Similar to apps like nautilus, firefox, and gnome control center, the button that opens a menu should have a hamburger icon, which will also make less confusion as the icon for the 'Preferences' in the menu also uses the same gear icon.
Created attachment 9865 Replaces gear icon with hamburger icon for menu button and in hint text
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