GNU bug report logs - #61413
[PATCH] Make warnings show a "warning" emoji instead of a stop-sign

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Message #60 received at 61413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Rudolf Adamkovič <rudolf <at> adamkovic.org>, 
 Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
Cc: rms <at> gnu.org, 61413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Konstantin Kharlamov <Hi-Angel <at> yandex.ru>
Subject: Re: bug#61413: [PATCH] Make warnings show a "warning" emoji instead
 of a stop-sign
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:01:20 +0000

Rudolf Adamkovič <rudolf <at> adamkovic.org> writes:

> Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Thought it bore mention since the present report is about bikeshedding
>> the graphical representation of the warnings-suppress icon, whereas
>> Rudolf's reply suggests - to me - a wider wish to be able to opt out of
>> these representations: this is already solved.
>
> I apologize for not communicating more clearly.  What I meant is the
> following.  While, I can opt out of the "emoji representation", I think
> Emacs should always default to standard, discoverable, and accessible
> controls.
>
> Say we sampled a group of 10 users, how many of them would know, without
> further UI exploration, that the emoji is a button and what it does?  If
> fewer than 10, then we should ask, "why are we doing this" and stop.
>
> As for me, I think these emoji buttons are a bad idea to start with, let
> alone to continue with, let alone work around the newly discovered
> problems with them.

Maybe we should make them look like the buttons in customize instead?

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