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

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Message #8 received at 77917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Protesilaos Stavrou <prot <at> protesilaos.com>
Cc: 77917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77917: 31.0.50;
 [PATCH] Stop using the "stop" sign for all warning levels
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:29:16 +0300

> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:14:00 +0300
> From: Protesilaos Stavrou <prot <at> protesilaos.com>
> 
> The *Warnings* buffer uses the same "stop" sign for "warning" and
> "error" level warnings. This makes it hard to quickly scan the buffer
> for actual errors.

The sign is not for Warning or Error, it's for _disabling_ the
message.  That's why it's the same sign.

Why can't one search by using the text, not the sign?

> I attach a patch that uses a different icon for "warning" than for
> "error" or "emergency".

That's wrong, IMO, see above.

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