>>>>> In <m2ejkrq3k5.fsf@sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk> Leo wrote:

> I found an unknown file in both the gnus source dir and the installed
> dir, that is gnus/etc/images/gnus/x-splash. What's the use of that file?

That is an image file used for Emacsen that has no images
support.  The data are bitmap pattern used as a stipple face.
This is technically excellent and arouses my curiosity.

Though it or the program seems to be broken[1], you can see the
image somehow or other even if you use Emacs having the new
display engine.  If you have the /some/where/x-splash file, try
evaluating this form: