theme and iconset are decoupled, so yes you can :)

problem is that I still didn't added the preference for choosing iconsets (my 
bad, didn't have the time yet).  

On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:19 PM, GOUBIER Thierry <[email protected]> wrote:

> And can I have a setting with the 
> 
> - Pharo theme (not pharo3)
> - and the eclipse icon set ?
> 
> :)
> 
> (Of course I should set an issue and write a Slice, otherwise Camillo will 
> get angry at me ;))
> 
> Thierry
> De : Pharo-dev [[email protected]] de la part de Esteban 
> Lorenzano [[email protected]]
> Date d'envoi : mardi 15 octobre 2013 20:07
> À : Pharo Development List
> Objet : Re: [Pharo-dev] default monospaced code font
> 
> 
> On Oct 15, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Gary Chambers <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Sorry, not been following the thread but is there really a problem?
>> Code font is specifiable in settings. Guess we are all just arguing about 
>> what the default may be...
> 
> exactly :)
> 
>> 
>> Regards, Gary
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Nicolas Cellier
>> To: Pharo Development List
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Pharo-dev] default monospaced code font
>> 
>> Pushing the newcomers argument: if newcomers are used to using if then else 
>> and switch case, why did you deprecate usage caseOf:?
>> If newcomers argument counts, shouldn't we remove text editing, browser, 
>> etc..., go back to file based development and create an eclipse (or emacs) 
>> plugin?
>> 
>> I saw very good arguments for proportional: more readable/natural/more text 
>> on the line...
>> So I'm inlne with Pavel, 
>> 
>> Is there any argument for fixed space (but the hypothetical newcomer).
>> There are some times when we must educate rather than imitate.
>> 
>> 
>> 2013/10/15 Sven Van Caekenberghe <[email protected]>
>> 
>> On 15 Oct 2013, at 17:29, Tudor Girba <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am in favor of using monospaced fonts for the code and sans serif fonts 
>> > for the rest of the things. I pushed the Source Sans + Source Code fonts 
>> > for the Moose image since half a year, and actually people like the look 
>> > of them. I am a bit surprised to see such virulent reactions :).
>> >
>> > @Sven: the mail discussions that led to the fonts choice had you in CC the 
>> > whole time :).
>> 
>> OK, maybe a didn't pay enough attention: I knew it was about look and feel 
>> and (a) new font(s), I failed to register that it actually was about using a 
>> monospaced font.
>> 
>> I can't belief that you are surprised about the reactions ;-)
>> 
>> For what it is worth, I still haven't heard any solid argument for the 
>> change. Even if it is just aesthetics and it doesn't make a difference, 
>> there is still the question why we have to change.
>> 
>> > Cheers,
>> > Doru
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[email protected]> 
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > On 15 Oct 2013, at 17:05, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > On Oct 15, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > >> On 15 Oct 2013, at 16:35, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> except that it is not accurate :)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - with a monospace you can have bolds and italic without problems (it 
>> > >>> is a decent one)... and you also can play with sizes (for example, for 
>> > >>> comments)
>> > >>> - when you copy&paste you will lose part of your formatting no matter 
>> > >>> if you have a fixed font or a proportional one  (is not true that you 
>> > >>> lose all of them... in fact I usually do not lose any)
>> > >>
>> > >> Sorry, but there are no sensible arguments in favour of a monospaced 
>> > >> font. It is just not needed (in Smalltalk). Another way to look at it 
>> > >> is: 99.99 % of the world use proportional fonts.
>> > >>
>> > >> BTW, I think whoever made this 'decision' knew it would be _very_ hard 
>> > >> to get this passed ;-)
>> > >>
>> > >> Maybe we should switch to C/Java/Javascript syntax so that we do not 
>> > >> scare newcomers ? Sorry, I could not resist.
>> > > not taken.
>> > > and non sense.
>> > > idea is to welcome newcomers, not to became another language.
>> > > Now... if font is *part* of the language, we could be talking about the 
>> > > same. But since it is not, then we are comparing apples with tomatoes.
>> > >
>> > > I can say that no, 99% of the world do not use proportional fonts... 
>> > > every other programing environment uses monospaced fonts.
>> > > yeah, I know "we are different"... but we still code. Ah, no, sorry... 
>> > > we "manipulate objects", but that looks really close to coding for me.
>> > >
>> > > and yes... I was expecting a lot of whining (even if it was not me 
>> > > *alone* who took the decision), but I was expecting from people at least 
>> > > wait to see the fonts before start the bashing ;)
>> >
>> > Well, it is not 'bashing', I just totally do not agree.
>> > And I would like to know who else is in favour, how the decision was made.
>> > But I'll wait a bit for other comments.
>> >
>> > >>> On Oct 15, 2013, at 3:53 PM, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[email protected]> 
>> > >>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> Excellent arguments !
>> > >>>> I am with you 100%
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> On 15 Oct 2013, at 15:21, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>> Since the days when editors was able to allow me using any fonts, i 
>> > >>>>> was always switching to variable-spaced font
>> > >>>>> for code pane. And i am not speaking about smalltalk or pharo here, 
>> > >>>>> it was C and Pascal those days :)
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> guess, what i would prefer in pharo? :)
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> The bad things about getting used to monospaced fonts is that you 
>> > >>>>> format code and it looks perfect,
>> > >>>>> but then you print it or copy/paste it somewhere else where it uses 
>> > >>>>> other font, and all your beautiful formatting are gone.
>> > >>>>> Needless to say, that printing press was invented way before first 
>> > >>>>> computer or digital printer, and all we know about fonts came
>> > >>>>> to us from the printing world.. and i think i would be right saying 
>> > >>>>> that before first digital printers there was not such thing as 
>> > >>>>> monospaced
>> > >>>>> fonts, because it is not economically efficient: you don't want to 
>> > >>>>> waste space on front page of your newspaper by aligning glyphs to 
>> > >>>>> some virtual grid.
>> > >>>>> More than that, it works well only if you using same font size and 
>> > >>>>> no bold/underline variants whatever.. as soon as you use variants or 
>> > >>>>> different font size,
>> > >>>>> all the benefits of 'formatting' using monospaced font is gone.
>> > >>>>> That means, if we employ monospaced font for code, we will be forced 
>> > >>>>> to not use bold/italic variants, or different font size (for 
>> > >>>>> instance,
>> > >>>>> i would be like to play with code highlight scheme, where comments 
>> > >>>>> using different font size, or where method name uses bigger font 
>> > >>>>> size etc).
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> --
>> > >>>>> Best regards,
>> > >>>>> Igor Stasenko.
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > www.tudorgirba.com
>> >
>> > "Every thing has its own flow"

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