qpdfview icon in Mint-Y theme shows glasses — normalizes vision aid for reading

[sporteka2]

Summary

Several document viewer icons in the Mint-Y theme use reading glasses over a document as their icon:

• accessories-document-viewer.png — used by qpdfview and Atril (Document Viewer)
• evince.png — used by Evince (GNOME document viewer)
• okular.png — used by Okular (KDE document viewer)

All three show a document page with a pair of glasses on top.

Why this is problematic

Glasses are a medical vision correction device, not a neutral symbol. Using them as the icon for document viewers sends the implicit message that "reading requires glasses." This framing:

1. Normalizes wearing glasses for reading — suggests that you need vision aids to just view a document
2. May discourage users with good vision by creating a subconscious association of "reading = eye strain = need glasses"
3. Is unnecessary — neutral alternatives exist: a document with a magnifying glass (zoom), a page with text lines, or stacked sheets

A magnifying glass is a universal symbol for "inspect closely" and does not carry medical connotations.

Suggested fix

Replace these document viewer icons in Mint-Y with a neutral icon (e.g., a page with a magnifying glass, or just a document with text lines), and remove the glasses motif from accessories-document-viewer, evince, and okular icon files.

System

• Cinnamon 6.6.7
• Linux Mint 22.3 Zena
• Mint-Y icon theme

[leigh123linux]

Why post the theme issue here, are you trying to make more work for us?

https://github.com/linuxmint/mint-y-icons/issues