microsoft / microsoft/terminal

New icons for UI elements

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Area-UserInterface Issue-Feature Product-Terminal
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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

We need some new iconography for some of our UI elements, specifically the command palette and settings UI. Below are the requested icons:

Command / Title Icon proposal
Launch (SUI) Rocket ship
Split horizontally Window with horizontal pane split
Split vertically Window with vertical pane split

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

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Research direction

The issue identifies the command palette and settings UI but names no files or tests. Start by locating the existing icon definitions and the UI entries for Launch, Split horizontally, and Split vertically. Done means the three requested icons appear in the specified UI elements.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
design, desktop, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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