launcher: crisp category/app icons; size-aware themed lookup; prefer SVG only for -symbolic#351
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This seems to be working alright. I'm not seeing a difference in the quality of any icons, even ones which I thought were kind of poor to start with (e.g. the OBS icon being jagged). Do you have any specific examples of icons that weren't working well before this change? |
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I stupidly didn't track the exact app I had this issue with, I think it was VMWare Desktop or some of the png's that Chromium generated for web apps like WhatsApp, etc. |
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Not necessary since -symbolic is already checked when creating an icon by name.
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Resolved conflicts by keeping upstream’s icon‑handle caching; PR now only changes category icons to render as symbolic (one‑line tweak). |
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My understanding is that this will no longer affect app icons (I tried installing the WhatsApp web app in Google Chrome, as well as VMware Workstation, but didn't see a change with either).
The only change to any of the category icons I'm seeing is the magnifying glass for web searches-- it's switching to what I assume is its symbolic variant.
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Before (light mode):
After (light mode):
Seeing as it's still visible with both the dark and light default themes, I'm not seeing a problem with this.
Regression testing checklist passed:
Launcher
- All windows on all workspaces appear on launch
- Choosing an app on another workspace moves workspaces and focus to that app
- Launching an application works
- Typing text and then removing it will re-show those windows
- Search works for applications and windows
- Search works for COSMIC settings panels
- Open windows are sorted above applications (e.g. "firefox")
- t: executes a command in a terminal
- : executes a command in sh
- = calculates an equation
- Search results are as expected:
calreturns LibreOffice Calc firstpopsreturns Popsicle firstshopreturns the COSMIC Store first
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Category icons: symbolic + prefer_svg + size(16).
App icons: size-aware themed lookup; only prefer SVG for -symbolic; full-color app icons prefer raster. Addresses fuzzy/aliased icons.