Bug 499275 - Update Icon: The Dot uses accent color: if accent color is red, it can be confused with security updates available
Summary: Update Icon: The Dot uses accent color: if accent color is red, it can be con...
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: Discover
Classification: Applications
Component: Notifier (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.2.5
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-01-29 11:14 UTC by postix
Modified: 2025-01-29 13:26 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Screenshot: Updates available with a red dot (accent color) (1.93 KB, image/png)
2025-01-29 11:14 UTC, postix
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Description postix 2025-01-29 11:14:27 UTC
Created attachment 177785 [details]
Screenshot: Updates available with a red dot (accent color)

For a normal bug fix and feature updates, the dot is tinted blue, while for security updates it's tinted red - at least when using Breeze (Dark).

It seems, the color blue is actually the accent color, while red is probably hard coded.
If the accent color is by any chance red-ish, this leads to a confusion that every update available is a security update.

I'd expect the dot therefore not to follow the accent color or there should be other means to differentiate between normal and security updates other than by the color.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250125
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.13.0-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 David Redondo 2025-01-29 12:17:52 UTC
The color is not hardcoded, it can also be influenced by the color scheme
Comment 2 postix 2025-01-29 12:36:49 UTC
(In reply to David Redondo from comment #1)
> The color is not hardcoded, it can also be influenced by the color scheme

So there's no way to run into confusion that two similar colors are used for two different meanings?
I still use Breeze and I just have changed the accent color manually (or by the wallpaper): Isn't it still red then for security updates?
Comment 3 David Redondo 2025-01-29 13:20:26 UTC
Yes but if you change the color you can also change the "red" color. It is negative text
Comment 4 postix 2025-01-29 13:26:12 UTC
(In reply to David Redondo from comment #3)
> Yes but if you change the color you can also change the "red" color. It is
> negative text

Thanks!