IdeaJam(tm) : Usability issue with desktop icons

Symphony: Usability issue with desktop icons

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:39:31 +0000

Author: Charles Robinson
Tags: usability
Idea: The labels on the desktop icons on Windows XP get cut off, making it hard to tell the Symphony applications apart. This is compounded by icons that are of such muted colors they are hard to tell apart visually. When paired with the Notes 8 icons it's a wash of orange.

re: Usability issue with desktop icons

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:09:34 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
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re: Usability issue with desktop icons

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:17:47 +0000

Author: Rob McDonagh
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re: Usability issue with desktop icons

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:46:30 +0000

Author: Charles Robinson
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re: Usability issue with desktop icons

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:51:05 +0000

Author: Eric Larson
Comment: I also like the "wash of orange" at least for Notes, Designer and Admin. However, I do feel we need different colors for each Symphony document type as they are difficult to differentiate when you have many different documents in a folder (details view).

re: Usability issue with desktop icons

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:47:59 +0000

Author: Craig Wiseman
Comment: This is actually an excellent point. The new icons are cooler (when supersized), and I do like them, but the one thing that the R6 icons had was a noticable bit of unique color to each one.
I used to set my bookmark bar to 'small icons', and it made a world of difference.
Now I have my Open list set to "Doc the Open List" and have the same issue.
Now I just have to hover over 'em until they reveal which is which....

re: Usability issue with desktop icons

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:28:12 +0000

Author: John Head
Comment: I prefer it as it is ... I never use the icons on the desk top and am ok with the links in the client