414364 - Privacy icon looks like it's wearing a helmet

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Theme, defect)

Description

[u88484]

The new privacy icon in Options looks like it is wearing a helmet.

Comment 1

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

Cap of invisibility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_of_invisibility
"[...] In Greek mythology, the Cap of Invisibility (aidos kyneê in Greek) is a mysterious helmet or cap that possesses the ability to turn the wearer invisible.[1] Also known as the Cap of Hades or Helm of Hades [...]"

Comment 2

[u88484]

Interesting but our privacy setting make us no where near invisible (anonymous) on the internet :/  

But it way, the icon makes sense now but I foresee a lot of other people not understanding this icon.

Comment 3

[Simon Bünzli]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Cap of invisibility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_of_invisibility

;-) I was rather reminded of work-site protection (of your brain -> your data?), when it's really just supposed to be a hotel accessory... FWIW: The Linux and OS X versions are far clearer (both better than Firefox 2.0's icon).

Comment 4

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Yeah, we are not quite there yet on windows with this icon being recognizable.  Going to keep working on it.  Do people in general think the linux one is ok?

http://bp1.blogger.com/_UKaUkB4Y3mE/R51piqFoInI/AAAAAAAAACw/Jp6sqGy5Eog/s1600-h/prettyui.png

Comment 5

[Grey Nicholson (they/them)]

(In reply to comment #4)
> Do people in general think the linux one is ok?

At the risk of painting a bike shed, I think the door-handle is unnecessary and the “do not enter” disc would be clearer if it were red. It *is* “OK”, though.

Comment 6

[u88484]

(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > Do people in general think the linux one is ok?
> I think the door-handle is unnecessary and the “do not enter” disc would be  > clearer if it were red. It *is* “OK”, though.

Agreed.

Comment 7

[AndrewM]

I think a melding of the Linux and OS X privacy icons would look best, i.e. keep the simple door-handle of the Linux version (the OS X icon seems a bit confusing at first because if you haven't seen the icons for the other platform, a hotel door-hanger doesn't immediately come to mind) but make the no-entry symbol red, like the OS X version. (By the way, I'm a Vista user.)

In fact, I have to say that I think the Linux Main, Tabs and Security prefpane icons look better than the Vista ones, too.

Comment 8

[AndrewM]

Attachment: comparison of privacy icons and my proposal

This shows the privacy icons on each platform as they will be for Beta 4 (including the new Windows icons that Alex linked to from bug 414389).

I have to say I still think the door handle is over-complicated on the Windows icons (although I'm glad to see the no-entry symbol, and in red), so it also shows what I think the Windows privacy icons should look like, which as I said before, is the Linux icon but with the no-entry symbol in red, rather than grey. (I couldn't get the no-entry symbol quite the right shape and size, though.)

Comment 9

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

We are going to get a whole new privacy icon for 3.1, since we are introducing a lot of privacy related features.

Comment 10

[u88484]

This will be fixed by 462041

Comment 11

[Marco Bonardo [:mak] (Away Apr 25 - May 5)]

indeed, looks fixed now, helmet has been replaced by a mask :)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1b4pre) Gecko/20090416 Shiretoko/3.5b4pre

Comment 12

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

V with  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20090416 Minefield/3.6a1pre (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) ID:20090416042608

Comment 13

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

This bug's priority relative to the set of other polish bugs is:
P3 - Polish issue that is in a secondary interface, occasionally encountered, or is not easily identifiable.

Secondary UI, and I still contend that it looked more like a door knob than a helmet, but it's probably one of those "once you see it you can't un-see it" things.