X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <838w7hnm7t.fsf@garydjones.name> References: <20100518172806 DOT GA21055 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <838w7hnm7t DOT fsf AT garydjones DOT name> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 12:06:03 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Cygwin visual brand From: Steven Collins To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:39, Gary <> wrote: > Christopher Faylor writes: >> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:18:28AM -0400, Andrew Schulman wrote: >>>So my questions remain. =A0Christopher and Corinna, if you don't think a >>>redesign is a good idea, then please tell us that. >> >> Since you keep insisting, I'll do my usual WJM dance. =A0Then everyone c= an >> disagree, recycle all of the same arguments, and demand another response. >> >> So far, I have not really cared for either of the proposed redesigns. > > IMO that's a perfectly okay answer, even if it isn't perhaps what some > people hoped for. Yep. One isn't required to like everything (or even anything) that is put forward. >> I sincerely hate these discussions about what's "best" about something >> visual because it always devolves to self-proclaimed experts voicing >> their opinions and when it comes to subjective things like web-site >> layout everyone can be an expert. > > Actually there are objective things as well, based on psychological and > physiological (and yes, even technical) principles. > >> =A0The bottom line for me is that I want >> something that I can maintain To my mind this leaves one unanswered question. Does this discussion and Chris' response serve as the starting point for requirements gathering, or is this a flat out dead topic? Steven -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple