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The Menu Bar Extra icon isn't great on low res displays. (Offer) #867

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Hey there.

The icon used for the Menu Bar Extra is really blurry on 1x (non-retina) displays. Here's a picture:

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I would normally consider pointing this out to be nitpicking, but I think this is justified because MonitorControl is an app exclusively focused on external displays, many of which are non-retina.

I initially thought of just re-designing the icons myself (with the help of this guide) and making a pull request. But then I realized that there really isn't a good way to fit the glyph (sun.max) into the sizes necessary for a Menu Bar Extra. This is especially evident with the diagonal rays of sun.max, which are horribly blurry no matter how I size them.

I think the only option to alleviate this is to choose a different glyph. Some Control Center features already use (light.max) and (display), so those obviously aren't options. Although I feel like (lightbulb) or (display.2) might be viable. I'd be happy to design new icons for the Menu Bar Extra, but I also feel that it's important for someone who is more in-charge than I am to decide on a less-complex glyph that also fits MonitorControl.

Just a thought.

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