[opensource-dev] IM/Group chat icons?

[Trilo Byte]

I can't tell if this is a bug or not (since a fair number of jira's referenced in recent builds are issues we don't have permission to view), but in build 227447 (Mac client), it appears there's been a change to the way IM's and group chat icons appear on the bottom of the screen.  

In the past, the icon was always a miniature version of that avatar's profile or the group's icon.  With 227447, all group and IM icons are black, with what appears to be a part of the voice chat icon (which also has a red 'no' icon overlaid if the individual/group is not on voice), and the yellow dot (which indicated something new had been said) has been changed slightly to become a cartoon speech bubble.

How can I disable this or revert back?  I'd suspect it's a bug, but this appears to be a deliberate icon and not a graphics glitch.  Individualized icons made it much easier to keep track of multiple conversations and chats, and for those of us who don't use speech in SL a string of partial icons with red circle-bar icons above them is distracting and annoying.

TriloByte Zanzibar