Bug 248535 - Ethernet icon looks like old woman wearing hat
Summary: Ethernet icon looks like old woman wearing hat
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Oxygen
Classification: Plasma
Component: icons (show other bugs)
Version: 4.0
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Will Stephenson
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Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2010-08-20 18:18 UTC by Adam Porter
Modified: 2023-01-13 05:14 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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See what I mean? :) (1.44 KB, image/png)
2010-08-20 18:18 UTC, Adam Porter
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Description Adam Porter 2010-08-20 18:18:25 UTC
Created attachment 50787 [details]
See what I mean?  :)

Version:           0.9 (using KDE 4.5.0) 
OS:                Linux

If I look at it closely for a while, I can see that this new monochrome icon is supposed to represent an Ethernet jack and an Ethernet cord with a tiny plug facing upwards, 90 degrees away from the proper angle for insertion.

However, when I look at the icon, what I really see is a black-and-white cartoon of an old woman wearing a hat.  You can see her nose, and little eyeballs, or maybe that's her white hair slightly covering her eyes in a cartoony way.  She has hair on the side of her head covering her ears, and you can see her neck extending down from her head.

You might think this sounds preposterous, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that I'm not the only person who sees this, or some kind of face with a hat.

I hate to be overly critical, but every release of KNetworkManager has had a very strange looking Ethernet icon, going back to 0.6 at least.  Each release has tried with a new icon, but each one just looks weird or silly.  This is the strangest one yet.

Quite honestly, a simple "E" would be more helpful and descriptive than these weird-looking icons.  Remember that many people won't even recognize an Ethernet jack or plug.

Three other suggestions I have are:

* an icon of a plug and cord extending from a jack, shown from above at around a 45-degree angle, also rotated horizontally around 45 degrees
* the old-fashioned-but-recognizable icon of two computer screens linked by a wire, with flashing activity indicators optional
* a horizontal line with arrows on each end

Whatever you do, this old-lady-with-a-hat icon has got to go.  :)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Log in to KDE.
2.  Connect to Ethernet.
3.  Look at icon.

Actual Results:  
"What's that icon?  It looks like an old lady...hmm, let's right-click it...oh, it's the network icon...is she the mascot or something?  Oh, look...if I squint at it I can sort of make out an Ethernet plug...weird..."

Expected Results:  
"Now that's got to be the Ethernet icon...yep."

See attachment for example.
Comment 1 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-05 03:13:33 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 2 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-17 04:53:29 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 3 Justin Zobel 2022-12-14 03:09:12 UTC
Thank you for reporting this issue in KDE software. As it has been a while since this issue was reported, can we please ask you to see if you can reproduce the issue with a recent software version?

If you can reproduce the issue, please change the status to "REPORTED" when replying. Thank you!
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2022-12-29 05:23:26 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with
no change in 30 days the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
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If you have already provided the requested information, please
mark the bug as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is
ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2023-01-13 05:14:22 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
wiki located here:
https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!