The current edit-delete icon is the internationally recognized symbol for "no." Which is different than "remove" or "delete." I'm using the Tango icon theme on my Ubuntu 5.10, and I see that "no" icon in Evolution for the Trash folder and the Delete Message action and it just doesn't fit for me. May I recommend the user-trash recycle bin with an arrow pointing into it, for "move to trash?"
From the description these are actually two bugs. One is that evolution and some other apps are using the wrong gtk icon for trash. They should not use stock_delete. While in gnome icon theme delete action happens to be a trash, that metaphor has its issues. The other bug is that the current edit-delete icon metaphor is not appropriate, which I happen to kinda agree with. I don't have any better propositions right now. Making it a trash bin like in git poses problems -- some delete actions have nothing to do with the trash and we are confusing the user into thinking so. Adding an arrow doesn't take that problem away.
The issue about the Evolution trash icon was raised in https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/tango-icon-theme/+bug/31034 as well.
It's only a suggestion but what about a document destructor? Things like that : http://www.lhommemoderne.com/product/260-260/12239.jpg who cut your document into tiny pieces of paper so nobody can read them anymore. It can maybe give a good metaphor that you will "destroy" the data without being able to take it back.
*** Bug 6516 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I'll give the shredder a try.
The icon in CVS is now a shredder. I'm marking this as fixed.
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