![]() ![]() ![]() There is a vast range of differences in how people perceive and interact with the world, and if you can't fully grasp the depth and reality of that, you shouldn't be involved in UX design. We do not all have to be like you (and thank goodness we are not). I know people who are attracted to code composition tend to be linear, black-and-white thinkers with below average empathy, but that doesn't make treating end-users like they are lazy or stupid if they are not as interested as developers in as tweaking their tools OK. The hostile and patronizing comments towards people who are also having trouble with this and don't feel they should have to be delving into the application code to change it back is nothing new, unfortunately, but is as offensive as ever. Foisting abrupt and non-restorable visual changes on people in a tool they use heavily every day is not OK. If the solid icons can't be restored for technical reasons, I would hope an update would be released VERY soon with a much lighter weight outline, in a much lower contrast default color. While in theory, being able to change colors sounds mildly good (though never something I would have sought), and could maybe be some kind of solution if I could change them to a lower-contrast color en masse, the fact that I would have to do this icon by icon with dozens of folders is a deal-breaker. They are extremely distracting and make the folder pane very busy. Karanta wannan amsa a matsayinta □ 2 All Replies (20) I changed the 'Inbox', 'Sent' and 'Junk' folder and also some of my more frequently used folders, which made them stand out and easier to locate. Now it still only changes the outline colour but I've found it rather helpful to add some colour. Click on OK to save and close 'Folder Properties'.Click on the rectangle colour and a pop up Colour window opens and you can select any colour you want. ![]() On the 'General Information' tab, there is 'Icon colour'. Right click on folder icon and select 'Properties'.To choose the outline colour of a folder icon: Or perhaps you might want to select a few special folders that you use more often and give them a different colour. However, the developers also understood that not everyone is going to appreciate a load of icons that all have same monochromatic outline, so they have completely written a bunch of code so allowing people to choose any colour they want, so you could set eg: 'Sent' folder as a green. So as you can see, although I've only mentioned a few important considerations, there is a lot to consider when choosing something as simple as an icon. They are also designed to cope with those who require good contrast or suffer from colour blindness issues. SVG graphics do not lose any quality if they are zoomed or resized, so you can understand how this would benefit many people with different requirements. These new icons are Scalable Vector Graphics commonly called SVG. The new icons are called Photon icons which only come with an outline. So a new solution that provided scalable icons which operated for contrast requirements and could offer personalised colouration was required. It is understandable that trying to use Thunderbird with a blurry icon issue is not exactly providing a product that is inclusive for all people. For others the icons were a predefined colour which some found almost invisible. Not everyone has the same screen resolution nor same monitor size nor same eyesight and the old folder icons were PNG images which were not scalable and for some people this caused issues and the icons became blurry. Some info to help explain what has been going on behind the scenes in developer land and why they were put into the position of finding a new solution. ![]()
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