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Eric Weir  
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 More options Dec 1 2011, 9:35 am
From: Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:35:18 -0500
Local: Thurs, Dec 1 2011 9:35 am
Subject: Re: Alternate MacVim Icon

On Dec 1, 2011, at 2:26 AM, George V. Reilly wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Drew Yeaton <xee...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> After using MacVim for quite some time, I thought I would give back to
>> the MacVim community in the form of design work. I'm proposing an
>> alternate icon that I feel makes MacVim appear more at home on the
>> Mac. My design goals were few—

>> + Give MacVim some character while keeping the familiar MacVim green
>> + Align with the icon design suggestions in Apple's HIG
>> + Give MacVim a modern appearance

>> View it on Dribbble here:
>> http://dribbble.com/shots/337065-MacVim-Icon-Updated

>> What do you think?

> I like it, but it probably ought to say "vim", not "vi".

I was going to say, "It's a vi icon, not a vim icon." But then the current MacVim icon doesn't say "vim" either.

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