Entypo Vs FontAwesome
Srihari Sriraman
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I tried to use Entypo (which is used in the SPV) on the regular site. https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4456
I had to build a character-selectors map manually, from the documentation: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4456/files#L1R52
It seems to have variable dimensions for its icons. The bookmark icons, for instance is really thin. And I had to inline-block them, add width, center them to get a uniform size for the sidebar.
Then it turns out some of the icons have different baselines :/ The mail and megaphone icons for example, don't sit well together because of this: https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/1003238/1041772/5f189696-0fda-11e3-995a-1f0fae3f2dd1.png
I don't think this is worth the effort.
I suggest we switch to FontAwesome: http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/
I have worked with this before and I've found it a pleasant experience.
What do you guys think?
Jonne Haß
Sun 1 Sep 2013 2:10PM
Changing vote to not let this end in a tie. Proposal author changed his mind, so I second him.
Srihari Sriraman Wed 28 Aug 2013 1:51PM
I think font awesome is more of a replacement for glyphicons than Entypo. I couldn't find the wrench icon, the coffee-cup icon, notifications icon, the plus icon, etc. Also, some of the entries in the character map on the site aren't correct.
Jonne Haß Wed 28 Aug 2013 2:24PM
So what are your suggested replacements for Reshare and Comment in font awesome?
Srihari Sriraman Wed 28 Aug 2013 2:40PM
icon-comment and icon-retweet?
Jonne Haß Wed 28 Aug 2013 3:02PM
Hm, I really like the current comment icon, I kind of have the feeling that one is a bit too "round" for Diaspora.
Jonne Haß Wed 28 Aug 2013 3:15PM
Also the question mark icon is quite different. The wrench even goes into the opposite direction.
I actually like the icon-check-sign as replacement for the one used in the aspect edit pane, though I'm not sure what the corresponding cross icon should be.
The mention icon in the new profile sidebar would have to be replaced by the regular @ of the current font?
What do you suggest for the location marker, the ignore user, the participants icon in the converstions view, the not sharing icon in the new profile sidebar and the notifications icon?
goob Wed 28 Aug 2013 3:58PM
Would it be worth doing a shout out for designers to create a bespoke icon font for diaspora*, containing all the icons we need?
Srihari Sriraman Wed 28 Aug 2013 4:06PM
Jonne Haß Wed 28 Aug 2013 4:16PM
Creating a custom font from multiple existing ones is an option too, but I think we'd need a tool to correct the baselines then.
Roger Braun · Wed 28 Aug 2013 1:36PM
The main reason to use Entypo was that it has icons similar to glyphicons. I think we absolutely need to switch to a icon font for everything. If Entypo needs a lot of hacking to look good, I would not be against a switch to FontAwesome. Do the icons there actually have the same baseline?