[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 139765] New: Do not use Writer icon for Base forms

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=139765

            Bug ID: 139765
           Summary: Do not use Writer icon for Base forms
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.0.0.3 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Base
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: michael at vonglasow.com

Forms in Base currently display the Writer icon in the task bar (tested on
Windows 10, probably affects other platforms in a similar manner). This can get
confusing when you have a database with Forms open, as well as a Writer
document and some other applications, and need to constantly switch between
them.

I haven’t tried Forms in a while and don’t remember what task bar icon they
use, but they might be affected as well. (Presumably due to Forms, and possibly
also Reports, relying on Writer code.)

Icons may be a global design consideration, hence forms in Base are not the
only use case. However, Base seems to be the only application which opens
multiple windows.

One option would be to use the standard Base icon. Another would be to use the
gray generic LibreOffice icon, as other windows in Base (tables, queries) do.

Another option would be to design a generic collection of icons for Base
windows. Then my suggestion would be to stick with the purple base color and
just vary the image inside the page icon: e.g. cylinder (“storage”) for the
main window, and for other windows take inspiration from the icons displayed in
the main app window.

However, the most pressing UX issue is the Writer icon being used on Base
windows.

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