
2023-05-29 18:51 cbradney Assigned To ale => nitramr