A Simple Request: VLC.js

Re:A Simple Request: VLC.js by Jaruzel on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @04:12AM (#12898755)

Something that has always bugged me about VLC... The Traffic Cone icon. Whereas it's was a brilliant piece of imagery to separate VLC from other 3rd party players, nowadays that market place is way less competitive, so maybe now is the time to switch up the icon to something more formal?

I've started seeing VLC included on work-orientated desktop builds and the Cone icon sticks out like a sore thumb, and most lay-users have no idea what VLC is so assume it's a system utility (based on the icon).

Maybe a combo of a Video Player icon, with a smaller traffic cone on the side... ?

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Re:A Simple Request: VLC.js by jbk on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @04:37AM (#12898869)

Submit a new icon.

But so far, it's very distinctive, so it will stay like that, until a better icon is submitted.

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Re:A Simple Request: VLC.js by Jaruzel on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @06:01AM (#12899235)

Brilliant assumption that I have the skills. Ok, I'll have a go...

http://imgur.com/tvXmCvr

What do you think ? :)

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Re:A Simple Request: VLC.js by pvinis on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @06:44AM (#12899446)

woa. i know its a joke drawing, but the cone you made looks like a wizards hat! maybe the next icon should be an awesome orange striped wizard hat. for the end users, vlc plays all videos, magically ;)

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Re:A Simple Request: VLC.js by jbk on Saturday November 12, 2016 @01:30PM (#12939337)

I'll pass on that one then ;)

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Re:A Simple Request: VLC.js by yvoschaap on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @06:41AM (#12899430)

I'd created this one a while back: http://images.videolan.org/images/goodies/cone-icon-transpar...

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