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Better looking icon for XnView?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:22 pm
by TsunamiZ
Can we have a better looking icon for the free XnView? The current one looks old school. Thanks.

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:31 pm
by ckit
Look if you can make a better one by all means post it here and we'll consider it, otherwise the old one stays as is.

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:31 pm
by TsunamiZ
Well, the Deluxe version has a better icon. Why not just that one?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:39 pm
by ckit
Thats easy, XnView Deluxe will always look better, it needs to have an edge over the freeware version.
Remember, it's shareware and the author needs money somehow.

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:21 am
by ckv
TsunamiZ wrote:Well, the Deluxe version has a better icon.
And that is only your opinion :wink:

Re: Better looking icon for XnView?

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:11 pm
by helmut
TsunamiZ wrote:Can we have a better looking icon for the free XnView? The current one looks old school. Thanks.
Are you talking of the toolbar of XnView 1.80 or the old toolbar of XnView 1.74?
There's various toolbar skins available, e.g, Mezich, see FAQ How to change XnView's look.

Re: Better looking icon for XnView?

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:52 pm
by TsunamiZ
helmut wrote:
TsunamiZ wrote:Can we have a better looking icon for the free XnView? The current one looks old school. Thanks.
Are you talking of the toolbar of XnView 1.80 or the old toolbar of XnView 1.74?
There's various toolbar skins available, e.g, Mezich, see FAQ How to change XnView's look.
I'm talking about the main program icon.

Re: Better looking icon for XnView?

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:59 pm
by helmut
TsunamiZ wrote:
helmut wrote:
TsunamiZ wrote:Can we have a better looking icon for the free XnView? The current one looks old school. Thanks.
Are you talking of the toolbar of XnView 1.80 or the old toolbar of XnView 1.74?
There's various toolbar skins available, e.g, Mezich, see FAQ How to change XnView's look.
I'm talking about the main program icon.
Ehem, right. The program icon of XnView DeLuxe has been designed by professional designers and can be used in XnView DeLuxe context, only.

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:01 pm
by Dreamer
I agree, but it's a known "problem" and XnView can't use XnView Deluxe icon (I guess).

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:24 pm
by xnview
Dreamer wrote:I agree, but it's a known "problem" and XnView can't use XnView Deluxe icon (I guess).
Right, but perhaps i can ask a designer...

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:22 pm
by Drahken
While I agree that xnview could use a better icon, I don't care for xnview deluxe's icon. The rainbow "eyelashes" on it just detract from it, making it look more childish than professional.


Edit: I just tried my hand at making some new icons:
Image Image Image
...and some full-sized logos:
http://allspark.net/cypherswipe/xnview-logo-1-black.png
http://allspark.net/cypherswipe/xnview-logo-1-white.png
http://allspark.net/cypherswipe/xnview-logo-2-black.png
http://allspark.net/cypherswipe/xnview-logo-2-white.png
http://allspark.net/cypherswipe/xnview-logo-3-black.png
http://allspark.net/cypherswipe/xnview-logo-3-white.png

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:44 pm
by Tommy
i have a different opinion: keep the current icon.

i like it and i'm against it's restyling.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:29 pm
by xnview
Tommy wrote:i have a different opinion: keep the current icon.

i like it and i'm against it's restyling.
Perhaps i can use 2 icons, and you choose one?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:31 pm
by helmut
xnview wrote:
Tommy wrote:i have a different opinion: keep the current icon.

i like it and i'm against it's restyling.
Perhaps i can use 2 icons, and you choose one?
Providing several icons in the executable is a good idea. But you will need a good designer to create a new icon.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:31 pm
by Drahken
Some programs include the icon as part of the skins, I don't know if that could be done with xnview or not.