Bug 240097 - misuse of the cancel-icon
Summary: misuse of the cancel-icon
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kde
Classification: I don't know
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Unlisted Binaries Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list
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Reported: 2010-05-30 16:49 UTC by Alex
Modified: 2010-07-23 23:56 UTC (History)
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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.