Icon orientation

[Joachim Frieben]

Comparing the "Echo" icon set to the standard "Bluecurve" one, it pops to my
eyes that the perspective has changed from "left" to "right".
This is disturbing in the sense that the panel menus and the majority of the
panel icons are located in the left half of the screen. The current
orientation makes them "look away" from the user who is located on the axis
through the center of the screen.
Is there a reason why this change of perspective has been adopted? I for
myself would clearly appreciate that the icons were "looking towards" the
screen center which is achieved by fliping them about the vertical axis.
This operation would allow to make "Echo" consistent with "Bluecurve" in
this respect.