[Python-Dev] New-style icons, .desktop file

[Georg Brandl]

Hi,

some time ago, someone posted in python-list about icons using the Python
logo from the new site design [1]. IMO they are looking great and would
be a good replacement for the old non-scaling snakes on Windows in 2.5.

While we're at it, Python (and IDLE) .desktop files could be added to the
distribution, making it easier for newbies on *ix platforms to start up
a shell or the IDE, together with .png versions of the new icons. A pre-
liminary .desktop file is available at [2], I have already created a
corresponding Makefile rule locally.

What do people think?

Georg

[1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2006-March/332132.html
[2]
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=355470&aid=1353344&group_id=5470