From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ralf Angeli Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: choice for the new emacs icon Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:19:14 +0100 Message-ID: References: <200802050135.m151ZGDH005052@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87hcg9juvs.fsf@olgas.newt.com> <85mypzzksd.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 1203261625 2267 80.91.229.12 (17 Feb 2008 15:20:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:20:25 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 17 16:20:49 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 1JQlJv-00065Q-7z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:20:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQlJQ-0001EM-Qj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:20:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQlJK-0001Bu-OW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:20:10 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQlJJ-00019P-Aj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:20:10 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQlJJ-00019J-3c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:20:09 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JQlJI-0003T6-VN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:20:09 -0500 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1JQlJF-0000zq-QD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:20:05 +0000 Original-Received: from p54a52adb.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([84.165.42.219]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:20:05 +0000 Original-Received: from angeli by p54a52adb.dip0.t-ipconnect.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:20:05 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 18 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: p54a52adb.dip0.t-ipconnect.de Cancel-Lock: sha1:VepkTOFh9O1PEXi2LR7UYXpacf0= X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:89352 Archived-At: * 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. -- Ralf