Re: Emacs icons

[Lennart Borgman]

Richard M. Stallman wrote:

>    Hmm... I use the attached image with WindowMaker, it's the splash image s=
>    hrinked
>    to 48x48.
>
> This approach is going in the wrong direction.  It is too hard to see,
> and it doesn't focus on the important thing, which is "Emacs".
>
> I ask everyone to please NOT send any more proposed icons that are
> based on a picture of a gnu.  All such pictures are too complex, and
> unusable.  Please save your time and mine by not proposing such
> pictures.  The most that might work is the partial gnu picture
> combined with an E.
>
> By the way, I see people sending both 48x48 and 16x16 icons.
> When is the 48x48 used, and when is the 16x16 used?
>  
I can only answer this for w32:

- In many cases the user can decide wether to use a small 16x16 icon or 
a bigger. This is for example the case in the w32 file manager called 
Explorer (or Windows Explorer).

- On the desktop a larger icon is used (32x32 or 48x48 I believe, maybe 
other size can be used too?).

- When switching between applications a larger icon is used.

- In the start menu you can choose. In the part showing active 
applications I think small icons are used.

- If file open/save dialog the small icons are normally used.

I believe the most common larger icon format is 32x32 but it might be 
bigger on XP, don't know.