Ad-hoc wireless icons -was: Alternative to Create a new wireless network

[Frederick Grose]

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Simon Schampijer <simon at schampijer.de>wrote:
>>
>>> On 04/22/2010 06:10 PM, Martin Langhoff wrote:
>>> > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Mikus Grinbergs<mikus at bga.com>
>>>  wrote:
>>> >> To me, the greatest drawback to the existing icon(s) is that they do
>>> not
>>> >> show the channel.  If you have three icons, for heaven's sake draw
>>> them
>>> >> with static symbols ("1", "6", "11") to show where a connection would
>>> be
>>> >> attempted.
>>> >
>>> > I like that! If you want a group to join you on ch 1, it's hard to
>>> > guide them through the process.
>>> >
>>> > Having the number or a shape (that isn't used elsewhere) in the middle
>>> > of the circle(s) would be great.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > m
>>>
>>> I actually thought about that today, too. The problem is with
>>> localization. I guess it does not have to be a number, can be another
>>> symbol that tells me 1, 6, 11.
>>>
>>> Though, maybe Gary or Eben have an idea how that could be visually
>>> represented and how the status (connected, not connected) can be added
>>> to the icon.
>>
>>
>> Maybe the radio standards organizations already have something, but these
>> symbols came to mind (attached).
>>
>
> I prefer the simpler Maya numerals [1] because they are graphically simpler
> and correspond
> with the 5-MHz separation of center-channel frequencies.
>
>  Channel 1 at 2412 MHz                                                   0
>                                            5 x 5 MHz difference
>  00000
> Channel 6     2437
>                                            5 x 5 MHz difference
>  00000
> Channel 11   2462
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_numerals
>

Found an image labelled 'OFW wireless boot icon',
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/File:Wireless.png,

and added to the choices (see attachment).

Google Drawing documents can be downloaded as .svg files.
http://docs.google.com/drawings/pub?id=1nbVVWhHjte7e_tJ-bxFViHYw7xs4RTVvXx_1w5739-E&w=960&h=720

         --Fred
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