Settings - thumbnails - overlay icon - add more sizes to avoid interpolation

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Settings - thumbnails - overlay icon - add more sizes to avoid interpolation

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XnViewMP 1.8.3 64bit
Windows11 (24H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%


Settings - thumbnails - overlay icon
Overlay icons have 2 native sizes (12px and 24px) at which they look crisp and pixel perfect at 2 windows scales (100% and 200%).
However, at intermediate scales, readability is reduced due to interpolation. Smaller sizes are more susceptible to this problem than larger sizes.
overlay_icons_info_add_more_sizes.png
overlay_icons_info_add_more_sizes.png (28.58 KiB) Viewed 987 times

Suggestion
  • size
    • add more sizes for overlay icons to avoid interpolation at small sizes (approach similar to file type icons)
      eg 15px, 18px and 21px
      example_info_dark_12_15_18_21_24.png
      example_info_dark_12_15_18_21_24.png (16.8 KiB) Viewed 666 times
      example_info_dark_12_15_18_21_24.zip
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    • allow user to change icons size
      in Settings>Thumbnail>Overlay icons
      eg 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, etc and maybe in between with interpolation
  • format
    • use .svg icons
      to programmatically adjust the color of icons to match the theme and style (dark/light)


ref
Icon Design: Sizing
Icon Design: Anti-Aliasing
Minimum set of assets to cover all screen sizes, densities, and orientations on Android




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