[bug]: Rounded dot has unclear semantics in issue filter UI
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Since Jul 21, 2025.
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Description
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Current behavior
Two rounded dot UI elements appear in the issue filtering UI:
- When I set a filter condition on a view, there is a blue dot on the filter menu button.
- When I create an active phase, it is marked with a pulse-animated blue dot in the filter menu.
From the source code I can infer that 1 means a filter condition is set and 2 marks that it's an active phase, but both are non-intuitive for a beginner.
I expect that Plane doesn't use similar UI elements as indicators for wildly different purposes, especially the blue dot which often represents an unread notification or hint for a new feature.
Steps to reproduce
- Set a filter condition in issue view.
- Open the filter menu
- Observe two blue dots with different semantics.
Environment
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Browser
Safari
Variant
Cloud
Version
cloud
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