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Update icon to fit macOS 11+ style #674

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ystolzenburg opened this issue Oct 8, 2022 · 9 comments
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Update icon to fit macOS 11+ style #674

ystolzenburg opened this issue Oct 8, 2022 · 9 comments

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@ystolzenburg
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Current Bitcoin Core icon does not fit into the rest of macOS since 11 Big Sur, it should be updated to an appropriate squircle.

screenshot of macOS dock, highlighting the difference between native looking and bitcoin core icons

@jarolrod
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Sorry, but this issue is out of scope for the project; this is the logo/icon that has been used and will continue to be used. I would say that it is not true that all macos apps adhere to the "squircle".

@ystolzenburg
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It's true that a minority of apps haven't updated their icon, but it is part of the Human Interface Guidelines that iOS and macOS (since 11) share the same icon shape. A simple white background would be enough.

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hebasto commented Oct 14, 2022

Current Bitcoin Core icon does not fit into the rest of macOS since 11 Big Sur

It fits its own style across all supported platforms.

cc @GBKS

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GBKS commented Oct 14, 2022

Is it possible to define different icons for different platforms? For the web, there are even special tools to create all the different icons needed for all browsers and operating systems. Could we do the same for this application?

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hebasto commented Oct 14, 2022

Is it possible to define different icons for different platforms?

The code in our codebase, which is related to a macOS Dock icon, is macOS-specific already.

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katesalazar commented Oct 14, 2022 via email

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Would look silly with a bitcoin icon, but that's an extra "detail" to add on top of the regular squircle (or rounded rectangle):
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katesalazar commented Oct 14, 2022 via email

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Sjors commented Jan 24, 2023

Evernote uses a circle too:

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And Apple's own trash can isn't a squircle either:

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I suspect Apple will change their icon fashion faster than we can ever keep up with :-)

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