XDG Icon Spec: requesting new icons for headsets, speakers, headphones

Stephan Arts stephan at xfce.org
Wed Mar 11 03:50:46 PDT 2009


On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Bastien Nocera <hadess at hadess.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:22 +0100, David Faure wrote:
>> On Wednesday 04 March 2009, Bastien Nocera wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 12:18 +0100, Lennart Poettering wrote:
>> > <snip>
>> > > This hence boils down to that I'd like to ask for the following five standard icon names:
>> > >
>> > > - Speakers  (i.e. external USB speakers or suchlike)
>> > > - TV
>> > > - Headset
>> > > - Headphones
>> > > - Hands-free
>> >
>> > What's the difference between headset and hands-free for you? I don't
>> > think we need to differentiate those...
>>
>> Well, people speaking on the phone while driving (using bluetooth) are "hands-free"
>> but don't have a headset ;)
>
> Yes, but most headsets _are_ hands-free...

Just curious, what is the difference between a headset and a
head-phone? they both require a jack-plug, bluetooth- or irda
interface to send audio from a machine to your ear.

Regards,
Stephan


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