Unrecognizable symbology causes frustration

Unrecognizable symbology causes frustration by Bobt99

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Type:	Bug
ID:	777801
Opened:	1/29/2013 1:26:01 PM
Access Restriction:	Public

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The icons and other symbology on the main Visual Studio 2012 interface are too small and lacking in detail to be recognizaible. Have you lost your mind, or did you forget that this program is actually used by real humans? What happened to icons that actually resemble something in the real world? The new symbols are virtually useless, almost as bad as the "international" symbols used on some car dashboards. Cute but useless. Why should I have to struggle to use your program every hour of every day?

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Visual Studio 2012

Open Visual Studio 2012.
Attempt to find an icon for performing an action.

English

Windows 7 SP1

English

Confusion

Smooth operation

File Name	Submitted By	Submitted On	File Size
VS_Icons.docx	Bobt99	1/31/2013	25 KB

Posted by Microsoft on 2/1/2013 at 12:10 AM

Thanks for your response. We are rerouting this issue to the appropriate group within the Visual Studio Product Team for triage and resolution. These specialized experts will follow-up with your issue.

Posted by Bobt99 on 1/31/2013 at 3:13 PM

I attached a Word doc file with a couple of examples.

Posted by Microsoft on 1/30/2013 at 1:05 AM

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Microsoft Visual Studio Connect Support Team

Posted by Microsoft on 1/29/2013 at 1:50 PM

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