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Mimetypes: Inodes
Inter-process Communication files:
- [ ] socket (inode/socket)
- [ ] pipe (inode/fifo)
Unix Device files:
- [ ] block device (inode/blockdevice)
- [ ] character device (inode/chardevice)
Socket / Pipe
Description:
A socket is a special file used for inter-process communication. These allow communication between two processes. In addition to sending data, processes can send file descriptors across a Unix domain socket connection using the
sendmsg()andrecvmsg()system calls.Unlike named pipes sockets are fully duplex-capable.
Both Socket and Pipe are inter-process communication files. Basically its communication point of two sides.
gvfs-info: here
Old Issues: #592 #593
Design Association: Pipe, Physical connection, Cables, Outlet
Note: Due to the similarity Socket and Pipe can share the same mimetype.
Icons as reference:
Numix-Circle Related Icons:
Numix Related Icons:
Other Individual Icons:
Block Device / Character Device
Description:
Device files are used to apply access rights and to direct operations on the files to the appropriate device drivers.
Unix makes a distinction between character devices and block devices. The distinction is roughly as follows:
- character devices provide only a serial stream of input or output;
- block devices are randomly accessible;
Both character device and block device are Unix Device File, used to access directly the device.
gvfs-info: here
Old Issues: #590 #591
Design Association: Generic Device, Chip (CI), Generic PCI card
Note: Due to the similarity character device and block device can share the same mimetype.
Icons as reference:
Numix-Circle Related Icons:
Numix Related Icons:
Non-Numix theme related icons:
Other Individual Icons:
Socket/Pipe:
First Drafts:
Description: Does someone have a better pipe icon that can fit into the mime? The best result that I reached is the icon above.
Notes: I've created this issue to unite the similar issues about inode.
Too detailed. Try removing the thin outline and make the pins less detailed. Similar to the one already present in numix
@wa4557 following your idea I try to simplify the icon.
Just removing the thin line:
And simplifying the pins:
Yea, it's a lot better without the line, but I couldn't find a better way to simplifying the pins, these drafts aren't good. Do you think is too confusing using these pins? I kind like it, of couse not for the lower resolution icons.
Great idea @ChuckDaniels87 !! I was thinking what could fit there that work on smaller icons and imo it fit very well, could you send a pull request of this one?
Still too busy with that many pins. The smaller sizes look like a guitar/mandolin peghead.
Maybe is something more close to this? I look at my last drafts and I think: humm a square spider lol
Maybe more squarish like what you posted above as Numix (Circle) related icons?
The best result that i reached with the numix circle symbol was this one:
However still with the problem with too much pins like the other one, don't you think?
Maybe keep the squarish as it is consistent with the Numix-Circle design, and include pins just on one side, not on all four sides, e.g. horizontally to the right, or, if better for alignment, vertically to the bottom?
@dirtydancing did you mean something like that?
I couldn't figure out how to better manage it.
Yeah, but I meant pins on just one side, probably only horizontally to the right.
One more thought: how about not having these pins (to the right) on the outside, but rather having them on the inside of the square (background colour/cut out)? But that might not work for the smaller sizes.
Well, in this case, I have to say that I like the earlier version better, with all the pins the same size. This new take is a little confusing to me, as I do not recognize the pins, which tend to have the same length.
Yea, @dirtydancing I thing I'm just adding more of the same kind of design.
It's hard to me to find a good way to represent it, any help is very welcome
Maybe with the pins connected to the chip like it's done in the Adwaita icon for SSDs?
Leftmost or rightmost in dark colouring might be OK but then again I wonder if it's a good all-around metaphor for all types of device files.
We've now got the firmware mimetype icon which this could be symlinked to. I wonder if a device icon without the paper sheet would be a better fit for this though.