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

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 77917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>, prot <at> protesilaos.com
Subject: bug#77917: 31.0.50; [PATCH] Stop using the "stop" sign for all warning levels
Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 09:39:56 +0200

>>>>> On Mon, 05 May 2025 21:53:31 +0300, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> said:

    >>> Then, what about
    >>> 
    >>> +                (insert (buttonize (concat (icon-string 'warnings-suppress) " [Suppress?]")
    >>> +                                   #'warnings-suppress
    >>> +                                   type
    >>> +                                   "Click to suppress this warning type")
    >> 
    >> May I suggest to look at how other applications handle such
    >> situations, i.e. when a message is shown and the user is given a
    >> capability of disabling it?  Maybe that way we will find
    >> implementation ideas that are both familiar to users and look nicer?

    Juri> Here is an interesting solution of using the context menu
    Juri> to suppress warnings:

    Juri> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32085708/suppress-warnings-in-visual-studio-2015-for-custom-code-analyzers

I conclude from that that we should use U+26A0 U+FE0F ⚠️ as the symbol
to insert. Right clicking does not necessarily come easy to Emacs
users, so I still think a text button is needed.

Robert
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