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31.0.50; [PATCH] Stop using the "stop" sign for all warning levels

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rpluim <at> gmail.com, 77917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, yantar92 <at> posteo.net, prot <at> protesilaos.com, kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#77917: 31.0.50; [PATCH] Stop using the "stop" sign for all warning levels
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 19:53:05 +0300

>> > I understand the urge to use the icons, since when it works, the
>> > display is much nicer.  But IMNSHO, the icon machinery we have is not
>> > yet mature enough to use it in such ubiquitous situations, where
>> > user-facing messages need to explain themselves with 110% clarity.
>> > Showing something like "\u25b2Warning: ..." is not my idea of a good
>> > warning UX.  We should try avoiding this at all costs, even if that
>> > means, sadly, dropping the icon.
>> 
>> 'define-icon' was used successfully in many other packages
>> for several releases without problems.
>
> It depend on the use.  In this case, we use it for displaying
> warnings, some of them are quite common on top of that.  It is not a
> coincidence that this particular use caused so many discussions and
> bug reports.
>
> I mentioned at least one problematic aspect of define-icon's usage.
> Showing successful uses of it doesn't solve that problem in any way.

If icons.el is broken, it should be fixed
because it's used by many packages.

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