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Subject: Re: android.R.drawable.ic_menu_home - can not use
From: Lance Nanek <lna...@gmail.com>
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The UI guidelines really need to be updated:
http://developer.android.com/intl/zh-CN/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/index=
.html

The "Standard menu icons" section in the Icon Design document makes no
mention of the fact that using the icons the way it shows is not
recommended.

That document also says early on:
"This document shows you how to create icons for various parts of your
application=92s user interface that fit the style set by the Android UI
team."

But then goes on to detail the creation of 3D launcher icons which
have been abandoned in Android 2.0.

On Nov 20, 8:47=A0pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wro=
te:
>
> > Now, in many ways, I agree with you. It would be nice if device
> > manufacturers wouldn't frak around with the icons. They can fuss with
> > the home screen to their hearts' content, for all I care, but it would
> > be nice to have consistent icons. Alas, 'tis not meant to be. I crossed
> > that mental Rubicon several months back, which might be the thread that
> > Ms. Hackborn alluded to.
>
> Even in that ideal world, you may have noticed that the Android UI has
> continued to evolve and change in style, the most recent example being th=
e
> change in app icon style in 2.0. =A0It is just not reasonable to expect a
> particular UI style to be designed and set in stone and never change -- e=
ven
> on platforms where one vendor is in control like Mac OS or Windows this i=
s
> nowhere close to happening.
>
> And honestly, who wants this to be the case? =A0Do you think the iPhone U=
I is
> going to keep the exact same look forever? =A0At some point I fully expec=
t it
> to change, just like Mac OS has, to keep it looking modern and hip and
> everything else you need in a product. =A0So sure, we have a lot more
> diversity in UI style in Android, but the other end of possibility is not
> "completely consistent forever."
>
> --
> Dianne Hackborn
> Android framework engineer
> hack...@android.com
>
> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. =A0All such
> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see a=
nd
> answer them.