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While it's true that white against black has the ultimate contrast, the
decision to switch fullcolor icons to symbolic has a few negative implications:
* Apps identities usually lean onto colors, switching to white symbolic
suddenly makes it harder to identify an app.
* Many 3rd party apps don't ship a symbolic icon making the experience feel
unpolished/"under construction".
* Behavior is inconsistent with gtk/libadwaita.
Part of the HC polish initiative -- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/5799
Fixes https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6136
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2555>
GNOME Shell
GNOME Shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and easy to use experience.
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