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Improve consistency and clarity of icons in the Plots pane #13068

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System details:

Positron and OS details:

Positron Version: 2026.05.0 build 64
Code - OSS Version: 1.109.2
Commit: e23aa5e
Date: 2026-04-15T07:53:26.263Z
Electron: 39.3.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

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R 4.5.0

Describe the issue:

In a recent workshop, users were not easily discovering the 'open in' menu:

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Some pointed out that the icon is different from other places in the IDE:

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Or the "zoom" button in RStudio:

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Steps to reproduce the issue:

Plot an image and then try to open it in a new window/editor tab.

Expected or desired behavior:

More consistent or clear icon for zooming on plots.

Were there any error messages in the UI, Output panel, or Developer Tools console?

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