GNU bug report logs - #77917
31.0.50; [PATCH] Stop using the "stop" sign for all warning levels

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Message #166 received at 77917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Yuan Fu <casouri <at> gmail.com>
Cc: yantar92 <at> posteo.net, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 77917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 rpluim <at> gmail.com, prot <at> protesilaos.com
Subject: Re: bug#77917: 31.0.50; [PATCH] Stop using the "stop" sign for all
 warning levels
Date: Fri, 09 May 2025 09:23:45 +0300

>>>>> Also, are you sure that show U+26A0 ⚠ is a good idea for the 'symbol'
>>>>> preference?  At least on TTY frames, that character has problems
>>>>> because its glyph is wide, and many terminal emulators have trouble
>>>>> showing it in an Emacs window.
>>>> 
>>>> I tried ⚠ on a tty, and it looks very poor, barely recognizable.
>>>> So need to find a new symbol.
>>> 
>>> ▲ looks more solid on a tty.
>> 
>> But will it be perceived as a warning sign?  It looks just a triangle.
>
> My two cents, and feel free to ignore: maybe just use the exclamation
> mark.  We don’t have to use a “unicode” symbol for the symbol
> category.  “!” conveys the idea and is well supported.

“!” is fine, like in flymake-margin-indicators-string.

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