523797 - Using an address book related icon instead of a star icon in message header area

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 484409

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, defect)

Description

[Alex Ihrig [:Thunderbird_Mail_DE]]

This bug is a follow up to 516860.

I believe the idea to use a star icon in message header area to indicate contacts, which are in address book, is from favorites icons (see Firefox). As mentioned in 516860, the star icon is used to often in Thunderbirds UI.

My proposal would be to use one of the icons out of address book to indicate the contacts in message header area. A similar icon is used in mscotts Postbox. We could use the small i-icon (persons body + head), which is used in address books lists (in the columns) or we could just use the address book icon itself. IMHO both would be better than the star icon. If we change this icon, we should do so in the inline edit contacts dialog, too.

Maybe this affects not only Windows OS.

Comment 1

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

(In reply to comment #0)
> My proposal would be to use one of the icons out of address book to indicate
> the contacts in message header area. A similar icon is used in mscotts Postbox.
> We could use the small i-icon (persons body + head), which is used in address
> books lists (in the columns) or we could just use the address book icon itself.
> IMHO both would be better than the star icon. If we change this icon, we should
> do so in the inline edit contacts dialog, too.

Actually, I think the inline edit contacts dialog should change to show the photo of the contact (if there is one).

Comment 2

[Andreas Nilsson (:andreasn)]

Possibly a dup of Bug 484409

Comment 3

[Alex Ihrig [:Thunderbird_Mail_DE]]

Marking as duplicate.