Bug 240097

Summary:	misuse of the cancel-icon
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Alex <allo>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	minor	CC:	echidnaman
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Unlisted Binaries
OS:	Linux
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Description Alex 2010-05-30 16:49:28 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.4.3) 
OS:                Linux

KDE misuses the Cancel Icon (white x in red circle on the default theme) for close-buttons at several locations.
This gives the user the impression, closing will revert his changes, at places where closing does not (and should not!) revert the changes.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
use KDE

Actual Results:  
a cancel icon is used for close-buttons

Expected Results:  
a close icon should be used for close buttons consitently in every application

there should be some design-guidelines, and the developers of popular kde applications should be informed of the guidelines

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2010-05-30 22:14:38 UTC

I fear you have to report the bug for each application where you see the wrong icon.

Comment 2 Jonathan Thomas 2010-07-23 21:41:31 UTC

The white x in the red circle is indeed the correct close icon. The cancel icon is a red circle with one red line through it.

Comment 3 Alex 2010-07-23 23:56:03 UTC

Okay.

Then i think the default icon-set is misleading. My association with this icon is cancel.

i think this may be, because windows uses this icon for error-messages.
try images.google.com for "error message", they mostly use this icon for error and a yellow triangle with a ! for warning.