Closed Bug 261354 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

RSS button looks like it says "ASS"

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(Firefox :: General, defect)

1.0 Branch
x86
Windows XP
defect
Not set
trivial

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RESOLVED FIXED

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(Reporter: jruderman, Assigned: bugzilla)

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"Peter" on http://dhruba.codewordt.co.uk/blog/2004/09/11/80/ thinks the RSS
button looks like it says "ASS".
Fixed, or rather made irrelevant.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Just curious how this was fixed or made irrelevant. I'm seeing it that way now also.
Although the Burning Edge ( http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/ ) site mentions
that this is reflected in the branch build, I don't see it yet with the Windows
and the MacOS X version.

And... is the new icon represent the RSS well? It looks like an icon for some
wireless thing.
Blocks: 262161
No longer blocks: 262161
This image contains the current (FF 1.0PR Windows) RSS logo next to a redone
version.
I agree with Jong.

I don't think that the new version does good in saying "RSS Feed Found". It
actually really says "wireless".

The main problem with the old version was the letter 'R' which had no good
readability in such a small logo. My guess is that Helvetica was used. The right
"leg" of the "R" stems too far on the right making it look like an "A" with a
rounded top. 

I cleaned up the background a bit and changed to the font to one with a better
"R" - where the right "leg" stems more from below the "belly" hence giving a
more clearly diagonal appearance. I choose to make the letters not so "fatty"
which adds to the readability, too.

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