Re: What would be the best screenshot of Emacs for the homepage?

From: David Kastrup Subject: Re: What would be the best screenshot of Emacs for the homepage? Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:32:10 +0100 User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Pierre Lecocq <address@hidden> writes: >> - I want to promote the GNOME enviromnent over Windows/OS X > > Wouldn't it be better not to promote any enviromnent (as in "OS" or "Window > Manager")? Uhm, no? > I understand the idea to promote a FOSS enviromnent vs a proprietary > one, A free environment. > but as GNU/Emacs is supported by such a wide variety of plateforms > (GNOME is not the default/recommended/usable WM on every ones), GNOME is not a window manager. > it would be better not to include the window bar in screenshots since > it is the way (a.k.a the "most used way") to identify the environment > (as in "OS" or "Window Manager"). So? For one thing, the font rendering will equally well identify a platform. For another, why _wouldn't_ GNU Emacs promote GNU environments (GNUstep would be another candidate but it is less frequently used)? Other platforms are secondary considerations. Why shouldn't the first priority of a GNU component be GNU? -- David Kastrup