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Feature Request: Bundle more icons with good names #3192

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opened 2026-01-30 23:15:20 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:20 +00:00
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Originally created by @kfarmer-msft on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

There are a number of interesting icons that could apply in various situations, such as the VS icon, the Azure or Office/Exchange logos, SQL, GitHub, etc as well as various generic icons like a database drum or a terminal icon.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Adding new icon assets and giving them a good name should be easy for Microsoft-owned properties. Some may need to be invented (eg, C# has no logo, where F# has a rather spiff one).

Care should be taken to include variants for various contrast situations.

Giving them real names instead of GUID names would make them easier to use without having to track down random images on the web, or something buried in the file system.

Proposed icon set:

  • Visual Studio
  • C# (needs to be defined)
  • F#
  • Exchange
  • GitHub
  • Azure
  • Microsoft
  • Windows (CMD's icon is.. not great)
  • Generic network terminal (eg, for SSH, Telnet, FTP, etc)
  • Generic database
  • Generic file system

Potential third party icons, if they agree?

  • Git
  • Python
  • Julia
  • Wolfram
  • Create mechanism to propose new ones to engage
Originally created by @kfarmer-msft on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019). # Description of the new feature/enhancement There are a number of interesting icons that could apply in various situations, such as the VS icon, the Azure or Office/Exchange logos, SQL, GitHub, etc as well as various generic icons like a database drum or a terminal icon. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Adding new icon assets and giving them a good name should be easy for Microsoft-owned properties. Some may need to be invented (eg, C# has no logo, where F# has a rather spiff one). Care should be taken to include variants for various contrast situations. Giving them real names instead of GUID names would make them easier to use without having to track down random images on the web, or something buried in the file system. Proposed icon set: - [ ] Visual Studio - [ ] C# (needs to be defined) - [ ] F# - [ ] Exchange - [ ] GitHub - [ ] Azure - [ ] Microsoft - [ ] Windows (CMD's icon is.. not great) - [ ] Generic network terminal (eg, for SSH, Telnet, FTP, etc) - [ ] Generic database - [ ] Generic file system Potential third party icons, if they agree? - [ ] Git - [ ] Python - [ ] Julia - [ ] Wolfram - [ ] Create mechanism to propose new ones to engage
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claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:21 +00:00
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@kfarmer-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

Idle thought -- Some of the generic set could no doubt be found in common fonts. XAML allows buttons to be defined using symbol fonts -- perhaps that can be an alternative mechanism for defining icons? It also would allow, then, for defining font color. Worth a separate feature proposal, perhaps?

@kfarmer-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): Idle thought -- Some of the generic set could no doubt be found in common fonts. XAML allows buttons to be defined using symbol fonts -- perhaps that can be an alternative mechanism for defining icons? It also would allow, then, for defining font color. Worth a separate feature proposal, perhaps?
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:21 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2019):

I'd like to do this in the future, but I'm wary of adding what is effectively an API (user settings take dependency on these things, we can't change them lightly). In my head it's blocked behind #1564 because that would give users a good way to discover those icons and set them as profile values and drag/drop in their own icons and all that jazz.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2019): I'd like to do this in the future, but I'm wary of adding what is effectively an _API_ (user settings take dependency on these things, we can't change them lightly). In my head it's blocked behind #1564 because that would give users a good way to _discover_ those icons and set them as profile values and drag/drop in their own icons and all that jazz.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:21 +00:00
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@cloudhan commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

Maybe support base64 encoded image?

@cloudhan commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): Maybe support base64 encoded image?
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:22 +00:00
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@cloudhan commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

e.g.
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is simply a line in config

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@cloudhan commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): e.g. ![{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8} scale-200](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1279292/65622509-63289c00-dff8-11e9-9ef3-4f0529f109b4.png) is simply a line in config ``` data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAAELgAABC4BL4L3AQAAABl0RVh0U29mdHdhcmUAd3d3Lmlua3NjYXBlLm9yZ5vuPBoAAAMsSURBVFiF7ZXNbxtVFMV/b2Zsxx+J7YQQ3DaJWKGmVQRqaYkgmy5YIFQhWJQNQrBAgrb8BUhdRMomXVSQDXsKbFhBEVL/AJDcCooEiJRKAackJa5npmN7xvP1WNCmTqadiel0gehZzX3vnneO7n13HjzC/x1iaWlpLpfLPZXWga1Wy/E8L5BSGouLixcTDSwvL7eFEMU0xDudDoZhbMWqqh5cWFj4KY6jpCVu2zamaW5b831/JImnpCHuOA66riOlHJirTU5OWQ8i7vk+pmkGlepoZC8MSHSkCUUZXukMsebkBhZ3vYA/9Q5BOL5tvZLxOTZmoqlSJBoAuNoeom6WBhLv+ZJfN228IBPZm873ODZm3oMVxdYdqI1keX++xt5yNpHkBZKVTRsvGLznO6Hd+Vi/5fL1Lzonnn6MSl7l8++b/HzDjhD8EFY2HdwUxGHHFHS9kK4XoAhBRo0OSCDhatPG8cNUxKGvArWRLG8cGueLH2/yW9MB4KX9VWYm8gA0DJeFi2t03WTxjKqQGSqgaZmhpFzx5VcX5IUbldhLKIFrTQfTCWIPOzpV4s0j4zyzt4iqiNtUeRmUc8/uK34qhIj0bVc/otVWL1H83eef4MNXn+TwZOmOOIAAcRjkJ/Xr7c8uXZKRkUk08Ifh0ur6sTmvzY7y1pFxRNzUS06EE+2zAxm4brpstr2tOKMIZiYKzO4pUMj+Qy1kFU7O12IN9uHkt6vW/v4F7X6Zf7U9Nqy74scPVDk9X6OcVwHo+SHnLzdZbfUoZXf9pKiqyuvAmVgDN7s+DcPdil+eqfDBi/u25eQ0hbePPo5hx9+Ne+BgfxCxbtgBv+u9u5YVwemYElduV2QAHK83rCv1hnVKSik0gHLGZ0/Oxer5tGyb6b7pnRrNUy3ct1P/BpqEWeCjeqOT04RAf2G0XX1uWOeWZSHHto9qrjjCjqqlByHf0wr58pyqBtPr6+u6DIPIb87tdVQp5TdCiOpDsFBOfK8B6mvWO1Ly8UMwcH5XBgDqDeuUhEVgOCXx70JPvLJrAwBXNjaKblCaC6V8oHaoinLtUK3wgxAivWf1Ef6z+BshUTGjcwAQnAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== ```
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