From: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: unknown file gnus/etc/images/gnus/x-splash
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:56:06 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2r6orb7ft.fsf@sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b4mk5ujp9l7.fsf@jpl.org>
----- Katsumi Yamaoka (2007-06-05) 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:
>
> (progn
> (require 'gnus)
> (let ((fn (symbol-function 'nnheader-find-etc-directory))
> (gnus-group-buffer "*x-splash*"))
> (fset 'nnheader-find-etc-directory
> (lambda (&rest args)
> "/some/where"))
> (unwind-protect
> (gnus-x-splash)
> (fset 'nnheader-find-etc-directory fn))))
>
> [1] I'd like to fix it some day.
Thanks ;)
--
Leo <sdl.web AT gmail.com> (GPG Key: 9283AA3F)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-06-04 23:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-04 12:58 Leo
2007-06-04 23:45 ` Katsumi Yamaoka
2007-06-04 23:56 ` Leo [this message]
2007-06-07 11:59 ` Katsumi Yamaoka
2007-06-07 12:41 ` Leo
2007-06-07 15:08 ` Katsumi Yamaoka
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