[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 133061] New macOS icon theme lacks polish and integration

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133061

--- Comment #4 from jon.chambers3001 at gmail.com ---

I disagree this is a good design approach for a project of the scope and scale
of Libreoffice. I make two fundamental points which are not a question of
taste.

1. The icon design objectively does not match the style adopted by native mac
applications. A quick look at a screenshot from the Mail app
(https://help.apple.com/assets/5E1913CC0946229D2D1A0E52/5E1913CF0946229D2D1A0E59/fr_FR/0242d76629056c783ba33b07f79609d9.png)
can tell you this.

2. More generally, making a change of this size is not something that needs to
be extensively considered and consulted on. I do not see that this has been
very much discussed in the libreoffice design, notably as to whether the change
is needed at all.


And to add a third point in response to your comment:

>   Color and details are creative freedom to me and the liking part can be customized

I don't think this has to do with the creative freedom of individuals, because
you are talking about the entire visual identity of your software. If you want
people, businesses, and governments to take it seriously as an MS Office
alternative, you need to yourself to take design seriously. I believe that in
this case stability should win out - unless there is evidence of a pressing
need to change the default, the default should not be changes.

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