Rationale of Category Icons

[JohnFredC]

What is the purpose of the little document icons that are adjacent to the check boxes in the category tree?



Since they are all the same icon, they do not communicate anything useful to the eye.

Now, if each "parent" category looked like a folder/container, then perhaps there would be some utility to having the icons.

But until these icons actually indicate something important about the categories, it would be better to remove them.

Currently they are just confusing visual "noise" and occupy otherwise useful screen space.

[xnview]

Currently they are just confusing visual "noise" and occupy otherwise useful screen space.

Yes no need, but i can't without, windows control

[JohnFredC]

I understand.

Perhaps an empty, 100% transparent icon could be used instead of the document icon?

That would satisfy the requirement that all nodes display icons, but also "hide" the category icons from view.

[Clo]

Hello John !

• If I got you correctly, you'ld wish not any icon ? Here, with a customized set I get that :



- You could make a rectangle having the same colour than the window BG, hence the icons become invisible…

KR
Claude
Clo

[xnview]

Here is if i use a transparent bitmap, not good

[helmut]

Here is if i use a transparent bitmap, not good

Indeed, looks pretty bad.

[JohnFredC]

Indeed, looks pretty bad.

The example makes a strong visual distinction[/i] between true categories and the ratings and labels groups, but without adding the complexity of an additional tab. Good human-factors contribution to the tree.

The more I look at it, the better I like it... though its easy to understand why others don't!

Nevertheless: please Pierre, don't waste too much time on this, unless you can make the tree support an assignable icon for each node.