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[PATCH] Make warnings show a "warning" emoji instead of a stop-sign

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, 61413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Konstantin Kharlamov <Hi-Angel <at> yandex.ru>
Subject: bug#61413: [PATCH] Make warnings show a "warning" emoji instead of a stop-sign
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:27:15 +0100

>>>>> On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:21:52 +0100, Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com> said:
    Kévin> Given the purpose of the button (_suppress_ the warning, not merely
    Kévin> report it) & Konstantin's remark¹ about the intuitive connotations of
    Kévin> red, ISTM

    Kévin> (a) adding an 'image' icon presentation using a neutral-colored SVG, or
    Kévin> (b) as Konstantin suggested, ditching pictograms entirely, and replacing
    Kévin> that icon with a regular text button clearly labeled "suppress",

    Kévin> would be preferable to s/⛔/⚠️: I would not expect users to intuit that
    Kévin> they can suppress warnings by interacting with the warning sign.

Weʼd be back at the original implementation then 🙂

Iʼm in favour of that, but Iʼm not neutral here.

Robert
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