XF 2.1 How to change node thumbnail?

[akashdivakaran]

How do I change this ?

 

[Paul B]

It requires quite a few entries in the extra.less template:

.node--forum .node-icon .fa-comments::before,
.subNodeLink--forum .node-icon .fa-comments::before,
.subNodeLink.subNodeLink--forum:before,
.structItem-status--discussion::before,
.inputTypes-display--type_discussion .fa-comments:before,
.fa-comment:before
{
    .m-faContent(@fa-var-comments-alt);
}

That's from a suggestion thread I posted.

Style properties to set the icons per thread and forum type

Rather than having to edit templates or use extra.less, it would be ideal if there were style properties for setting the icons. It wasn't so much of an issue before but with the introduction of forum and thread types and the new layouts, it would just make things a lot easier. For example...

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