Created attachment 143142 [details] Device panel and main panel using big icons have different icons for the same thing SUMMARY The Places panel have icons dedicated to connected devices and partitions. However, in the main panel, they are represented by a folder icon. Use the same from the Places panel to ensure consistency. It's incredibly odd to look at Device section of Places panel, see things that are clearly marked as a partition/device, only for when you open them and "Go Up" to see an icon that represents a folder. It's inconsistent and weird. It's create a temporary confusion for new users where they are unsure if that is really a partition/device or somehow a folder with the same exact name. I can't think of any reason against making them the same icon, after all, it's just an icon.
Created attachment 143143 [details] Same thing with small icons
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/657
It seems the MR is not energy-efficient and I am unable to add enough tests to prove it works (not possible to add a virtual disk in the test). Have to close it and mark the original bug as "CONFIRMED" again.
Such a shame. Wait, how is it energy inefficient if Dolphin already needs to do half the task to show them in the device panel?
(In reply to WS from comment #4) > Such a shame. > > Wait, how is it energy inefficient if Dolphin already needs to do half the > task to show them in the device panel? The side panel doesn't share the same code with KFileItem.
To be more clear, to make a mount point show its icon, the sidebar only needs to simply list all mount points and give them icons. But in the folder view, each file item has to match the mount points and find the corresponding icon.
If you don't mind me asking, where is the energy inefficiency?
If there are many folders in the view, matching mount points can be time-consuming.
But is that happening in every single folder in the main view, or only the ones that are the parent directory of mount points?