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Title: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: titi on 4 June 2010, 11:31:34: Hi we need desktop icons for megaglest. Anyone has ideas or want to do them?

We need icons for:
- Megaglest itself
- the editor
- the g3d-viewer
- and maybe the setup tool.

( the icon in my signature was made by my son, should we use this, or can you do better ones? )
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Yggdrasil on 4 June 2010, 11:43:30: Maybe use these for the tools:
https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=5066.0
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 4 June 2010, 16:57:57: I think that looks a bit dark, I think it should be colorful.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Gabbe on 4 June 2010, 17:04:06: not too colourfull, but definately better quality than the ones used now.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: titi on 4 June 2010, 21:46:35: I like them , but they are useless because they look really bad when you resize them to the needed size. the original icon has a size of 48x48.
If you use it in the taskbar where its only shown in 16x16 ( I think) it just look slike a green spot :/ . We need something different.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Gabbe on 4 June 2010, 22:18:52: I got no idea...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: emscape on 5 June 2010, 16:23:45: do you want me to make them?

Ill give it a shot!
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 6 June 2010, 01:46:44: Yeah, I think Modman's icons are good...but also, GAE already uses them, so someone might as well create different ones... ::)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Omega on 6 June 2010, 03:05:09: Why not use them? They work fine for GAE. Of course, that may be the reason not to, but at least the map and g3d ones haven't been used (yet).

They should look fine when resized because they do for GAE. No harm in sharing an icon, but if you don't want to, you can just use the other two and/or edit the glest one.

In the taskbar, size differs, since they generally will be bigger icons with a bigger task bar (ie: windows 7 by default has a bigger taskbar (but also a lame method where it defaultly hides the text, fortunately changable)). But for the most part, the icons don't matter too much in the taskbar as they do on the desktop/startmenu/fence/file browser.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: silnarm on 6 June 2010, 04:59:21: We only used the Glest 'G' icon though, the 'g3d' and 'map' ones I would love to use too, but as titi pointed out, they don't scale so well (even just down to 32x32).
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 6 June 2010, 08:12:44: Oh, well, I thought GAE used all 2 of them.
Well, that's something (maybe) for modman to fix,after he finishes his studies.
(less then one week?)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Gabbe on 6 June 2010, 10:04:11: PM little helper, he is good at this...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Coldfusionstorm on 12 June 2010, 12:31:44: yeah, the modman ones are really amazing, but if they dont scale well then :/, :look: ., mabey somebody elles can cook up something that scales well?.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 12 June 2010, 15:29:53: Ill try to do them, but don't get your hopes up...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Trappin on 13 June 2010, 16:21:34: What are the exact specifications? size must be 16x16? color preferences? Do we need fonts or are symbols acceptable?

Colored folder icons look decent until we can find better replacement types.

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http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/places/oxygen-style
examples include: various licenses

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[img]http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/Icons/places/oxygen-style/folder-orange.png[/img] [img]http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/Icons/places/oxygen-style/folder-violet.png[/img] [img]http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/Icons/places/oxygen-style/folder-green.png[/img] [img]http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/Icons/places/oxygen-style/folder-cyan.png[/img]
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http://opengameart.org/content/skill-magic-spell-icons
License(s): CC0 creative commons zero

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[img]http://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/previews/all_4.jpg[/img]
http://opengameart.org/content/magic-buttons

License(s): CC-BY 3.0

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[img]http://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/previews/Magic%20Buttons.jpg[/img]
http://opengameart.org/content/osare-weapon-icons

License(s): CC0 creative commons zero

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[img]http://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/previews/OSARE_relvad.png[/img]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Master_of_Puppets/Icons

http://opengameart.org/content/helmet-dagger-icons
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: titi on 14 June 2010, 13:35:15: Look at the original glest.ico in your installdir. It has 3 layers of 48x48 32x32 16x16
The icon should be readable/recognizable in these 3 sizes.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Trappin on 14 June 2010, 19:48:08: Something like this? Or do you want abstract images with particle bursts and flares?

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[IMG]http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz136/TrappinGlestMaps/Glest%20Other/MG_icon.jpg[/img]
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Coldfusionstorm on 15 June 2010, 06:58:30: Im Personally in for a Icon for glest, with effects, and stuff. since that will makes glest easly recognizable. :).
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 16 June 2010, 06:03:51: Ok here is some stuff I made:

The Logo
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/megaglest.png?t=1276668192)
Glest_game
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/mg.jpg?t=1276667994)

G3d_viewer
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/g3d.jpg?t=1276667917)

Map_editor
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/map.jpg?t=1276668015)

Glest_editor
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/ge.jpg?t=1276668035)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 16 June 2010, 07:04:46: I think it looks cool (all of them) ...don't know they fit the "requirements" though...
Nice though... :thumbup: :)
Very cool.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: josepzin on 16 June 2010, 07:19:18: >> https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4643.msg53460#msg53460
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 16 June 2010, 15:47:34: Quote from: josepzin on 16 June 2010, 07:19:18
>> https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=4643.msg53460#msg53460
? Why did you post that ?

