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Feature: Show pinned chats with pin icon and simplify sidebar icons #40

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Feature Request

When a chat is pinned, it should be visually identifiable via a dedicated pin icon. A good placement would be directly to the left of the chat title.

In the same area, the sidebar icon system could be simplified overall:

  • pinned chats use a pin icon
  • projects use folder icons
  • optionally remove the speech bubble/chat icons entirely if they do not add much value visually
  • show an open folder icon when a project is expanded
  • show a closed folder icon when a project is collapsed

Proposed Behavior

  • A pinned chat displays a pin icon directly to the left of its name
  • Projects always use folder icons
  • Expanded projects use an open-folder icon
  • Collapsed projects use a closed-folder icon
  • Chat rows may no longer need separate speech-bubble icons if the hierarchy is already clear

Why

  • Makes pinned items easier to recognize at a glance
  • Reduces visual ambiguity in the sidebar
  • Creates a cleaner and more consistent visual language
  • Folder-open/folder-closed states improve orientation when navigating many projects

UX Benefit

The sidebar would become easier to scan because icon meaning would be more explicit:

  • Pin = important / pinned chat
  • Open folder = expanded project
  • Closed folder = collapsed project

This would likely be clearer than mixing folder, speech bubble, and pinned states without a strong visual system.

Environment

  • OpenGUI Desktop Interface

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