From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Emacs icons Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:23:50 -0700 Message-ID: References: <4300C9EC.5070708@wanadoo.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C5A1DF.A11F2900" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1124166852 14094 80.91.229.2 (16 Aug 2005 04:34:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:34:12 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 16 06:34:00 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E4t81-0008L3-HJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:32:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E4t9R-0006Vu-H8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:34:13 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1E4t8g-0006Li-CY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:33:26 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1E4t8d-0006Jy-QT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:33:25 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E4t8c-0006Ik-Mh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:33:22 -0400 Original-Received: from [148.87.122.31] (helo=rgminet02.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1E4tEs-0007O2-Lz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:39:50 -0400 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.50]) by rgminet02.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j7G4NqrC028095 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:23:53 -0600 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j7G4Nqei022590 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:23:52 -0600 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-whq-csvpn-gw3-141-144-82-88.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.82.88]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id j7G4NpHT022583 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:23:52 -0600 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-reply-to: <4300C9EC.5070708@wanadoo.fr> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE 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:42101 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:42101 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C5A1DF.A11F2900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > The idea of using an E on a gnu is ok semantically. Whether it looks > better than just an E, I am not sure. Attached is an idea ;-) It don't look too bad when resized as a 16x16 icon. This could make an attractive _logo_, but it would _not_ work as a 16x16 icon, IMO (see attached). Clever combination of E with gnu head - bravo! But, as Richard pointed out, that makes it hard to distinguish the E. Let's not forget the story of "The Gnu Who Became a Mushroom" - that's an invaluable icon lesson. If shrinking a gnu head can turn it into a mushroom, there is no hope for shrinking E-gnus and other such artistic subtleties. 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