GNU bug report logs - #62170
29.0.60; the default tool bar icons are ugly to modern users and are not customizable

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Message #14 received at 62170 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: 62170 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62170: 29.0.60; the default tool bar icons are ugly to
 modern users and are not customizable
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:09:26 +0000

Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com> writes:

> 1. Open "emacs -Q" and show it to someone who has spent the last 10
> years using popular proprietary applications with big design budgets.
> 2. Point out the tool bar
> 3. Observe a look of disgust pass over their face
> 4. Observe that, if they do still try Emacs, they immediately disable
> tool-bar-mode, even though it's very useful to new users, because it's
> so ugly to them.

What Icons are we talking about?  I am using the PGTK build, and they
look just like the icons any other GTK would use.  Sure, it differ from
GNOME where the icons are part of the window bar, but that is a
different issue.

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