From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: choice for the new emacs icon Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:27 -0500 Message-ID: <87hcgof9as.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <200802050135.m151ZGDH005052@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1202177134 12811 80.91.229.12 (5 Feb 2008 02:05:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:05:34 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 05 03:05:54 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JMDBg-00037E-Bj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:05:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JMDBD-0006fB-FD for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JMDB9-0006cd-JZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:55 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JMDB5-0006Vh-5R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:54 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JMDB4-0006Vb-Ur for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:50 -0500 Original-Received: from cyd.mit.edu ([18.115.2.24]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JMDB5-0000Ln-9i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:04:51 -0500 Original-Received: by cyd.mit.edu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1976B4E489; Mon, 4 Feb 2008 21:04:27 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <200802050135.m151ZGDH005052@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> (Dan Nicolaescu's message of "Mon\, 04 Feb 2008 17\:35\:16 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.90 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:88216 Archived-At: Dan Nicolaescu writes: > We got 2 versions for a replacement for the emacs icon. > > RMS said: > "They both look good to me, but it is hard for me to choose between them. > Please ask emacs-devel." > > So here they are. > Please choose one. What's wrong with the "new Emacs icon" that we adopted for Emacs 22? After all, that icon (or rather icon set) emerged after a length debate that touched on many important points, such as visibility in small sizes. It would be incautious to switch to a new icon without a very good reason.