Re: picons?

[Pavel@Janik.cz (Pavel Janík)]

   From: Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net>
   Date: 02 Jul 2001 09:57:15 +1000

Hi,

   > On Sun, 01 Jul 2001, Pavel Jan wrote:
   > > the function gnus-picons-display-x-face is referenced in gnus.el, but
   > > it is no longer (from 1999-03-04 04:20:25) defined in gnus-picon.el.
   > 
   > Does it actually get /used/, though, or is it simply bit-rotted code
   > that is never invoked?

cd ~/.Emacs/Work/gnus/
find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -e grep -n -e gnus-picons-display-x-face
./lisp/gnus.el:1971:      gnus-picons-display-x-face)
./lisp/ChangeLog.1:5991:	(gnus-picons-display-x-face): Ditto.

The ChangeLog entry says, that this function was removed...


   From: Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu>
   Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 23:13:36 -0400

   > The version of Gnus for Emacs 21 has this additional section in the
   > manual:
   > 
   > ,----[ Gnus 5.9.0 manual, node "Emacs Enhancements" ]
   > |    Starting with version 21, Emacs is able to display pictures and
   > | stuff, so Gnus has taken advantage of that.

But I do not use Gnus 5.9.0...

   > |    There is currently no Emacs support for `Picons' (*note Picons::),
   > | but there is no reason why it couldn't be added.

... and this is why I am asking :-) We have X-Faces in GNU Emacs, so why
not having picons? Anyone already working on it?
-- 
Pavel Janík

For real intimacy with Emacs, you must read the source code.
                  -- Richard M. Stallman in GNU Emacs manual