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Files app icon vs. folder icons: different aspect ratio #96

Open matthewpaulthomas opened 5 years ago

matthewpaulthomas commented 5 years ago

yaru-theme-* 18.10.4, Ubuntu Cosmic

The “Files” app icon contains a folder, where the solid part (not including shadows) is 32px ✕ 28px, giving an aspect ratio of about 1.14.

In Files windows, however, at the default zoom level, a folder icon has a solid part of (84px ✕ 78px, giving an aspect ratio of about 1.08.

icons for folders

This is noticeably different. The app icon looks more closer to a real folder that would hold A4 or US Letter paper. Matching that aspect ratio, at a width of 84px, would mean the folders should be 74px high.

[Adapted from yaru#864.]

snwh commented 5 years ago

@matthewpaulthomas this seems a wee bit nit-picky 😉

I care less about exact accuracy to real-world counterparts of icon metaphors than I do what "looks better" (which is pretty subjective, I know) but the larger "aspect ratio" of the folder icons fills the icon canvas to appear more balanced (it also gives me more space to draw the emblems on the folders).

matthewpaulthomas commented 5 years ago

I agree that it isn’t necessary for icons to match the aspect ratio of real-world counterparts. I mentioned it only because one of them already does, demonstrating that it’s practical.

Another way of reconciling them would be to make the Files app icon a pair of diagonally overlapping folders, rather than a single folder.