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KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”.
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Update "Copy password" icon in "Password Generator" tab #7246

Open JackH3103 opened 2 years ago

JackH3103 commented 2 years ago

Overview

The "Copy password" button currently uses a clipboard icon, which is generally associated with the paste command. IMO it should be changed to the de facto icon of two overlapping documents.

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Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open a database
  2. Click "Password Generator" on the toolbar

Expected Behavior

A copy icon should be displayed (usually two overlapping files)

Actual Behavior

A clipboard icon is displayed (typically associated with pasting)

Context

KeePassXC - Version 2.6.6 Revision: 9c108b9 Distribution: Flatpak

Operating System: Linux openSUSE Tumbleweed 20211226 Desktop Env: KDE Plasma 5.23.4 Windowing System: X11

droidmonkey commented 2 years ago

I don't think the overlapping pages icon will convey that intent in this view. I am not in favor of changing the current icon.

This is the icon you mention: https://materialdesignicons.com/icon/content-copy

JackH3103 commented 2 years ago

Personally when I see a clipboard icon I immediately think of pasting. The first time I looked at that window I initially thought there wasn't even an option to copy the password to clipboard until I started to question why there would even be a paste button on a password generator.

droidmonkey commented 2 years ago

I'd be in favor of the current clipboard but with an inward pointing arrow added. The pages icon is just too plain for my liking.

JackH3103 commented 2 years ago

I agree with the arrow suggestion. I can see how two pages would also be confusing in this context

droidmonkey commented 2 years ago

Either of these might be better:

https://pictogrammers.com/library/mdi/icon/clipboard-arrow-right-outline/

https://pictogrammers.com/library/mdi/icon/clipboard-file-outline/

I prefer the arrow to come from outside to inside the clipboard, wouldn't be hard to edit.

jgrabn commented 11 months ago

Big +1 on this issue. Clipboard is the wrong icon. See for yourself: https://www.google.com/search?q=copy+icon

droidmonkey commented 11 months ago

Yes, as discussed above, we know and it is a deliberate choice.