colors and x windows aicons extract from the color readme file for anthony s icon library for network discussion color coordination i tried to start a discussion in comp windows x at the start of the year about some sort of standard color table that icons should follow say to colors including colors for a small grey scale but no one responded at all the problem is that if the colors for icons are just used willy nilly you will soon find that the workstations color table devotes itself solely the window manager icons and other adminstrative tasks instead of applications that actually require the colors for proper working color needful applications such as picture and graphic displayers animation real time video raytracers etc the following is a suggested color table for icons and general use icons window managers and general applications should follow this table or something like it unless the application is color needful for each primary color red green blue three colors eg values and this results in colors representing most of the standard colors for use in icons two extra shades of grey eg vales black and white red other colors probably of some primary color to provide shading a and d look to buttons and titlebars in the window manager this table represents colors and represents a large range of posibilities for the above administrative services of the workstation anthony thyssen sysprog griffith university anthony cit gu edu au a gods idea of amusement is a snakes ladders game with greased rungs terry pratchett wyrd sisters
