From: Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>
To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: 256x256 px icons
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:05:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHWeT-ZsQ6jcRGbiLKPKUsHJh8yuDn=kAd8J+ToNZi=m22G-ng@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110801080730.GT26203@calimero.vinschen.de>
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On 1 August 2011 09:07, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jul 31 21:21, Andy Koppe wrote:
>> On 30 July 2011 21:22, Andy Koppe wrote:
>> > On 30 July 2011 19:36, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> >> On Jul 29 21:29, Andy Koppe wrote:
>> >>> Attached is my take on this, with 64x64, 48x48, 32x32 showing
>> >>> fatbuttlarry's Cygwin symbol inside the Konsole icon, and 16x16
>> >>> showing the Cygwin symbol only.
>> >>
>> >> Not bad, but the green border around the C is too dark to set the
>> >> C apart from the background. The border needs some light grey which
>> >> allows to recognize the C.
>> >
>> > I'm not sure how to do that, but the attached attempt turn up the
>> > saturation of the green outline.
>> >
>> > It also reduces the blurriness of the whole thing a bit. Apparently
>> > it's better to convert an SVG to a high-res bitmap and resize that
>> > down with a bitmap program such as Paint.net instead of converting the
>> > SVG straight to the target bitmap sizes (at least when using
>> > InkScape).
>> >
>> > The two attached icons differ at size 32: cygwin-terminal2.ico has the
>> > Cygwin-in-terminal there, whereas cygwin-terminal3.ico has just the
>> > Cygwin symbol. Size 32 shows up in the Windows 7 taskbar.
>>
>> Further to those two, here's one with the glowy Cygwin symbol all the
>> way from size 16 to 64. It's a "remastered" version of the one in
>> cygutils; a bit bigger and with the aforementioned brighter green
>> outline around the "C".
>
> Thanks. But, hmm. The longer I play with it, the less I like the green
> glow. It adds an eerie touch to the C
Now what's wrong with that? Cygwin - mean and a bit eerie. ;)
> and it still doesn't set the C
> really apart on dark backgrounds.
I disagree, looking at a desktop with a darkish picture and dark grey
taskbar and window borders.
> I think we should go with a grey outline.
I did eventually work out how to turn the outline of fatbuttlarry's
icon grey. See attachments.
Andy
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Thread overview: 167+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-25 9:12 SETUP: default to mintty Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-25 11:49 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-25 12:24 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-25 20:18 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-25 23:42 ` Chris Sutcliffe
2011-07-26 0:10 ` Charles Wilson
2011-07-26 0:20 ` Charles Wilson
2011-07-26 11:02 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-26 12:55 ` 256x256 px icons Warren Young
2011-07-27 7:42 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-27 17:31 ` Warren Young
2011-07-27 20:04 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-27 21:11 ` Warren Young
2011-07-28 5:50 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-28 9:09 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-28 10:27 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-28 10:54 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-29 9:15 ` Warren Young
2011-07-29 9:43 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-29 11:26 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-29 14:12 ` Warren Young
2011-07-29 15:22 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]
2011-07-29 15:32 ` Warren Young
2011-07-29 16:22 ` Warren Young
2011-07-30 18:34 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-29 20:29 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-30 18:37 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-30 20:22 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-31 20:21 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-01 8:08 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-01 20:05 ` Andy Koppe [this message]
2011-08-02 14:50 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-02 15:25 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-02 15:45 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-02 16:07 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-03 5:55 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-03 7:00 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-04 5:50 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-04 8:39 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-04 13:19 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-04 14:30 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-04 17:24 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-04 18:17 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-05 17:47 ` Warren Young
2011-08-05 15:06 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-05 15:47 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-05 15:57 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-05 20:23 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-05 16:13 ` Warren Young
2011-08-05 17:51 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-05 18:41 ` Warren Young
2011-08-05 17:35 ` Warren Young
2011-08-05 19:08 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-05 20:24 ` Warren Young
2011-08-06 8:29 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-06 10:47 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-06 17:44 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-06 18:28 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-07 10:08 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-08 16:44 ` Warren Young
2011-08-08 17:10 ` Warren Young
2011-08-08 20:40 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-08 16:43 ` Warren Young
2011-08-08 20:44 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-08 22:28 ` Warren Young
2011-08-09 7:26 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-10 8:48 ` Warren Young
2011-08-10 10:08 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-10 10:24 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-10 14:02 ` Warren Young
2011-08-11 10:39 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-11 21:06 ` Warren Young
2011-08-12 7:00 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-12 9:13 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-12 19:38 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-15 14:33 ` Warren Young
2011-08-15 15:45 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-15 16:00 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-15 18:26 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-15 18:00 ` Warren Young
2011-08-15 15:57 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-12 19:38 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-13 7:59 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-13 20:35 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-14 11:13 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-15 19:46 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-16 9:09 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-16 14:16 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-16 14:32 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-16 18:41 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-17 15:14 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-15 17:52 ` Warren Young
2011-08-15 17:58 ` Chris Sutcliffe
2011-08-15 18:02 ` Warren Young
2011-08-15 19:52 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-15 21:10 ` Warren Young
2011-08-16 8:36 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-16 19:28 ` Warren Young
2011-08-17 15:47 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-17 19:03 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-18 11:26 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-18 21:07 ` setup.exe opening page graphic Warren Young
2011-08-19 15:40 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-19 22:23 ` Warren Young
2011-08-19 22:25 ` Warren Young
2011-08-20 11:17 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-22 18:36 ` Warren Young
2011-08-23 14:15 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-30 8:32 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-30 19:52 ` Warren Young
2011-08-31 9:42 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-31 13:56 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-31 18:49 ` Warren Young
2011-08-31 20:57 ` Charles Wilson
2011-09-01 7:28 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-09-01 7:27 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-09-01 7:33 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-16 7:51 ` 256x256 px icons Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-16 16:17 ` Warren Young
2011-08-10 10:09 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-08 16:57 ` Warren Young
2011-08-08 20:46 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-08 22:38 ` Warren Young
2011-08-09 7:18 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-09 8:02 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-29 20:51 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-30 18:34 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-30 20:24 ` Cygwin Icons (Re: 256x256 px icons) Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-31 8:26 ` 256x256 px icons Andy Koppe
2011-07-29 8:25 ` Warren Young
2011-07-27 22:26 ` Charles Wilson
2011-07-28 5:52 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-14 8:18 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-14 11:16 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-15 14:44 ` Warren Young
2011-08-15 16:03 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-26 13:46 ` SETUP: default to mintty Charles Wilson
2011-07-26 15:01 ` Warren Young
2011-07-25 23:59 ` Christopher Faylor
2011-07-26 8:17 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-26 13:20 ` modernized icon Warren Young
2011-07-26 19:37 ` SETUP: default to mintty Andy Koppe
2011-07-26 19:52 ` Charles Wilson
2011-07-27 7:24 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-27 7:46 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-27 8:07 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-27 9:44 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-27 15:15 ` Andy Koppe
2011-07-27 15:53 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-27 16:38 ` Christopher Faylor
2011-08-03 14:44 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-03 15:45 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-03 20:37 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-03 23:38 ` Warren Young
2011-08-04 5:18 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-04 9:09 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-04 10:26 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-05 20:05 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-05 20:46 ` Warren Young
2011-08-06 8:11 ` Andy Koppe
2011-08-05 21:26 ` Charles Wilson
2011-08-06 8:30 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-04 9:08 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-08-04 9:41 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-26 22:03 ` Warren Young
2011-07-27 7:08 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-07-27 7:30 ` Andy Koppe
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