From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Guerry Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: choice for the new emacs icon Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:05:30 +0000 Message-ID: <87tzk78t6d.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <200802050135.m151ZGDH005052@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87hcg9juvs.fsf@olgas.newt.com> <85mypzzksd.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85ablzzj2n.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203272904 4418 80.91.229.12 (17 Feb 2008 18:28:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:28:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Ralf Angeli , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: David Kastrup Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 17 19:28:47 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 1JQoFq-0002yg-W6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:28:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQoFM-0007cJ-FO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:28:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQm1K-0003pD-P7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:05:38 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQm1G-0003nq-RI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:05:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQm1G-0003nn-NZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:05:34 -0500 Original-Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.171]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JQm1G-0005vC-6T for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:05:34 -0500 Original-Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id a2so188938ugf.48 for ; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:05:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; bh=WLLlKdMgxOSTrghcRE059hsA3gLEw0AoEa/JqW295HY=; b=lhriaRc6xqSFRCtPVCD8esYPiBW7xAbwyvcdgLnnVTKl1f5EsEUvOGx6LGeZALBEH2Y+xn/H17J2p3MS46x0jo8j6OfBeMmFh+SSuNQNttLGicpQ+NN9ALvyLVFQ4WeLEo3GiXNtYYRCie3OWZ/p2wlChATSKUksAX0X6i+Gur4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; b=gv3f76YwgVyXqp27Cyko2QfG5qK6xncAmGc1ylhZp8Nt10vEx9rObbvbmOuc6a7dgwr7C0goZs4yBuy8g5XUqdW/0YZ4fEr1MujHrpytMo4owQMHzeluc00TQPfZb5VrpB5aD3HToutV2AZRJ9oWYtHGZNlbcukQhEbQjmixDRg= Original-Received: by 10.67.196.4 with SMTP id y4mr2051299ugp.39.1203264333329; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:05:33 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from bzg.ath.cx ( [81.99.213.34]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q40sm3069532ugc.70.2008.02.17.08.05.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:05:32 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by bzg.ath.cx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 43EB71575BD; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:05:29 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: <85ablzzj2n.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> (David Kastrup's message of "Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:41:36 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:26:39 -0500 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:89376 Archived-At: David Kastrup writes: > Ralf Angeli writes: > >> * David Kastrup (2008-02-17) writes: >> >>> Richard Stallman writes: >>> >>>> Maybe we should go back to the kitchen sink icon. It was the funniest >>>> of all the Emacs icons. >>> >>> I don't think it properly reflects the end user polish we have taken >>> pains to apply to Emacs in the last decade or so. >> >> At least the kitchen sink reflects on the nature of Emacs in contrast to >> a purple rubber ball. And you can always use a hyper-realistic image of >> a stainless steel sink in order to make it more appealing. Of course >> this won't help the uninitiated to get the connection between a kitchen >> sink and Emacs. > > Emacs is more like a time sink rather than a kitchen sink. But I have > my doubts that there would be an easily recognizable icon idea for that. Maybe the Dali soft watch? -- Bastien