diff --git a/scanslicer/ui_builders_shared.py b/scanslicer/ui_builders_shared.py
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+import base64
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import QPoint, QRect, Qt
+from PySide6.QtGui import QFont, QFontInfo, QIcon, QPainter, QPixmap
+from PySide6.QtSvg import QSvgRenderer
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QComboBox,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QGroupBox,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QPushButton,
+    QScrollArea,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QSlider,
+    QSpacerItem,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+
+# _icon_color_from_palette: function definition for ScanSlicer behavior.