Unified ODF Icons - Specification

Unified ODF Icons

Specification Status
Author	Lutz Hoeger
Last Change	Sep 25, 2009
Status (Help)	Preliminary

Abstract

A new set of document icons (a.k.a. mime type icons), which gives ODF documents a clean and unique visual identity, and removes any product or vendor specific brand.

References

Reference Document	Check	Location (URL)
Prerequisites	[passed/failed]	n/a
Product Requirement, RFE, Issue ID (required)	[available]	http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=104806
Accessibility Check (required)		See accessibility section for check list
Test case specification (required)	[available/not available]	<PLEASE ENTER LOCATION HERE>
GullFOSS announcement, incl. motivation for this change		http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/unified_odf_icons
Detailed specification of the new icon design		http://odftoolkit.org/pages/ODF-Icons

Contacts

Role	Name	E-Mail Address
Developer	Mikhail Voitenko	mav@openoffice.org
Product Manager	Lutz Hoeger	lh@openoffice.org
Quality Assurance	Thorsten Martens	tm@openoffice.org
Documentation	<First Name, Last Name>	<User@openoffice.org>
User Experience	<First Name, Last Name>	<User@openoffice.org>

Detailed Specification

All Icons for OpenDocument files shall be replaced by a new design, removing product and vendor specific brand elements. This includes all occurrences on the OOo user interface as well as representations of these files on desktop systems, where icons are used instead of previews (e.g. Windows XP).

The list of OpenDocument files includes:

• .odt (Text Document)
• .ott (Text Document Template)
• .ods (Spreadsheet)
• .ots (Spreadsheet Template)
• .odp (Presentation)
• .otp (Presentation Template)
• .odg (Drawing)
• .otg (Drawing Template)
• .odb (Database)
• .odf (Formula)
• .odm (Master Document)
• .oth (Text HTML Template)

The icons for these types are listed at http://odftoolkit.org/pages/ODF-Icons.

The list of occurrences includes:

• Any desktop representation of such files (incl. folder views, and "New" pop-up menu, where applicable)
• Appearance in OOo Start Center
• Appearance in OOo QuickStarter (where applicable)
• Appearance in OOo window caption
• Appearance in OOo "Standard" tool bar: "New" button and drop down
• Appearance in OOo Menu "File - New"; Note: use the .oth icon for entry "Templates an Documents"
• Appearance in OOo "File - Properties - General" dialog
• Appearance in OOo "Open/Save" dialog: system dialog and OOo dialog
• Appearance in OOo "Templates and Documents" dialog: places pane and file list
• Appearance in OOo "Template Management" dialog (Organizer): "Commands" button - "Reset Default Template" pop-up menu

Accessibility

Accessibility is the responsibility of the I-Team, beginning with UX, DEV and QA, to ensure that the following requirements are fulfilled:

1. Is the feature fully keyboard accessible?
   (Ex: "I can go everywhere and use every function using the keyboard only"
   n/a
2. Have I specified visual alternatives for the case that the specified feature includes audio as output?
   n/a
3. Are text alternatives for all icons and graphics available?
   n/a
4. Don't provide important information in colors alone
   (Ex: marking important information hard coded in red)
   yes
5. Does the specified feature respect system settings for font, size, and color for all windows and user interface elements?
   n/a
6. Have I ensured that flash rates do not exceed 2 hertz for blinking text, objects, or other elements? In any case, try to avoid flashing UI elements
   n/a
7. Ensure that assistive technology (AT) (like ZoomText or Orca) is able to read everything.
   n/a

Open Issues

• In small icon size (16x16) the icons for different file types are too similar; needs re-work