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Evolution of Network proxy icon

For this tango friday, I took a quest on finding better metaphor for network proxy applet in gnome control center. This is the story how the metaphor evolved and where it ended

If you look over the Internet, the “internet proxy” or “network proxy” in images and schemes usually use a wall or a general computer/server metaphor. It is good when the proxy has also a firewall inside or when it is in the scheme and has a description.

Not a good metaphor The next was a series of “Just another globe”(TM) styled icons, one inspired by Apple’s icon or network configuration and the last one inspired by the icon used in Tango icon theme for the same purpose.

Then some brain damage happened to me and this icon appeared After Jimmac’s suggestion, the wire on the right side was added.

Based on these, the final icon was created Added some colours, line enhancements etc… et voila! Icon created, packed (renamed as gnome-network-preferences as Dobey suggested and sent to bugzilla)

Update 17. 02. 2007: I’ve just beaten another c-c bug, the icon for sound applet

Sound preferences icon

Now the icon waits for GO/NO-GO result

Today, my new Wacom Graphire 4 Classic XL arrived at 10 a.m. This silver coloured, A5 sized drawing tablet took a while to get it working under Ubuntu Dapper Drake but with a few tutorials and help from Luciash, everything works without much problems.

First thing I’ve ever drawn with graphics tablet (Created in Inkscape)

A few days after official announcement but rather later than never! The new release of Inkscape with number 0.45 is out and it has really nice new features. There are already packages for all major systems created so grab yours and test it Good job is done by developers and packagers!

I would like to thank to all translators for their work on this release, you did a hell good job! (and I screwed only a few of translations you sent (my deepest apologies Alexandre) Keep up good work for the 0.45.1 and next releases too!

p.s. Yes, I am sick these days, high temperatures and back pain knocked me to the bed and I start to feel like an instantaneous tea cooler.

The third pre release of Inkscape is out and if everything goes well then it is the last one and the final version 0.45 will be out this weekend.

If there is anyone who has the translation left on his harddrive and had not committed it as a patch yet, please do so!

Anyway, as a co-coordinator of translations for this release, I would like to thank all translators for their work on this release and for making 27 significantly translated languages available.