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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: ProloSozz on March 11, 2010, 01:12:14 PM
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The blue avast-tray-icons were very nice with a nice font - but the new orange tray-icon is not only disgusting from it's orange color, but also has a featherbrained looking symbol (sorry, but it's only some poor stereotype-copy of the letter "a") - so it is really spoiling the nice look of the tray.
How can I change the always visible tray icon to something as nice as it was in version 4.8 - or at least change the color to something other than orange?
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You can't change the icon appearance.
You can avoid swirling or you can hide it.
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I think the new orange icon looks fine.
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I don't much care for the new orange icon or color scheme either, ProloSozz. :( Orange has ALWAYS been my least favorite color. Hate it! But then I don't much like Comodo CIS's new red GUI color scheme either. :(
It's a well-known fact orange and red are in the "hot" color spectrum that agitate & annoy many. Blues and greens, on the other hand, in the "cool" color spectrum, are considered to be soothing and peaceful for most people.
That said, I like Avast5 and Comodo Firewall + DefensePlus so much I'm willing to put up with the new color schemes of both products. :) They perform their jobs well. So I consider myself like Spock, a sacrifice the needs of the one for the needs of the many. (or something close to that wording) ;)
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The original blue icon was trademarked by some other company and it looms exactly the same.
And since the entire interface is themed in orange, they used it as well for the trey. I hated it at first as well, but after few corrections it looks just fine once you get used to it. In fact, the blue one looks weird to me now. I just stop the swirling, but you can completely hide it if you want.
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I am more concerned with program quality and reliability than the color of the icon. And note that this latest build 5.0.462 has worked flawlessly for me.
Thank you Avast!
Jack
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I just installed 5.0.462 and the icon is weird! I'm attaching a screenshot of my system tray. The avast icon is the one on the right! Yes, I have maximum colors enabled for icons.
I don't mind the orange icon but what I have is a mess.
thebluejay
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I just installed 5.0.462 and the icon is weird! I'm attaching a screenshot of my system tray. The avast icon is the one on the right! Yes, I have maximum colors enabled for icons.
I don't mind the orange icon but what I have is a mess.
thebluejay
This is Windows 2000, right?
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The blue avast-tray-icons were very nice with a nice font - but the new orange tray-icon is not only disgusting from it's orange color, but also has a featherbrained looking symbol (sorry, but it's only some poor stereotype-copy of the letter "a") - so it is really spoiling the nice look of the tray.
How can I change the always visible tray icon to something as nice as it was in version 4.8 - or at least change the color to something other than orange?
Change your font color to orange. Then the now beautiful orange Icon will go nicely with the fonts. ;D
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I just installed 5.0.462 and the icon is weird! I'm attaching a screenshot of my system tray. The avast icon is the one on the right! Yes, I have maximum colors enabled for icons.
I don't mind the orange icon but what I have is a mess.
thebluejay
This is Windows 2000, right?
Yes, indeed. Is that my problem? Should I reinstall the older version or can I keep this one?
thebluejay
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This is Windows 2000, right?
Hallo Vlk,
my Englisch is not so good, but i hope, you know, what I mean.
I have the same problem with the avast-icon in avast!-Free Antivirus V.5.0.462.
All other icons are looking very nice.
A picture of the icon (second icon from the right) is in the attachment.
And you're right: I have WINDOWS 2000 Prof., too! ???
Is it a bug and can we have the hope, that the bug will be fixed in a programm-update?
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Vlk,
How about doing like MSE, make the old blue "a" ball green and when avast! detects something wrong have it turn red.
The orange ball sticks out like a sore thumb.
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The blue avast-tray-icons were very nice with a nice font - but the new orange tray-icon is not only disgusting from it's orange color, but also has a featherbrained looking symbol (sorry, but it's only some poor stereotype-copy of the letter "a") - so it is really spoiling the nice look of the tray.
How can I change the always visible tray icon to something as nice as it was in version 4.8 - or at least change the color to something other than orange?
only waiting ,I think so!
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Windows 2000 was cool some years ago but not now
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The problem is that Windows 2000 can only render tray icons in 16 color depth.
That's why it looks terrible.
Starting with XP, the tray icons have any number of colors.
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I agree with the op. I hid the orange agitator but now it bugs me that I cannot see it working. Blue was perfectly fine. Not that I'm not pleased with the program because even on my two stroke xp engine, it has done well.
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The problem is that Windows 2000 can only render tray icons in 16 color depth.
That's why it looks terrible.
Can the Windows 2000 user hope, that this will be fix in a programm-update?
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Perhaps you might consider an upgrade. I think Win 2000 has seen its day. :)
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@ twl845
I think you mean Win 2000 has seen its decade. ;D
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Helpful statements, thanks guys! :-*
I don't think, that it is "such a big job" for avast! to fix the bug... :o
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I really can't see them fixing this considering Win 2000 will reach it's end of support on July 13th, 2010.
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2010/02/24/end-of-support-for-windows-2000-windows-xp-sp2-and-windows-vista-rtm.aspx
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Microsoft ends with support, but avast! not.
