eclipse-theia/theia

Use "Broken Icon Reference" when not finding icons from contributions

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#8,240 opened on Jul 27, 2020

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Description

Feature Description:

We have cases like this (https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/7634) where we can't resolve an icon that is referenced in a contribution. It would be helpful to return an icon that signifies "Icon not found" and display that in the place of the desired icon. Currently, there is no indication in the UI that an icon could not be loaded and where it would be.

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Research direction
Investigate how icons are resolved from contributions in the codebase. Look for where the icon retrieval fails and implement a fallback that displays a 'broken icon' symbol (e.g., a placeholder icon) in the UI. Ensure the change is tested.
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typescript
Domain
frontend
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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GitTypeScript
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70