T icon for text fields are too confusing

[louise-davies]

Description:
Feedback from DLS is that the T next to fields like Title is too confusing, so we should use another icon. If we wait for MUIv5, I think the ABC icon might be good, otherwise for MUIv4 icons there's the TextFields icon, or other maybe the TextFormat icon, or maybe they're all still confusable as actual text instead of an icon and we should go with something like TextSnippet icon

Sabah suggested "something like the text alignment icon in MS word" - so something like FormatAlignLeft icon maybe?

Acceptance criteria:

• Use of the Title icon is replaced by a less confusing icon

[agbeltran]

@mattjSTFC could you please let us know if you have a view on which icon to use for this?

[mattjSTFC]

Sure, I'll take a look at this shortly

[mattjSTFC]

Some great suggestions above @louise-davies and thoughts below:

• ABC icon: Strong contender but would be interested to find out more what this is proposed to be used for in MUI. It does make me think of alphabet blocks
• TextFields icon: This feels more like a action similar to changing a font size
• TextFormat icon: Again this feels more like an actionable icon rather than an icon to just compliment some text
• TextSnippet icon: This, like ABC, is a good choice. It also compliments the Size icon as has a similar presentation
• FormatAlignLeft icon: This also feel like an actionable icon - probably because I know it's to format left

Another couple of options could:

• Subject icon - Says it on the tin
• ViewHeadline icon - List icon display and very similar to Subject.

Screenshots below of TextSnippet, Subject and ViewHeadline:

I think all three would work but if I had to choose I would suggest Subject or ViewHeadline. All three show a list (not text which maybe an issue) but Subject and ViewHeadline are more subtle and easier on the eye.

[louise-davies]

@mattjSTFC For the ABC symbol it looks like it's meant to be used for keyboards, as there's a corresponding 123 symbol (see: https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/issues/67). So it's meant to represent letters/keys abstractly.

Between Subject and ViewHeadline - I prefer Subject as it looks less like a hamburger menu icon and a little more clear it's meant to be representing a paragraph.

[mattjSTFC]

That is a good shout about the hamburger menu. Also happy with Subject

[agbeltran]

I like the TextSnippet icon but ok with Subject too - this is something that we can change again if needed after further feedback.