And tell me ways you think they could improve, everyone.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: josepzin on 16 June 2010, 16:12:12: May be the Glest icons in SVG format can be usefull... yes? no? maybe? :p :-\
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 16 June 2010, 16:14:10: Um, I never heard of SVG format so I wouldn't know...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: josepzin on 16 June 2010, 16:16:11: SVG formar is from InkScape program, a free (open source) vector-line editor.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 16 June 2010, 22:48:39: Quote from: josepzin on 16 June 2010, 16:12:12
May be the Glest icons in SVG format can be usefull... yes? no? maybe? :p :-\
Yes. :thumbup:
It will, if not, later...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 17 June 2010, 01:51:04: Quote from: ElimiNator on 16 June 2010, 06:03:51
Ok here is some stuff I made:

The Logo
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/megaglest.png?t=1276668192)
Glest_game
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/mg.jpg?t=1276667994)

G3d_viewer
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/g3d.jpg?t=1276667917)

Map_editor
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/map.jpg?t=1276668015)

Glest_editor
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/ge.jpg?t=1276668035)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: titi on 17 June 2010, 12:39:21: I will also try to create some now :)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Gabbe on 17 June 2010, 13:18:46: elim, methinks your symbols have too dark colour in contrast to the background.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 17 June 2010, 16:33:31: Yah, good point. Ill lighten them a bit. But what do you think of the logo?
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 17 June 2010, 23:55:18: Quote from: ElimiNator on 17 June 2010, 16:33:31
Yah, good point. Ill lighten them a bit. But what do you think of the logo?
Logo, good, but "Glest" is the same color...maybe different colors? :|
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 18 June 2010, 05:25:16: Ok here is the new stuff.

The Logo
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/MegaGlest-4.png?t=1276838692)
Glest_game
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/mg-1.jpg?t=1276834929)

G3d_viewer
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/g3d-1.jpg?t=1276834813)

Map_editor
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/map-1.jpg?t=1276834891)

Glest_editor
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/ge-1.jpg?t=1276834857)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Gabbe on 18 June 2010, 06:13:48: now they are good and i can read them! :thumbup:
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: titi on 19 June 2010, 01:26:11: here are mine:

this:
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_game1.png) for game
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_map1.png) for mapeditor

or this:
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_game2.png) for game
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_map2.png) for map editor

Or for the game simply the icon my son made :). I like it
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:28:16: If you want thoughs icons then use this logo:
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/Elimiator/logo.png?t=1276910877)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: titi on 19 June 2010, 01:29:45: I used parts of it
( but now I really have to sleep )
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 19 June 2010, 01:31:28: Quote from: titi on 19 June 2010, 01:26:11
here are mine:

this:
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_game1.png) for game
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_map1.png) for mapeditor

or this:
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_game2.png) for game
(http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_map2.png) for map editor

Or for the game simply the icon my son made :). I like it
hmm, for the game, it is fine like how it is...if not, and if we are using yours, I like second one better...for both ::)
Quote from: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:28:16
If you want thoughs icons then use this logo:
Looks cool. :thumbup:
Quote from: titi on 19 June 2010, 01:29:45
( but now I really have to sleep )
Yep. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:32:44: I don't relay like the 2end wrench...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 19 June 2010, 01:33:26: Quote from: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:32:44
I don't relay like the 2end wrench...
why not? as a pic, it is not so good, but as an icon, I think it would stand out... ::)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:41:54: It kina looks chezy...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 19 June 2010, 01:44:42: Quote from: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:41:54
It kina looks chezy...
Maybe, but you know what? The same thing could be said to all of the icons and logos for MG...and Glest... ::)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:49:09: (http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_map2.png)
Its just a yellow to orange gradient, no edges or anything...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 19 June 2010, 01:50:48: As an icon, which is pretty small, that is not really a problem...
we'll see...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 19 June 2010, 01:55:32: I still like this: (http://www.titusgames.de/tmp/icon/mg_map1.png) one better.
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 19 June 2010, 01:59:33: I am fine with either, but I was "just saying"...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Gabbe on 19 June 2010, 09:51:22: i actually prefer the second one, it looks more interesting...
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 19 June 2010, 18:19:02: Quote from: HyperCube and Gabbe!! on 19 June 2010, 09:51:22
i actually prefer the second one, it looks more interesting...
Well that was my point, that it would stand out, and since it is an icon it does not really matter if it looks...cheesy?
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ElimiNator on 24 June 2010, 04:13:18: So Titi do you want it to be bright and colorful like glest?
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: ultifd on 6 July 2010, 02:54:20: Just to say, the icons are great now!
Thanks! Eliminator and Titi. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: Trappin on 6 July 2010, 17:57:35: (http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz136/TrappinGlestMaps/Glest%20Other/mg_map1a.png)
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: emscape on 16 July 2010, 11:50:52: I'm trying to do one, but it didn't work out very well. I mean it is a nice icon, but is not fitting :(
Title: Re: Desktop icons for Megaglest needed!
Post by: PaddyMac on 15 February 2012, 00:52:15: I know this is an old topic, but I see that icons were developed for the map editor, model viewer, and the configurator, but why are there no .desktop files included in the MegaGlest archive? Can these be added?