About the MX Linux logo

[dolphin_oracle]

better with panel at 36 pixels.

[Freja]

better with panel at 36 pixels.

Yes, 36Pixel looks more better.
(It's 36Pixel)



Full size
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154078448 ... datetaken/

[user-green]

j2mcgreg wrote:
All of these designs are really great as full size images, but we should also consider what they will look like when they are scaled down to the size of the MX launch icon (lower left-hand corner of the XFCE screen).

This is just what I felt. The left side of the circle is too thin to confirm enough. It should be much thicker, so right side of the circle might be automatically much to be much thicker.

This is just only my personal impression so far. Maybe it is a trivial matter.

Best regards,
Green

[richb]

Looks OK at the panel sizes as is. Also my concern about the angled end of the left X goes away at that size as it is not evident.

[Huckleberry Finn]

One more tiny thing: Due to the space at the bottom, it'll look a bit above, according to other icons on horizontal panels.

[asqwerth]

Just a heads up to @dolphin_oracle and all on this thread, I took it offline earlier today and asked Freja to come up with versions that had less borders around the logo and also specifically coloured in white with black background (for now). That was because I tested it on the panel and the thin lines in the original balanced v2 looked rather faint when the panel (and thus Start button) was smaller.

@Freja , does your latest version have any borders at all or does it only consist of the logo without a surrounding background? Looks good but perhaps it will be better for @dolphin_oracle to let us know how much border (if at all) is required for practical reasons.

ksnip_20230126-220745.png

Note however this is MX19 with panel size 60 on my laptop because everything is so tiny on this screen if I don't size everything up.


I don't think I'll have much time to work on this until after Monday though, so you will find me silent the next few days.

Added: maybe dolphin can check with Freja for thin/no -border versions.

[Freja]

Master resolution.png for reduction(To reduce, Gimp is Recommended)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154078448 ... datetaken/


36px Test Result (Using above file and Gimp)


60px icon data
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154078448 ... datetaken/

36px icon data
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154078448 ... datetaken/

It seems that 36px looks bigger than 35px in XFCE specifications.

The noisy line on the left is caused by an
improper resizing method and improper data to be shrunk.

As you can see, using Gimp for the reduce
with the latest data above gave beautiful results.

PS. The data going to be square picture.

[Melber]

It would also be good if @Freja could make the image square rather than rectangular.
Maybe 256x256, 128x128 and 64x64 pixel versions? Not sure what sizes the various MX panels, apps and websites use.

[Freja]

Like the 60pixel asqwerth, I also use the 66pixel panel size every day.
Probably, there are many users who are using the panel size larger than the default.

If so, you should consider setting the panel size to about 60 pixels as the default.
(default size is too small to me
I thought there might be some reason, so I couldn't say it.)

Anyway, this logo is just fun (fun is important.)
I want to deliver this hobby.

60px Panel


https://www.flickr.com/photos/154078448 ... datetaken/

[Huckleberry Finn]

...Probably, there are many users who are using the panel size larger than the default...

Absolutely.

... default size is too small to me...

To me, too :)

... I thought there might be some reason ...

Definitely.

... you should consider setting the panel size to about 60 pixels as the default...

That would be ok for the clock be readable etc. But: Many users also use MX Tweak and change to horizontal as the very first thing (or we tell them how to if they're new to MX or Linux).. In that case 60 would be a weird look suddenly (and, you know, devs need to find the optimum point as there are many monitor types, laptop and desktop/external etc..).. then all these users should re-adjust the panel (decrease 60 ...)..

Imho 40 (max. 48) looks good in both cases: A happy medium :)