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I upgraded today and it took me a few seconds to figure out where to click to open my editor. I have vscode right below sublime and the icon colors became almos
by dre85 9y ago
I upgraded today and it took me a few seconds to figure out where to click to open my editor. I have vscode right below sublime and the icon colors became almost identical. It was a mini wtf moment.
One thing I've learned as a developer is that for most users, colors probably matter more than anything else. You can build software that flies to the moon, but if it looks like a terminal shell aka "scary black window" as my wife calls it, it probably won't be a mainstream fav.
- ordinaryperson 9y agoDitto. I use Sublime for quick-and-dirty tasks/editing large files, but VS Code when I'm on a project. With the icons nearly identical I kept accidentally opening the wrong program. It's such a small, stupid thing but kept impeding my workflow.
- nihonde 9y agoThe canary version has a green icon, if you feel like it’s worth living dangerously.
- colejohnson66 9y agoDownload the canary, extract the icon, then change the shortcut icon
- yoodenvranx 9y ago> colors probably matter more than anything else That's why I hate the current trend of a) removing icons and b) make the remaining icons monochromatic! Every time I have to open the Android settings app on my phone I am wondering how that decision passed any usability test. Or press the Hamburger menu in mobile Chrome on Android... Every single time I want to search something on a webpage I have to read half the entries. Just give me a blob of unique color to identify the most important functions at a glance without reading!
- munificent 9y ago> aka "scary black window" as my wife calls it Years ago, I had a job with a family-owned company that made educational videos. I was hired to do some rudimentary mucking around with a database. Something to do with FileMaker. I honestly don't remember what. One day, the head accountant, who was also the owner's wife walked into the room to ask me a question. Busted. I was totally slacking, playing Angband full screen on my Mac. It looked something roughly like this: http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/6663/angband_2D1_thumb.jpg http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/6663/angband_2D1_t... She said, "Oh, I can see you're busy working on something complicated." The poor lady didn't even realize it was a game. Thanks, retro ASCII art graphics!
- forkLding 9y agoI agree, my mind retained the blue colored icon as vscode so couldnt find it even though it was in front of me.