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X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4864:20::c2f X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:247060 Archived-At: > The other option, of course, is to look both modern and unique, but it's > a harder proposition, especially without a graphical designer on the > team. And this stuff gets outdated quickly. That's the problem. What's hip today is pass=C3=A9 tomorrow. The "modern" look of Windows 3.1 is considered ancient and dated today. But do today's GUIs offer more (or perhaps less!) user value? In my initial attempt to be sarcastic, I unfortunately took too extreme a position. so I'll say now that there is nothing wrong with an Emacs GUI that provides true user value, and if it looks nice, that's a plus. (But I too go to the extreme of pure text, no frills, touchpad disabled, etc. ... it's what works for me.) However I would (humbly this time) suggest that whatever is done in terms of appearance not interfere with the things that make Emacs the tool that it is. --=20 Bob Newell Honolulu, Hawai`i Via Linux/Emacs/Gnus/BBDB.