From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ulrich Mueller Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Proposal for a new emacs icon Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 17:58:24 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="2627"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Elijah G Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed May 01 17:59:24 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1s2CMd-0000XW-VS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 01 May 2024 17:59:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s2CM0-0005JO-F4; Wed, 01 May 2024 11:58:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s2CLx-0005JC-9l for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 May 2024 11:58:41 -0400 Original-Received: from woodpecker.gentoo.org ([2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4] helo=smtp.gentoo.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_CHACHA20_POLY1305:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s2CLv-0002ou-9S for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 May 2024 11:58:40 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Elijah G.'s message of "Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:07:52 -0600") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4; envelope-from=ulm@gentoo.org; helo=smtp.gentoo.org X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:318492 Archived-At: >>>>> On Wed, 01 May 2024, Elijah G wrote: > Hi, I made a new icon for emacs to replace the current one into a bit > more "modern" according to current icons from other editors such as > neovim, zed, vscode and codium, etc. > This new icon uses a new E letter based on the one made by Nicolas > Petton with a style more minimalist and geometric (like a folded strip > of paper). > Below this you can get the attached icon. I would like to see their > feedback if this is a good idea and if I should send a patch to > implement this. I vaguely remember that the icon was meant to represent both the letters E and M, plus the horns of the GNU mascot? The last aspect is much weaker in the new icon.