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Usability: Eye icon on/off (show/hide) should be more obvious #201

@deryb

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@deryb

This option is to show/hide a browser or profile from the list is a gray eye with bar (crossed) or without (just eye).

Right now, it's not obvious what the current state of this options is. Instead of just a quick glance at the icon, I often hover on it to show its help hint (either 'show this ... in list' or 'hide this ... in list'). I never remember lol, which is it?!?

Point is, it should be obvious from a quick glance, even for newbie users, the current state of any given toggle option.

Proposal solution: make this icon 'colored' (on) or 'discolored' (+ small variation, like crossed-out for the eye). This is how many others work, and this way it feels natural, for my brain at least, if something is alive (on) or not (off).

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Also (sorry, perhaps should be another separate issue): Same should be done with the Heart icon (favorite). It should not have background color 'active' (blue) to say it's on, but rather just colored (on = red), or off (gray). That blue background should always be when the button is targeted (either pointer hovering or via keyboard tab navigation). Breaking this "normal expected behavior" confuses my brain (is it on or off? why is it showing blue background, is it targeted right now?).

Awesome work btw, this tool became a staple in my browser ecosystem!! I find it mostly useful, very in-depth options for everything, and I'm discovering more and more the automation capabilities. Thank you!!!

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