On 3/2/06 9:55 AM, "Bill Janssen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ron Oussoren writes: >> The 16 ton icon stays until someone brings a better alternative. > > W. R. Wing writes: >> I LIKE the python squeezing the apple. The 16 ton icon is not only >> amateurish, it is so indirect an "in" joke as to be inscrutable to >> anyone coming new to the party. > > I agree with Wing. So there *is* a better alternative, and there's > now a MacPython.icns file at > http://bill.janssen.org/mac/MacPython.icns with the snake wrapped > around the Apple. Feel free to use it where it fits. That leads to a web page that looks like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@ÀÀü þ þ?þ?þþþþü?ü ø àis32 Ý È·wwtx »ÃÒÙ³¿Ö|c § §y|¤B }rS?8HYo{; scn{t9|{ÍLz }xxs{qt²WKÁþiy~{óªyÝáe¿«xw¹ÿéQ{~_ÿéËɤ-IÜmöÏpGµ« ©¥q8 / ÎÈ [EMAIL PROTECTED] y pR>9FXjtn|8 n_aozj3ksÇy{srlvos°LE¿ÿew}5yòdkÅÕ]¼«wv¶òÇCdfiPóâ ÈÄr"=~¸_Ûºb=p ^/mx( ¨£x 8Q(8.dDRSQj\'fZ (ad infinitum). Was it maybe supposed to have a different type of encoding, or URL address? If there's another way to access it in Safari, I can't find it. If I remove the "MacPython.icns" from the URL I get a Forbidden. If I remove just the ".icns", I get a nice 404. If I remove "mac/MacPython.icns" I get to your main page, but don't see a link. > > But Ron objects: >> The page looks fine, but it might be better to remove the icon or >> replace it by the current MacPython icon (the 16 ton weight). > > The 16-ton weight screams "done by amateurs for a toy computer". The > sooner it's stamped out, the better. > > And further explains: >> It's not that I don't like the snake, but some people claim a >> lifelike snake will scare some (potential) users and furthermore the >> snake-icon isn't actually used by MacPython (yet?). > > As we know, some people will claim anything. The snake/apple icon is > all over the MacPython pages, that's where it comes from. The new > Python web site has finally switched to a snake-based logo, as well. > > As for scaring users: I feel sympathy for folks who have pathological > fears of almost anything, including drawings of snakes. I think, > though, it might be kinder to repel those folks immediately, rather > than helping them overcome their incipient nausea at the very idea of > a language called "Python", and getting to use it. Such use might > cause a nasty amount of subconscious angst, expressed in -- who knows > -- continuous nightmares? Random acts of violence? > > Surely better to act up front! More snakes on the web page! The 16-ton icon looks horrible. I'm keen to see the snake, if you can provide a link that works. Thanks. But I think Donovan has the right idea. The new official Python icon looks great. This is Python, use the Python logo. -- Paul Berkowitz _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