Because of that I hope, it will be fix.
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tsava!
I would be very surprised if avast! can be modified to fix this in Windows 2000. After all, it is not an avast! bug - it is a limitation of the operating system, in this case Windows 2000.
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Go back and read:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=56887.msg480912#msg480912
RIP Win 2000 beside Win98 and Win95.
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Okay... so here's one for you. I have XP sp3 and my avast Icon is grainy and terrible. What gives?
Version 5.0545
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Okay... so here's one for you. I have XP sp3 and my avast Icon is grainy and terrible. What gives?
Version 5.0545
How can you see that an icon almost the size of the end of a pencil eraser is grainy?
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Okay... so here's one for you. I have XP sp3 and my avast Icon is grainy and terrible. What gives?
Version 5.0545
How can you see that an icon almost the size of the end of a pencil eraser is grainy?
(http://rabbitlink.com/avast.PNG)
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Okay... so here's one for you. I have XP sp3 and my avast Icon is grainy and terrible. What gives?
Version 5.0545
I have XP Pro SP3 and mine isn't grainy.
The OS has virtually zero impact on the icon (unless you happen to have win2000), that is down to a) monitor, b) resolution, c) colour of the background, etc. etc. So I don't know which might have an impact on yours.
I have no problem with mine, see image, click to expand.
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wow im a minority then because i actually like the icon.. but i like orange and i love the new interface. i think blue would be nice as well but i do like the orange
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The no-good icon appear in virtual machines also, due to bad monitor/video drivers while running virtual machines.
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Okay... so here's one for you. I have XP sp3 and my avast Icon is grainy and terrible. What gives?
Version 5.0545
How can you see that an icon almost the size of the end of a pencil eraser is grainy?
(http://rabbitlink.com/avast.PNG)
I wouldn't classify that as grainy, it's more like corrupted. :o
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I prefer the orange icon to the old blue one, it stands out better against the color of my system tray.
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Hello, there
For the first time, I feel the need to change an icon, because of the colour.
Is there any way to change the colour of the tray icon?
I like the new version and, of course Orange is a great colour, except as a safety signal.
Over the past centuries, white, green or blue have been standing for safety, while red and orange stand for "warning" and "danger".
Anyway I wonder in which folder these icons are and if they can be modified (= painted).
Thanks for your help.
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I personally like the orange. But I ask those posters who dislike the orange color if they have seen the warning signs that avast gives on top of the orange ball with the red "X" and yellow triangle....would you be able to see this as well with a different colored ball?
Yes Toshizo, red and yellow are warning signs and avast has given them out appropriately to tell you in the tool bar that there is a problem with avast.
But if you were to change the color of the ball, you would need a color that would contrast the warning colors and a color that people who are color-blind can actually see (this rules out most of the green, blue, purple, and red colors).
But I'm sure avast has higher priority things to deal with now besides the color of their ball.
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No, it's not possible to change the color of the icon.
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The orange icon looks great on a dark theme..! ;)
asyn
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Hello Toshizo, welcome to the forums.
As already mentioned, we can't change the color of the tray icon. Orange is now new avast's symbol color.
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To Windows 2000 users:
Very very late response, but if you want to solve tray-icon color issue, try to use this or similar software.
Colorful Tray (Win2k Tray Icon Color Upgrader)
http://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/util/fh348228.html
*Download will automatically start.
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I was wondering how much earlier Alexa Web Information has rights to the blue ball trademark before avast! came up with it. Or, did avast! use it first and did not register the trademark.
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After using Avast! for a few days you can teach yourself to accept the orange ball to stand for Avast!. It's not like the screen turns orange. ;D
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Thank you guys for your kinds answers and suggestions. I didn't know about the trademark issue.
You're the hell of a team and that's the sipirit. After all, who cares about the colour, as long as we have the balls...
I already started re-educating my instinct of colours in order to build a culture free vision, at least of the task bar!
I just put a blue sticker on the icon for a few minutes and could not stand it any longer ;D
so I think I'll pull through soon enough.
Thanks a bunch.
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OK,
Understand it's a trademark issue. My problems with it are:
1) The old icon was relatively unobtrusive but when I needed it, it was there. Now it's always THERE. The activity animation was helpful but not obtrusive.
2) If Avast was disabled during the old "blue tray icon" days, the red circle/slash was an immediately noticeable change.
3) Now, the "disable" notifier is a little yellow triangle with a black "!". Poor contrast means not as immediately visible.
I just think a bit more thought about the graphic implications will be helpful.
Thanks,
Dan
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1) The old icon was relatively unobtrusive but when I needed it, it was there. Now it's always THERE. The activity animation was helpful but not obtrusive.
2) If Avast was disabled during the old "blue tray icon" days, the red circle/slash was an immediately noticeable change.
3) Now, the "disable" notifier is a little yellow triangle with a black "!". Poor contrast means not as immediately visible.
1. Hide it...!
2. There's no big change for that...
3. Yellow means only some shields are deactivated.
asyn