Feature #62158
Updated by Felix Kopp over 9 years ago
Please also see the original source at https://github.com/7elix/TYPO3.CMS.Flat/issues/6 (source) *There are three major types of ICONS in the TYPO3 backend:* # Module / App icons # Record icons # Action icons These icon groups have different purposes: h1. Identity h2. App icons Task: Click on icon starts backend module view right away. The complete interface and focus changes for the user. Position: Module menu / "launcher" Action: Start different App view h2. Record icons Task: Identify single record and are unique per data type. Reside mostly in tables.. Position: In front of record title / within table always the first column Action: Opens Clickmenu for list of action h2. Action icons Task: Trigger primary action directly. Position: In data tables always within the last column. Action: Single click starts action right aways - something happens h1. Visual distinction h2. App icons Colorful background. Monochrome/inverted pictogram in the foreground. Rounded corners. Large dimensions of 32x32 Pixels (high-dpi at 64x64px) Technology: Rendered in moduleMenu as images by ViewHelper h2. Record icons transparent background + colorful foreground, No border no corner no background color necessary. Optimized to sit in table list rows at 16x16 Pixels Technology: Output by IconUtility and img-Tag h2. Action icons transparent background + and monochrome, vectorized (FontAwesome). no border, no corner. Output ~16x16 Pixel Technology: Output based on FontAwesome / monochrome vector font