chocolatey / chocolatey/ChocolateyGUI

Enhancement: display the icon of the package when showing the list of package as a list

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Description

### Checklist

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- [X] I have verified no other issues exist related to my request.

### Is Your Feature Request Related To A Problem? Please describe.

The icon of a package is displayed in the "tile view" but not in the "list view" of the package list. Human brain is sensitive to color and drawings. With just a flat list of packages, it makes is slightly more difficult for humans to find the package they are looking for.

### Describe The Solution. Why is it needed?

Improvement : add an additional column, before the name, which would contain the icon of the package. This will help humans to find a given package more quickly by looking for the icon and using the image recognition part of our brain, which is a super strong human capability.

### Additional Context

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Research direction

Start by locating the package list's list-view implementation and compare it with the existing tile-view icon rendering. Add an icon column before the package name, then verify that package icons appear in list view and remain usable when scanning for a package.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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