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A new about dialog?

Posted: 14 Nov 2005 21:45
by mustafa
I just wondered. The about box for Firefox:

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The about box for VLC Media Player at the moment:

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Wouldn't it look better if it was something like:

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At least as a start. Where click on the link starts the default browser and click anywhere else on the about dialog box closes it.

Posted: 15 Nov 2005 00:57
by dionoea
good idea :) We could even come up with a graphic featuring more than the cone logo. Any one have an idea ?

Posted: 15 Nov 2005 12:11
by mustafa
Many other projects has great succes in starting different contest to find a logo, a new about dialog etc. A similar one could maybe be started if there is need for it.

Dionoea, do you have something particulary in mind when you say featuring more than the logo?

Posted: 16 Nov 2005 18:37
by dionoea
well a bigger image with the cone logo and other stuff (stuff about video, audio, music, streaming ....)

Posted: 21 Nov 2005 15:37
by zorglub
Basically, I think our current text is quite stupid.

You generally don't care about the details of what the program you are using is. You generally know that.

The copyright, version and link to website stuff is quite useful, but not the long description

Posted: 21 Nov 2005 21:15
by mustafa
I agree with Zorglub on the current text.

Dionoea: I think the graphic should be less and simple (read: only the cone ;-)). I do not have much talent in artwork, so have no idea what else could be put there.

Posted: 19 Mar 2006 00:16
by Montton
Yes :)

Posted: 20 Mar 2006 08:04
by tonsofpcs
The copyright, version and link to website stuff is quite useful, but not the long description
Yes, but it should still say breifly what it is. The dialog is about the program, not about it's copyright, the copyright is just one of the things that describe it.