[feat] feature request(v2): project custom icon background color #4245

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1. github-actions commented on May 8, 2026

   

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   Triaged this and the conclusion is: there's no bug to reproduce — this is a net-new feature request rather than a regression with a fix path.

   What I checked

   • ProjectThumbnail (the sidebar icon component, apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/components/ProjectThumbnail/ProjectThumbnail.tsx) renders a uniform bg-muted gray fallback with the project's first letter when no iconUrl is set.
   • The v2 v2_projects schema (packages/db/src/schema/schema.ts) only has iconUrl — there is no iconBackgroundColor / iconColor column.
   • The legacy v1 projects table also has no color field, so v1 didn't persist a per-project background color either. (If v1 displayed colored backgrounds, it likely derived them deterministically from the name/slug rather than storing a user-chosen color.)
   • The tRPC v2-project router exposes uploadIcon, resetIconToGitHub, and removeIcon — no color endpoints.

   Why no PR

   Because there's no broken behavior, a reproduction test isn't applicable. Implementing this properly needs product decisions (preset palette vs. arbitrary color picker, whether to auto-derive a default from project name as v1 apparently did, accessibility/contrast for the letter on top, etc.) plus a schema migration, tRPC changes, and a settings UI — too large for an automated triage pass.

   Leaving open for the team to scope.
2. Kitenite

   closed this as not plannedon Jul 11, 2026
3. Kitenite

   reopened this on Jul 11, 2026
4. Kitenite commented on Jul 11, 2026

   

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   on Jul 11, 2026

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   Closing as a duplicate of #5608, the consolidated tracker for stale themes-appearance issues from the July 2026 stale-issue sweep (no activity since 2026-06-01). If this still applies on a current build, comment on #5608 and we'll reopen.
5. Kitenite

   closed this as a duplicateof [Tracker] Themes & appearance (stale-issue sweep, July 2026) #5608 on Jul 11, 2026