Suggestion: Option to Bring Colors Back to Icons

  • +1

    There is one thing I miss about Zotero 6 and that is icons with color and text with higher contrast. For me, who has ADHD and autism, the grey icons tend to blend in with each other, especially considering that backgrounds are also gray, so it usually takes longer to find the right button in Zotero 7.

    I can probably imagine that others prefer the more minimalist and modern suit (and I agree), but Zotero is a tool that should be effective, and then form must follow function - aesthetics give way to efficiency. So to satisfy everyone's needs - aesthetic and universal design - the opportunity to change this with different themes would be ideal. Something that probably shouldn't be very demanding to implement now that you can switch between dark and light themes?

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    Originally published here: Now available: Zotero 7
  • Similar comments here: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/116685/zotero-7-gui-comment

    I know there was a recent, somewhat fraught thread about the app's appearance, but I think these comments raise other, legitimate points.
  • I also think that it would be much more clear if those four buttons on top would be more colorful. They should be in the same color as the icons on the right but fully colored to show that those are overarching buttons and not just for a specific entry. especially for new users this would be much clearer in term of the UI/UX.

    It also would be nice if you could change the color of the icons for the subcollections on the left an if there were a button to turn the dark mode on/off.

    And since there are just a few buttons on the top there should be an option for individual buttons. f.e. direct buttons for adding a book, book section etc. the icons are already existing so I think this wouldn't be a big expense.
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