Re: [odf-adoption] OpenDocument logo?

[Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera@zmsl.com>]

Carol Geyer wrote:
> Is it okay to use the same icon for all ODF file types (text, drawing,
> presentation, spreadsheet, chart, image) or do we need to make
> variations? (I'm hoping one would suffice, as variations get tricky,
> especially for something as small as an icon.)

First, let's make sure we're using the same language, because people 
often mean different things by "logo" and "icon". I'm attaching two 
images, "od-logo.png" is what I mean by logo and "od-icon.png" is an 
example of an icon for the spreadsheet file type. An icon is the picture 
on the desktop that you click on.

I think we should have just one logo, and I think we shouldn't dictate 
icons.

People are going to make their own icons. We can't prevent this, nor 
should we. An icon-set that looks good in Windows will look ugly in a 
Mac. Some users like to change their icon-set. Icons may change on the 
next version of Windows (same for Linux and Mac).

We can still ask someone to make an icon set using the logo. I think 
that would be a nice service. The people working on Linux would be happy 
to use those icons. They'd probably make a few changes and then package 
them with their distributions. That would be a way to get a little 
recognition.

> I agree about promoting use to existing ODF-compliant providers. Is it
> clear when they should use the ODF file type icon versus their own
> application icons?

Personally, I'm not clear. I think that ideally they'd use the 
OpenDocument icon as much as possible. Maybe we can talk to the 
OpenOffice team and see if they'll change the default icons. For now 
most people's first contact with OpenDocument will be through 
OpenOffice. So it would help if they used icons with the OD logo on it.

> (Please forgive the naiveté of my questions, but this
> is new ground for me.) Should we supply the icon as part of the ODF
> standard document, so new implementers will know to use it?

I think that providing sample icons would be a valuable service.

> At http://theingots.org/www-next/content.php?page=resources, you've
> linked the file type for "OpenDocument" to http://www.openoffice.org/.
> Is this intentional?

Well, OpenOffice is currently the only option that I know will work for 
everybody (the goal of those links is to let the user download a program 
to read the resources we're giving them).

Best,
Daniel.
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