Re: [DIGImend-devel] Wiki editing

[Nikolai K. <sp...@gm...>]

On 06/11/2012 11:10 AM, Viktoria S. wrote:
> I have created the final 2 pages about configuring applications:
> https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/digimend/index.php?title=Tablet_setup_in_Blender
> https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/digimend/index.php?title=Tablet_setup_in_Wine
>
> The are ready for review :)

Thanks :)! I'll do a proper review of these and the rest after the vacation.

> I think now the most popular artistic applications are covered. If someone
> want to use some other applications and writes about it in the users
> mailing list then I look after it and write a page about it.

I agree.

> There is one thing I have been thinking about. The Tip, Note and Warning
> text blocks could be made a bit fancier. I have created some icons for
> this (with my very amateur artistic skills) and a proposal for those text
> blocks. See the attached image. What do you think about those? (I am not
> sure if that can be created in the wiki, but if yes I think it might be
> worth go for it.)

I have several comments about these:

The purpose of such icons is to signify the type of the text block and
nothing else. The icons shouldn't be too distracting and shouldn't take too
much space. Based on this here are my suggestions:

1. Reduce them by about 25%.

2. Reduce the number of colors (shades). Either provide outlines with flat
    filling or maybe use cel shading.

3. Use roughly the same framing across all the icons. I.e. the pen should be
    seen from roughly the same distance in all icons. For example, the "note"
    icon could instead show a close up of the pen tip writing a pair of
    letters.

4. Improve meaning of the "warning" icon - now the picture doesn't really
    spell "warning!" to me. How about showing a pen tip as it is being
    strained, bent or broken from too much pressure? Cartoney "strain" or
    "pain" lines (don't know how they're called by artists, really) along the
    pen would help reinforce the message.

Also, take a look at how the pen tips look on more expensive tablets - maybe
it's better to take them as a model.

Thanks :)!

Sincerely,
Nick