[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23333: New icons

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#23333: New icons
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 Reporter:  empireoflight   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ui-focus        |
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Comment (by aaroncampbell):

 Replying to [comment:56 joen]:
 > The obvious knock to that argument would be from the commercial plugin
 vendors that like to brand their plugins through that icon. But they'd
 still be able to do so on the actual options page not to mention the
 plugin title itself. So personally I'm still in the camp that we can
 gracefully introduce an icon font, and that the 20x20px less branding
 afforded to plugins would be an acceptable trade-off.

 I don't think it's acceptable to take away a plugin's ability to use a
 custom icon in the menu.  If we go with an icon font I think they need to
 be able to continue adding custom icons as they currently do OR make their
 own icon font to use.

 Replying to [comment:60 lessbloat]:
 > - As @melchoyce showed us, when paired with a de-gradientification, de-
 shadowing & overhaul flattening of the admin, we have the opportunity to
 dramatically reduce visual noise within the admin (but I'd use a separate
 ticket for that).  If you don't believe me, compare the two (there's so
 much less for your mind to process with the simplified menu on the left)

 The image on the left (with the new icons) is longer even though it has
 two fewer top level items and one less subnav item.  While it looks great,
 integrating the larger icons costs a lot of vertical space in that menu.

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