XF 2.3 Replace the "sun" icon in style variation

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Hello,

I would like to replace the icon used by default for the light mode in style variation. Most of the time, my members think that it is a settings button and not a representation of the light mode.

How could I do that?


I think that this one could be a better option : <i class="fa-light fa-sun-bright"></i>

 

[Mr Lucky]

Most of the time, my members think that it is a setting button and not a representation of the light mode.

I think I mentioned that somewhere, it looks like a cogwheel icon, ie, as you say, settings.

Edit:

Post in thread 'XF 2.3 feedback and comments'

Dec 6, 2023

check bottom left. there is a gear icon showing all three default options.

So I’m not the only person who mistook the sun icon for a gear (cogwheel) icon.

I think the style chooser could be clearer. Currently it is just a symbol next to the Cookie consent link. I think it would be better if it had the text Style or Style variation/chooser or something.

• Mr Lucky

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[Old Nick]

I think that this one could be a better option : <i class="fa-light fa-sun-bright"></i>

<xf:fa icon="fal fa-sun-bright" />

XF 2.3 Post in thread 'Boosting performance in XenForo 2.3'

Sep 26, 2023

Font Awesome improvements​

On almost every page we serve currently, we include as many as five different variants of the Font Awesome 5 Pro icon library. That's up to 8,000 icons split across their different variations, but on any given page we actually use... a lot less than that. The file size of each of these fonts is up to 200KB with an additional 40KB worth of CSS.

We have always wanted to ship a much smaller subset of icons but when admins, style designers and add-on developers have the full suite of icons available to them, this can be a challenge. In particular, working with...

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[Capturimage]

I think I mentioned that somewhere, it looks like a cogwheel icon, ie, as you say, settings.

Edit:

Post in thread 'XF 2.3 feedback and comments'

Dec 6, 2023

check bottom left. there is a gear icon showing all three default options.

So I’m not the only person who mistook the sun icon for a gear (cogwheel) icon.

I think the style chooser could be clearer. Currently it is just a symbol next to the Cookie consent link. I think it would be better if it had the text Style or Style variation/chooser or something.

• Mr Lucky

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I hope that it will be changed for something more obvious than the present icon...

 

[briansol]

I agree that this icon is misleading. I clicked it expecting settings on another site i'm not familiar with. didn't even realize it was xf at first.

 

[michalcabala]

Bump. I would like to change it, probably also dark mode icon.