Comment 31 for bug 405426
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| Vish (vish) wrote Re: [Bug 405426] Re: Remove application icons from title bars | #31 |
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On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 14:28 +0000, Dylan McCall wrote:
> This discussion should really be moved to a mailing list, but I'll bite:
> The benefit to removing the icons is simple. With an icon, it is not
> obvious to users that they can click there for additional
> functionality. This functionality is actually really useful, including
> keeping a window on top. Lots of cool stuff. So, by replacing that
> icon with a proper, neutral button-like thing, it is more apparent
> what it does.
>
This is not a valid argument. There are other ways to make the actions
obvious.
- the app icon can exist beside the circle
-or-
- the app icon can be made to change on hover.
Either way , my comment , is just to say that the argument is not a
reasonable one to make the change ;)
The present change was a design decision by the design team ;)