A 3D recycle bin icon

That's great, looking forward for it :-)

that would be very cool, you could literally crumple something up and shoot it in the basket

Yeah, a 3D recycle bin would be awesome!

oh yeah! theres a 3D bin in " real desktop " its realy nice

It certainly would rock! It could also have certain scripts set up with it so if something goes in there(thrown in) it shrinks, the more stuff in it the more it shrinks so there's always room. You could un-delete stuff by dragging the file out. Finally to empty it you could right click(or whatever is used to open up the menu(I'm not in beta =-()) and select it to be emptied(the files could then have a cool burn animation for each one). Just so this could be more compatible with certain programs, files that are recovered from total deletion could fall from the sky, or float down(again I have no idea how bumptop does new icons and such).

Here i made this recycle bin just in case some1 wants to use it. Comments?

If 3D icons could be incorporated, what file format would you most likely need?

*Updated*
Smooth Curves
Doubled Polygons Used
Added Vista Recycle Bin
Changed Vista Recycle Arrows to Blue
Used Green Background for Comparison

What do you think?

But I liked it being a bit transparent *sad*. It's possible to add a touch of blue though. As for mesh style...why?

Both models were created based on the icons themselves.

Anyway, can they be used? And in what format should I send if requested?

nice bin JK3, I like your idea though I agree with Anand

*Updated*
Added Curve (Smooth)
Added Touch of Blue
Removed Transparency



Anything else?

By the way Anand, did you see the animations i sent you?

I actually much prefer JK3's original recycle bin image (without the jagged edges) to all the others. Nice work, JK3. :-)

Thanks Ooble!
I appreciate it.

How about when you want to find a file in the recycle bin you can click an option to "dump it". Imagine you have a lot of papers and you crumpled them and threw them out. To get the paper you want back, you could go through a bunch of crumpled papers. So essentially you would "tip over" the recycle bin (with the physics provided) and it would spill out. Of Course i think this should be a "toggle-able" option in the settings panel.

My recycle bin isnt even visible right now...

But this is a great idea :)

Well if you don't mind resetting your desktop, take the advice that I took. First make sure it's on the original desktop. If it's not, Go to settings--->General---> Restore BumpTop Layout. This way, everything should come back again.

could someone make up a paper shredder? Might be cooler than the trash can.

cool idea: line up the trash can against the wall, and have a basketball game where you try and make it!

Well the recycle bin idea is more practical, considering your files aren't actually lost when you toss them in it. Also, The recycle bins are based on XP and Vista themes.

JK3, what is that done in, if it is 3ds or maya, we could probably make a simple paper being thrown away animation.

Why would you make an animation? I thought it would be used as a 3d model. I wouldn't mind if you did an animation though. Anyway I did this with 3D Studio Max 2008.

I think Mac OS X Leopard icons is great ...That is most suitable for the project...

Cool idea. May be the utility of this icon is enhanced by displaying it on each folder that is bumped. Probably in the top/bottom right corner so it will be easier to throw things into. Another usage may be, when clicked on it, to show only those items that were deleted from the current folder only, instead of showing the path. Optionally, all items in the recycle bin may be exposed on click of a button. I believe with these features it can be called 'rebump bin' instead of recycle bin although deleted files are shown in normal recycle bin as usual.

He! Cool ...
My proposal, if it is possible Google Sketchup models to use?

Good idea. =p

I agree. We need this. :)

I think a pit or dip in the desktop itself would be a better way of doing this.
The pit should have some special physics properties to make accidental deletion hard.
I like the basic idea though...

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I agree. With a 3D recycle bin, it could maybe look more like a wastebasket than a recycle bin.
( I never did understand how it's being recycled...it's more like trash)

I rather use Shift+Delete :D

Take a look what your imitator is doing, you probably already seen but they have a 3D recycle bin that actually integrates correctly (in terms of angles) in to their environment. Consider this, as the look is good.

Perhaps you could put it under BumpTop?

Might sound crazy... but I keep my real trash can under my desk.
BT is still an attempt to give a real look and feel to your desktop, just like in the real world. A key-combination could make you look down under the desktop and you could grab and throw your crumpled crap right down there...

Perhaps you could have a "take out the trash" function to replace "empty recycle bin" to give it another hint to reality. A swift throw-it-to-the-curb animation, swing it through the window,... I don't know, I'm just brainstorming here! ^_^

I really like the idea of having an underside to the desk. I guess the trick would be in doing this while keeping the interface from being too confusing for 3D novices.

How about a 'set-fire-to-the-trash' option for all those pyromaniacs out there? Mmm...fire...particle systems...volumetric smoke...directx... ;)

How can i use the image?
When i change the icon, the new image will be shortly shown and then i see the old recycle bin.

You have to change the icon in the control panel (properties of desktop)

heres a mesh one

heres the vista one

heres a REAL one