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Created attachment 262596 [details] Bigger icons for Eclipse requested for visually impaired users. The Eclipse Neon release is a huge step forward for people working with a 4K display, or people who are visually impaired. The icon size increased from 16 to 32 pixels. Nevertheless, 32 pixels is still too small for people without sharp eyesight. Please consider the option to increase icon and button sizes. I've done my best to come up with a solution (see the following StackOverflow post): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37929996/building-eclipse-ide-from-scratch-making-bigger-icons-sometimes-successful But it did not work for all icons.
Increase the size of the icons up to 48 px? I think it is a cool idea. Can you provide an initial patch ? see: https://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/How_to_Contribute Adding Markus in c/c as he might be interested in Hi-DPI
Thank you Patrik for your reply. I would love to provide an initial patch. But I've never contributed to the Eclipse sourcecode before. So I'm kind of a newbie to the Eclipse codebase. How steep is the learning curve? And where can I find documentation to get started? Kind greetings, Kristof
Kristof, sorry for the late reply. The learning curve is harder than average. QuickStart: - Sign the CLA (now ECA) - Install the Eclipse installer by Oomph, - Start installing your IDE using Eclipse IDE for committers as base Product - Select Eclipse Platform UI as the project to contribute to. - Wait for the IDE is installed and the source code is downloaded. - Then you can start the development. Instructions here: - http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipsePlatformDevelopment/article.html - https://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/How_to_Contribute Good Luck!
