https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154213
Bug ID: 154213
Summary: LibeOffice icons on the GNOME desktop are too big
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.0.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: LibreOffice
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Hello LibreOffice developers,
The GNOME desktop has developed a standard how big the icons on their platform
should be:
https://developer.gnome.org/hig/guidelines/app-icons.html?highlight=icons#size-shape
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/HIG-app-icons/blob/master/template.svg
According to this standard the icons should adhere to the size of the base
shape and shouldn't take the full height and width of the canvas.
The problem with the icons of LibreOffice is that they take the full height of
the canvas and don't follow the size of the base shape. The result is that the
icons look too big on the GNOME desktop (in the Activities Overview and in the
Dash).
The solution is quiet simple: shrink the icons until they adhere to the base
shape. This will improve the look and feel (the aesthetics) of the icons on the
GNOME desktop a lot.
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I was made aware of this issue by a comment of Tobias Bernard (one of the main
UX designers of the GNOME desktop) on Mastodon. You can find his comment here:
https://mastodon.social/@tbernard/109982952297798479
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LibreOffice 7.5
GNOME 43
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install LibreOffice on the GNOME desktop
2. Look at the icons ;-)
Actual Results:
The icons are too big compared to all the other icons on the GNOME desktop.
Expected Results:
The icons should have the same size as all the other icons on the GNOME
desktop.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
A new set if icons especially for the GNOME desktop should be created in which
the icons adhere to the base shape of the icon canvas.
I'm not sure if the same problem also happens on the KDE desktop (or any other
desktop) so this should be checked.
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